Democrat Party is the "Party of Death"

(CNS) 9/08 -- The Democratic Party in the United States "risks transforming itself definitively into a 'party of death,'" said U.S. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Vatican's highest court.....

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THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: In a stunning rebuke of the U.S. Democratic Party, a high ranking Vatican official (Archbishop Raymond Burke) has accused it of becoming a "party of death," leaving no doubt how some Vatican officials view this American institution.

It's a serious blow with long lasting effects.
The Prefect of the Apostolic Signature, which is comparable to the "chief justice" on the Vatican's "supreme court," (to use an American analogy), is the archbishop who overseas all matters relating to the ecclesiastical court system.

His position in the worldwide Catholic Church is extremely significant and powerful, and makes him a serious future contender for the papal throne.
Ergo, his condemnation of the U.S. Democratic Party is very damning.
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Many Catholics Still At Odds With Obama-Biden Abortion Policies

Archbishop criticizes Obama, Catholic allies

DENVER (AP) - Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput labeled Barack Obama the "most committed" abortion candidate from a major party in 35 years while accusing a Catholic Obama ally and other Democratic-friendly Catholic groups of doing a "disservice to the church."

Chaput, one of the nation's most politically outspoken Catholic prelates, delivered the remarks Friday night at a dinner of a Catholic women's group.

His comments were among the sharpest in a debate over abortion and Catholic political responsibility in a campaign in which Catholics represent a key swing vote.

Chaput, without getting into much detail, called Obama the "most committed" abortion-rights major-party presidential candidate since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion in 1973.

"To suggest - as some Catholics do - that Senator Obama is this year's 'real' pro-life candidate requires a peculiar kind of self-hypnosis, or moral confusion, or worse," Chaput said according to his prepared remarks, titled "Little Murders."

Chaput said "activism for Senator Barack Obama, and the work of Democratic-friendly groups like Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, have done a disservice to the church, confused the natural priorities of Catholic social teaching, undermined the progress pro-lifers have made, and provided an excuse for some Catholics to abandon the abortion issue instead of fighting within their parties and at the ballot box to protect the unborn."

Pro-Obama Catholics "seek to contextualize, demote and then counterbalance the evil of abortion with other important but less foundational social issues," said Chaput, who wrote a book this year, "Render Unto Caesar," about Catholics and politics.

Chaput emphasized he was speaking as a private citizen and not as a representative of the Denver archdiocese. Chaput already has said that Obama running mate Joe Biden, a Catholic, "should not present himself for Communion" because of his (Biden's) pro-abortion position

Colorado, South Dakota and California Consider Abortion Measures

Souix Falls SD- AP (via Drudge)
"The South Dakota initiative would outlaw abortions but includes exceptions for rape, incest and pregnancies that threaten the life or health of the woman. Some voters said they wanted those exceptions when they rejected the tougher 2006 measure 56 percent to 44 percent."

Denver CO- This new bill seeks to define the term "person" to be from the moment of conception (fertilization).
That is all this law does, (contrary to what opponents are claiming) and does not actually discuss abortion.
Under this law however, a "person" as defined, would be protected from prenatal homicide (abortion). I believe THIS is the proper way and best way to deal with Roe-V-Wade and the pro-abortion crowd.

Here is the actual language from the bill-
"Amendment 48 proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to define the term "person" to "include any human being from the moment of fertilization"; and‚ apply this definition of person to the sections of the Colorado Constitution that protect the natural and essential rights of persons, allow open access to courts for every person, and ensure that no person has his or her life, liberty, or property taken away without due process of law."

California-
Proposition 4 (California Constitutional Amendment For Parental Abortion Notification Alert) "Sarah's Law".
"Sarah’s Law requires a doctor to notify a parent, or, in case of parental abuse, another adult family member of an unemancipated minor 48 hours before performing an abortion on her. It also requires a doctor to obtain the personal consent of a minor before performing the abortion and allows for court intervention if a minor is being coerced to have an abortion."

UPDATE:
The Colorado bill Prop 48 is essentially the "Hunter Bill" which Duncan Hunter has worked to get passed in the US House of Representatives for several years and was a part of his Presidential platform.
From ontheissues.org
Q: What will you do to restore legal protection to the unborn?
A: "Well, the first thing I would do is pass the Hunter bill which states that life does begin at conception."- Duncan Hunter

Sarah-Cuda Defends Life, Obama Calls Miracle of Life "a Burden"

Thanks to Curt at Flopping Aces...
Give 'em hell Sarah!