Election will have consequences on abortion

In 1776, America's founders gathering in Philadelphia drafted our Declaration of Independence, followed 11 years later by our constitution. The Declaration's seminal line, "All men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" - life the first guarantee, as without life, all other rights mean nothing.

On Jan. 22, 1973, a day that will live in infamy, seven nonelected judges decided the founders got "all this life stuff" wrong. Organizations such as Planned Parenthood began building an industry around abortion: the cowardly destruction of innocent and defenseless children.

This "right," although nowhere found in the Constitution, allowed a mother to end her child's life, a life that for over 2,000 years she was the main protector of.

With the death of Justice Anton Scalia, and the growing unrest of citizens as to what abortion has unleashed on our country, the coming election for president takes great importance. With the eight years

Elections do matter, especially to the 57 million poor souls who have died in our nation since Roe.

Gallup Polls since 2001 on the importance of abortion as a single voting issue have shown single-issue pro-life voters (myself) out number single-issue pro-abortion rights voters. Post polling consistently has shown a plus 4-6 percent to candidates who articulate well their pro-life values. No small figure in an election expected to be close.

Someday, we will all stand in front of our Lord to render account for our actions. If by our votes we allow the slaughter of his children to continue, we certainly will be judged accordingly. Yes, elections do have consequences, eternal ones.

James Finnegan

Barrington