Dear CV Friend,
Do you ever wonder: is it all worth it?
The nastiness of politics. The slurs, lies, and anxiety it creates...
Yesterday’s news might
help answer that question.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just upheld the Trump administration’s Protect Life Rule --
ensuring that taxpayer funded health clinics will not refer pregnant women for abortion.
Remember, Planned Parenthood was given the
option of continuing to receive Title X funding if they simply stopped referring for abortions. They refused. And forfeited $50 million in taxpayer
funding!
This is a great victory for the unborn.
But did you notice another big surprise in the news you just read?
This pro-life
decision was decided by... the Ninth Circuit.
The San Francisco based Court of Appeals is the nation’s largest appellate court,
and has jurisdiction over 9 western states and 2 island territories. This court has been known as a liberal bastion, notorious for its judicial
activism.
But times are a changin’...
President Carter famously stacked the 9th Circuit when the court added 10 new seats in 1978. Together with
more recent vacancies, Carter appointed 15 new members. When President Trump took office, Democratic appointees still held an 11-seat advantage on
the 29 member court.
But since 2016, President Donald Trump has already appointed 10 judges to the Ninth Circuit, bringing the Democratic advantage
down to just 3.
And the reform continues...
This is why we fight.
Because pro-life presidents matter. Because good judges matter.
Because they make a difference to real people. To vulnerable and exploited mothers.
And to the most precious gift of all: our children.
Yes, it's all
worth it.
Every bit.
Brian
P.S. Imagine this: if President Trump wins a
second term in November, he’s likely to appoint many more judges to this once-radical court. Someday soon, the Ninth Circuit may go from the
“Nutty Ninth” to the reliable, conservative Ninth Circuit.
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