Amendment 2 is not a done deal

Although Missouri Amendment 2 passed on election day this past November - but only 51.2 to 48.8% - it isn't written in stone nor is the battle over. Lawmakers in Missouri contend that the wording is deceptive. The Kansas City Star said:

The two Republican lawmakers said their 46-word amendment would give Missouri voters an unambiguous choice on whether to ban human cloning. The Nov. 7 vote, they said, showed that Missourians support such a ban. But the initiative’s deceptive wording actually allows humans to be cloned, they said. "In an open and fair debate, I believe we will prevail," Bartle said. "You shouldn’t need a law degree to understand what you’re voting on."

Unfortunately, the new proposal by these lawmakers doesn't revoke the amendment. What it does do, however, is alter the wording to specifically ban cloning. One of the lawmakers, Matt Bartle said, "I absolutely disagree with the statement that (Amendment 2) bans human cloning," Bartle said. "What it does is ban the implantation of an embryo that has already been cloned."

Of course, proponents of the amendment are outraged. I find it interesting what people said regarding this proposal. Sandra Aust, the treasurer for the amendment, said: "We want to make certain that a small group of people doesn’t thwart the will of the people," He "small group of people" is 48.8% of the voters in Missouri. I wouldn't call that a small group of people. What proponents are actually afraid of is the fact that those opposing the amendment increased opposition to it by 14% in just six weeks prior to the November election. If it is shown that the wording was deceptives, that could give the needed ammunition to overturn the whole amendment.

One of the proponents stated that they found it outrageous that the amendment would be re-considered and that the notion of it is unheard of. Obviously, this person has never followed politics. Proposed legislation is reconsidered all the time. Look how many times the Truman Sports Complex approvements proposal came before voters before they approved it. What at Amendment 19 of the U.S. Constitutional establishing prohibition, which was later repealed.

Whenever I get down about attacks on life, I always remember this: The Culture of Life WILL win and we know this because God will prevail. A blessed Christmas season to you and until next time...God bless.

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