Life Decisions International

05/31/2023

09/23/2021

Stunningly disgusting. Stunningly consistent.

Heidi Crowter says the current law on abortion for foetuses with the condition does not respect her life.

06/19/2021

WARNING: The following “breaking news” may cause you to feel faint and/or nauseous.

04/04/2021

BLESSED EASTER!

12/24/2020

THANK YOU . . .

for your support, encouragement, trust, patience and every other way you help advance our mission. We pray this Christmas is the best ever for you and those you love! Blessings!

11/26/2020

Some people say HAPPY TURKEY DAY. It seems there are two problems with this: 1) it leaves out the point of the holiday — giving thanks to God; and 2) it can be a happy day, but for the turkey, it’s not a happy month.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! BLESSINGS!

11/19/2020

THIRTEEN MONTHS (revised)

I just spent 13 months of my life working on a campaign that appears to have lost.

To my utter shock, at noon on January 20, 2021, former Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. To my utter horror, Kamala Devi Harris will be sworn in as the 49th Vice President of the United States.

Due to decades of experience, over the past year, I have served as a consultant to the Trump-Pence reelection campaign. I tried and tried, but as far as I can tell, not even one of my recommendations was given serious consideration, much less implemented.

I’m currently writing up a report on where I believe the campaign went wrong. I’ll pass it along to the Republican National Committee, but don’t expect a response. Maybe my suggestions were ignored because I was not paid by the campaign. I volunteered my time, experience and expertise. Maybe campaign leadership only listened to people they paid.

In one memo to the campaign manager, I asked that my suggestions be given serious consideration because they have been successful in other campaigns. I virtually guaranteed – confidently – the President’s reelection efforts would measurably benefit.

Much of my time was spent on writing about the Constitution and Electoral College. I wrote about how both are being disrespected and devalued. I also wrote how both are essential to our form of government.

The Constitution should not be seen as important as The Bible, of course, but it should be respected more than any other document from the minds of humans.

Oh well. I tried. And who’s to say? Maybe the implementation of my ideas would have made no difference whatsoever. But my never-as-humble-as-it-should-be opinion is the suggestions would have made a significant positive difference.

The Lord’s battle is already fierce and getting increasingly brutal. All you need to do is look around and you will see this is not an exaggeration. But all you need to do is look up to see hope and a promise our perseverance will not be in vain.

The challenges — the horrors — ahead are unimaginable and the cost incalculable. Our future may look dim, but it is oh so not over yet! “The fat lady” has not even begun to warm up!

Let us stay vigilant. Let us persevere. Let us be steadfast. Let us keep the faith. For only then can we move mountains:

“He [Jesus] replied . . . ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.’” (Matthew 17:20)

And let’s not forget that we are currently doing better than ever. Look at the U.S. Supreme Court! Who could have foreseen such a remarkable, positive change? Not to mention the other policies that surely saved the lives of a countless number of children.

Say what you will about this administration, but there is no doubt it has been the best friend of preborn human life of any president in history. Thank you, President Trump and Vice President Pence! (I have no doubt the Vice President has played a major role in the religious “advancement” of the President.)

God bless you, your family, and this great country. We all need His special blessing and encouragement right now.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Doug Scott
President
Life Decisions International

Note: The preceding text includes language some may wrongly interpret as an endorsement. First, this commentary was published post-election. It’s difficult to endorse a candidate when there is no campaign. Second, the text includes the personal experiences of LDI’s president, who seeks to advance the pro-life cause. Third, the text considers pro-life decisions and policies of the current administration.

11/01/2020

VOTING

As a charitable organization, the law prohibits LDI from telling you for whom you should vote. We do not want to break the law. So, you should think twice — or more — before voting for Joe Biden.

There. We did not tell you for whom you should cast your ballot.

11/01/2020

THINK NOT! DO AS YOU ARE TOLD!

10/08/2020

Undoubtedly and shamefully true.

09/19/2020

NOTE: Facebook, in its infinite wisdom, identified this post as "False Information." Presented as “proof” is an article titled, “Fake News: Chief Justice John Roberts Did NOT Fly With Jeffrey Epstein On At Least Two Occasions”. Um, not one word about that subject matter was included in our post. In fact, nothing that could even allude to that subject was part of the post.

Facebook hides behind its “we have ‘third-party fact-checkers.” Being a third-party does not mean the checker is free of political views and activism. The citing of this post is proof.

To make matters even worse, we can find no method to question or challenge what the “fact checker” has ruled. If Facebook is wrong, they blame the third party but provide no way of contacting the person who made the “mistake.” The decision stands, even if wholly erroneous. We have to live with it. Too bad for us. “Truth” is overrated.

THE LEFT AND SCOTUS

The left will do anything — and we mean anything — to stop confirmation of another Trump nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Leftists have relied on the Supreme Court to do their bidding since they can't get legislation passed. The last thing on earth they want is to have that power stripped away. But if history repeats itself, one or two justices we think will vote to overturn Roe will betray us.

You will never see a liberal betray his legions. But conservatives tend to be wimps. Either that or they finally show their true colors by claiming to be conservative just to get on the Court. John Roberts may be an example.

It will be extremely difficult to keep Republicans in the Senate in line. This is especially true of Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. And who knows what jealous anti-Trump sour grapes-eating Willard “Mitt” Romney of Utah will do.

What if the nomination process is put off until after the election? If Trump wins, there’s no problem. If he were to lose, the nomination and confirmation could take place in a “lame duck” session. This would also be needed if Trump wins, but the Senate moves to Democrat control.

The most consistently pro-life conservative on the Court, Justice Clarence Thomas, is the second oldest Member. If Biden gets to nominate a replacement, we are in BIG trouble, which is why Trump wants to put relatively younger people on the Court.

In a nutshell, nominees to the Court made by Democrats are selected based on their willingness to legislate from the bench. And they definitely have a litmus test on abortion. Yet Democrats criticize Republicans if they have such a requirement.

Republican nominations to the Supreme Court are based on a philosophy that the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers should be held in high regard. No branch should be allowed to infringe on the rights and responsibilities of another.

Republicans should have a litmus test on abortion and judicial activism. They should only nominate people who are a strict constructionist. If Democrats employ a litmus test, it’s foolish if Republicans don’t do likewise.

This is just one example of the hypocrisy shown by Democrats. It is also an example of the cowardice of Republicans to stand up to and neutralize the hypocrisy. When was the last time Republicans put a Democrat nominee to the Supreme Court through the same kind of experience to which Democrats subject Republican nominees. Never.

Legislating from the bench should be unheard of. The Court must be willing to say it does not have jurisdiction in a case when it belongs to a different branch of government — usually the legislative.

We are in for a political fight that will make the Kavanaugh battle look like child’s play. We can expect liberals to employ every trick they can think of to stop any Trump nominee — no matter how qualified.

Liberals will go to any length, regardless of how immoral or unethical. You can expect to see many lawmakers show they have no problem with breaking the Ninth Commandment (“You shall not bear false witness...”)

It’s frightening to think how the Supreme Court would have been impacted had Hillary Clinton been elected. The Court would have moved so far left it would take at least a couple generations to reverse.

Incidentally, I once attended a surprise birthday party for Justice Thomas. A very impressive, humble and kind man.

-- Douglas R. Scott, Jr., president, Life Decisions International

[Photos of Members of the SCOTUS are captioned with name, age and the President who made the nomination.]