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Newt Gingrich on Abortion
Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House
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Impeach judges who don’t abide by Constitution as written
There is a sense of defeatism when it comes to the federal courts because the Left-liberal media insist on judicial supremacy and assert that the only way to check and balance the courts is to pass a constitutional amendment. This is of course absurd and
historically wrong. The amendment process was not intended to be the way to check and balance Supreme Court decisions. There are some steps we can take through the legislative and executive branches to reestablish a constitutional balance.- The
American people can insist on electing Senators who promise to confirm judges who enforce the Constitution as written.
- The legislative & executive branches can limit jurisdiction of the federal courts to hear certain types of cases where they believe
the federal judiciary is wrong.
- Americans can only insist that judges who consistently ignore the Constitution and the legitimate powers of the other two coequal branches of the federal government be considered unfit the serve and be impeached.
Source: Winning the Future, by Newt Gingrich, p. 81-84
Oct 1, 2005
Most Americans are pro-choice and anti-abortion
At a conference in Atlanta in April, 1995, Gingrich was asked about abortion. "I believe most Americans are pro-choice and anti-abortion." A murmur ran through the mostly conservative audience.
He quieted it by insisting on putting values first in lawmaking and suggesting that alternatives to abortion such as adoption must be promoted and their costs eased. Still, the answer sounded to many like President Clinton's
1992 convention speech at which he said abortions should be "safe, legal, and rare."Gingrich is opposed to abortion but does not believe the nation is ready to enact a constitutional ban. In the first three months of 1995, while the Contract With
America was being debated, he angered some Republican congressmen by detouring them from anti-abortion amendments to bills and by putting aside their arguments that a welfare reform package might lead to an increase in abortions.
Source: Newt!, by Dick Williams, p.182
Jun 1, 1995
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