Representative Steve King (R-IA), joined with Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), led a pro-life Special Order last week on March 31st.
King opened the hour by discussing the Constitutional value of life. He eloquently stated:
[Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] was a very specific, very carefully thought out, very prosaic, designed phrase…[they are] prioritized rights, Mr. Speaker, and the right to life is paramount to anyone’s liberty and the right to liberty is paramount to pursuit of happiness…If I were to choose the pursuit of liberty that would violate someone’s right to life, the right to life trumps anyone’s pursuit of liberty. So our Founders understood; these are prioritized rights.
Smith then discussed Secretary Clinton’s acceptance of the Margaret Sanger Award (from Planned Parenthood) to which he questioned and challenged the Secretary:
Is our Secretary of State unaware of Margaret Sanger’s inhumane beliefs? Was she not briefed on Margaret Sanger’s cruel and reckless disregard of poor, pregnant women? Respectfully, Secretary Clinton should at a minimum return the Sanger Award. More importantly, Congress and the White House must at long lost take a long, hard second look at the multi-million, almost billion coorporation called Planned Parenthood.
King continued by discussing the extreme views of Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee for the Office of Legal Counsel, which, as King stated is “the most influential, most powerful position you’ve never heard of. The Office of Legal Counsel provides opinions on the constitutionality of the legal activities of the entire administration and gives advice to the President of the United States.”
King then discussed the issue of when life begins and the importance of legally establishing this. After this, Smith picked up and discussed abortion as violence to children. He asserted, “The most persecuted minority in the world today are unborn children…It is time we call it for what it is. It is child abuse, abortion. It is violence against children. It is prejudice.”
The hour concluded with King quoting Henry Hyde, “a stalwart” for pro-life issues.
To view the excerpts, visit YouTube.
