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| Allard, top right, volunteers At A Fall Gamrat Event with Cindy Gamrat, left corner, and her son Joey, right corner |
By Brandon Hall
(Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com)
State Rep. Cindy Gamrat is keeping busy
Tonight, she announced she may run for RNC Committeewoman to replace Ronna Romney McDaniel.
She wrote:
"I want to take a minute to thank all of you for your prayers and support over the last few years; it is amazing to think of all that God has done and each day I am truly humbled and thankful to have the opportunity to share my faith and to be a voice for liberty. I'd like to clear up some rumors and let you know that I am talking with my family and seriously considering running for Republican National Committee Woman. I would really appreciate your thoughts and prayers as I begin conversations down this road. Thank you so much and God bless!"
>>>Gamrat would not have to give up her role as State Rep. if she runs and wins-State Rep. Holly Hughes previously also held the role while a legislator. Gamrat would join Isabelle Terry and Kathleen Berden as the declared candidates.
She has also introduced her legislation to define life as beginning at conception in Michigan.
In a release, Gamrat said:
“Our nation was founded on the precepts of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; life is inherently precious and at the core of all liberty,” said Gamrat. “Our state should lead the way in declaring that each person has inherent value and worth and that we will protect the lives of the most innocent and vulnerable among us."
She continued “As medicine and technology have advanced, the scientific consensus is indisputable: life begins at conception. This legislation brings together people of faith and reason to protect the lives and rights of the most vulnerable among us."
Gamrat says the bill contains an exception for emergencies related to the life of a mother, and she has garnered 22 co-sponsors so far.
Gamrat, along with fellow State Rep. Todd Courser, introduced the "Contract For Liberty" in early January, shortly before taking office. They say they will introduce bills to accomplish all ten planks of their contract.
In it, the first issue is "the Freedom To Be Born."
"1. The Freedom to be Born
Our nation was founded on the precepts of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; life is inherently precious and at the core of all liberty; to deny a person their life is a violation of the
most basic of our fundamental freedoms and absolutely conflicts with both God’s Word and
our rights as guaranteed under the Constitution. Life is a blessing from God; each one of us has
been fearfully and wonderfully made. Our state can and should lead the way in declaring that
each person has inherent value and worth and that we will protect the lives of the most innocent and vulnerable among us."
Gamrat has also hired Keith Allard as her Chief of Staff. Allard is well known for his former role in Justin Amash's congressional campaign, is currently fighting the May 5th Roads Package, and recently, ran for State House last year.
Allard, like Gamrat, is very popular among many in the party's liberty wing and has experience working in Lansing.
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| Keith Allard, second from right (Photo by DarKen Photography) |
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics. >>>Email him at WestMiPolitics@Gmail.com
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Personhood at conception is a bad idea. If a fetus has a right to life then everything a woman does for that 9 months can be viewed as a threat to the fetus's right to life. Does she drink too much booze? Too much pop? Eat the right foods? Watch too much TV? Get too much exercise? Not enough exercise? Smoke? Her life would have to be severely regimented. There are lots of people who are OK with that. I am not. There is no way to justly adjudicate the concept of rights when two people share the same body. To uphold the rights of one is to violate the rights of the other. That is why the mother's rights must take precedence over those of a fetus. There is a lot more to this issue but for now I'll just say that any personhood prior to birth is a very bad idea.
ReplyDeletePersonhood at conception is a bad idea. If a fetus has a right to life then everything a woman does for that 9 months can be viewed as a threat to the fetus's right to life. Does she drink too much booze? Too much pop? Eat the right foods? Watch too much TV? Get too much exercise? Not enough exercise? Smoke? Her life would have to be severely regimented. There are lots of people who are OK with that. I am not. There is no way to justly adjudicate the concept of rights when two people share the same body. To uphold the rights of one is to violate the rights of the other. That is why the mother's rights must take precedence over those of a fetus. There is a lot more to this issue but for now I'll just say that any personhood prior to birth is a very bad idea.
ReplyDeletePlease, you want to draw the line at a mother’s right to smoke, drink, watch TV, etc. NO, NO, NO, draw a line that protects both the mother and child. Conception changes everything, the mothers’ survival and rape are where you must “justly adjudicate the concept of rights”. Inconvenient conception does not justify murder, only self-defense or maybe declared war would do that. It does not require religious beliefs to see this, it is common sense.
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