National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
White House News
On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we recognize that each life has inherent dignity and matchless value, and we reaffirm our steadfast determination to defend the weakest and most vulnerable members of our society.
America was founded on the belief that all men are created equal and have an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and our country remains committed to upholding that founding principle. Since taking office, I have signed legislation to help protect life at all stages, and my Administration will continue to encourage adoption, fund abstinence education and crisis pregnancy programs, and support faith-based groups. Today, as our society searches for new ways to ease human suffering, we must pursue the possibilities of science in a manner that respects the sacred gift of life and upholds our moral values.
Our Nation has made progress in its efforts to protect human life, and we will strive to change hearts and minds with compassion and decency. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day and throughout the year, we help strengthen the culture of life in America and work for the day when every child is welcomed in life and protected in law.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 20, 2008, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all Americans to recognize this day with appropriate ceremonies and to underscore our commitment to respecting and protecting the life and dignity of every human being.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
GEORGE W. BUSH
The Power of a Nation’s Laws
The moral landscape of a country is largely determined by its laws. To paraphrase R.J. Rushdoony: “Show me your laws and I will show you your God!†War crimes trials were held in Nuremberg to judge the guilt of Hitler’s henchmen. These men were simply following the laws handed down by the courts of their day. Eichmann protested before his execution, “I was simply following the laws of war and my flag.†This shows the power of a nation’s laws.
The end result of Roe v. Wade is planned childlessness, not parenthood. Christians must return to Exodus 21:22-25 as the judi-cial basis of their opposition to abortion. Anything less is a compromise with paganism.
Defending the Rubber Theory
The words of our U.S. Constitution were well thought-out in the minds of our Founding Fathers before 1787. The precise words the framers used 220 years ago are still meaningful in the 21st century because they are rooted in unchanging principles. Regrettably, many activist judges think the Constitution is not relevant to today’s legal issues. They are guilty of mistaken original identity. Apparently, activist judge’s idea of practicing law is to cite the rubber theory and thereby stretch the Constitution to fit their secularist agenda.
Roe vs. Wade
The words ‘abortion’ and ‘privacy’ are not in the Constitution; therefore, there is no justification for this ruling. The U.S. Consti-tution is not a “living, breathing†document—and does not grant the federal government wide latitude to operate as it pleases. For leftist judges and activist courts, standards can be changed by stretching the so-called ‘living document’ beyond its original intent to fit their predetermined secularist agenda. Two obscure words were borrowed from the dictionary and judicially gaveled into the Constitution:
ï‚• Penumbra: a light shadow; vague; indefinite; eclipse of moon.
 Emanation: ‘something’ that comes forth from a source; a thing emitted.
By The Stoke of a Pen
“Abortion stops a beating heart†is more than a bumper sticker slogan. Since 1973, by the stroke of a pen, over 40 million unborn babies have lost their lives while still in their mother’s womb. Driven by the feminist movement, the Court ruled to legalize abor-tion under the banner of a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. But there is nothing private about an abortion.