God Save America

Press release from American Family Association

Tupelo, MS - The United States Supreme Court agreed today to hear the case of Gonzales v. Carhart, which presents the question of the constitutionality of the federal partial birth abortion ban. It thus presents the first opportunity for the new Roberts Court to address the issue and is Justice Samuel Alito’s first chance to vote on such a case.

“We intend to file a friend-of-the-court brief and are hopeful that the Roberts Court will uphold the right of Congress to enact legislation outlawing this hideous practice,” said Stephen Crampton, Chief Counsel for the AFA Center for Law & Policy (CLP). The CLP co-authored a brief in the last partial birth abortion case, Stenberg v. Carhart, in which the Court struck the Nebraska statute banning the procedure, 5-4.

Brian Fahling, Senior Trial Attorney for the CLP, said, “This procedure constitutes nothing less than infanticide. We look forward to the new court’s consideration of the case and fully expect a victory for the cause of the unborn.”

Carhart is one of three cases in which a federal appeals court has ruled the federal ban unconstitutional. The other cases arose in California and New York.

Pro-abortion groups have expressed concern over the court’s agreement to hear the case. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, for example, commented on the importance of elections, referring to George W. Bush’s election as president and his subsequent appointment of conservative justices to the High Court.

The Center for Law & Policy is the legal arm of the American Family Association, Inc. located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Center restricts its practice to First Amendment issues.

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The U.S. Congress is calling for legislation to stop or delay the takeover of six major U.S. ports by a UAE company. This move is perceived as a possible threat to our national security. President Bush is threatening a veto if such a bill comes to him.

According to BBC:

The threat came as Bill Frist, leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, said he would move a blocking law if the government did not delay the deal.

The issue has developed into a very serious political standoff between Mr Bush and senior Republicans, the BBC’s Justin Webb reports.

And continuing:

Sen Frist is the most senior Republican and the most senior figure in the Senate to oppose the deal.

Senior Republicans believe Mr Bush should have paid more attention to the way the deal would be perceived in the US, our correspondent says.

Critics fear an increased risk of terrorist attacks, pointing out that the UAE was the home of two of the hijackers involved in the 11 September 2001 attacks.

Democratic Sen Charles Schumer of New York said: "This company is coming out of a country that has had a strong al-Qaeda presence.

The six ports to be handed over to the UAE company are New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans and Miami. And many of the political leaders of these cities were not aware of the pending change until the story came out.

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