Isn't It Time for Voters to Stop Letting Themselves Get Tricked?
RECEIVED Mon., Oct. 20, 2008
Dear Editor, I received a Republican advertisement in the mail today. The message was written by the National Right to Life Committee. On the back it has John McCain and Sarah Palin on the left with check marks by their names. On the right is Obama and Biden. The bullets under McCain and Palin are literally little hearts. Ah, isn't that nice. I have probably brought this up before, however, since they have picked the first day of early voting to deliver this to my mailbox, I will restate my opinion. Am I for abortions? Obviously not; no one is. If I knew someone that was thinking of having an abortion, I would try to help her find alternatives. However, in relation to politics, abortion is not an issue. The National Right to Life Committee has been around since the same year as Roe v. Wade. Ever since that year, it has campaigned for the Republican Party. We are talking millions of votes. Abortion, along with the other conservative, "moral" issues, has won elections in the past. Yet … after Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Bush, nothing has been done about Roe v. Wade (27 years of Republicans). Think about it. Even though seven of the nine Supreme Court justices were appointed by Republican presidents, they have not overturned the decision. I am not trying to convince you to be pro-choice. I am not saying that abortions are good. I am simply saying that the Republican Party doesn't care about it other than to get your vote. Aren't you getting tired of being tricked?