RightMichigan.com || Court won't save partial birth abortion ban tossing it back to the Legislature and the Governor

Advertise on RightMichigan.com

NEWS TIPS!

RightMichigan.com

Buzz

Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?
Tweets about "#RightMi, -YoungLibertyMI, -dennislennox,"

Raise the curtain.

Court won't save partial birth abortion ban tossing it back to the Legislature and the Governor

By Nick, Section News
Posted on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 06:39:05 AM EST
Tags: (all tags)

The Grand Rapids Press reports that the United States Supreme Court opted not to hear an appeal to a lower court ruling throwing out Michigan's ban on the barbaric killing procedure known as partial birth abortion.

An appeals court tossed the law last summer claiming that by banning a procedure which involves delivering a living human baby feet first, shoving a pair of scissors into the base of the kid's neck, sliding a suction tube directly into his brain and then turning on a vacuum, pumping out his grey matter and crushing his skull (while he fights and moves and kicks and flails his little arms) the legislature might have also accidentally banned other killing methods. And we couldn't have that, could we. I mean, as a civilized people we absolutely have to protect neat little tricks like these. After all, it's science. Or something.

Abortion foes said they would revisit the issue in Lansing this year and hoped to advance legislation mirroring the federal ban on the procedure that was signed into law by President Bush in 2003.
"There will be a strong bipartisan support in both chambers to clear the bills," said Ed Rivet, legislative director for Right to Life of Michigan. "If there's any question, it will be what the governor might decide to do with the bill..."
Liz Boyd, a spokeswoman for Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., who vetoed the measure in 2004, said they had not reviewed any pending legislation. Boyd said it was too early to speculate on a new approach.
"The governor remains committed to working in a bipartisan way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and to remove barriers to adoption," Boyd said.

Let me translate what Liz is really saying for you: Granholm has vetoed bills protecting life in the past and she'll protect this legal barbarism in the future.

But don't get down in the mouth, there's happier news today too.

Read on...

It'd be a might darn dark day if there wasn't. Of course, even the good news has a rusted iron lining these days. Take the big announcement coming to Detroit tomorrow. That's when we should see the official unveiling of a major development in the heart of the D. But even that good news is being soured by recent setbacks in some of the city's other developments and an inability to get all of their own ducks in a row to this point. The Detroit News reports:

Many downtown real estate analysts say the proposed Cadillac Centre project to be announced Wednesday can be built -- as long as the developers can convince national retailers to set up shop in downtown Detroit. According to city officials, the necessary retailers haven't been lined up yet.
"That is the question I have -- who are the national retailers that will come in?" said Mark Talley, a vice president in the downtown office of commercial real estate firm Grubb & Ellis. "That's how I see them getting the financing."
The ambitious project by New York-based Northern Group Inc. is planned for a location east of Campus Martius Park. It could include 84 rental apartments, a six-screen movie complex, 25,000 square feet of space for smaller boutique retail and a 100,000-square-foot space for a larger retailer, according to the developer. Plans also call for a public park. Groundbreaking could occur in fall 2009.

This is one of those projects you can't help but root for. If you haven't been to Detroit in the last couple of years, or if you've only been to the city for a ballgame at Comerica Park, you're missing out. There are pockets of the city that are springing back to life and CMP is one of them. They've often got great live music, host great community events and provide a safe, often family friendly environment for activities.

The fact that national retailers are hesitant (at best) to jump on board is a testament to just how tough times are right now and to just how unfavorably Michigan's economy is (rightly) viewed.

The Ivory Tower reports today that the University of Detroit Mercy is going so far as to help secure $10,000 just to convince teachers and faculty to move to the city.

UDM prides itself as being an urban campus, drawing students from the immediate area. And it runs programs that reach out to the community, such as its mobile law clinic for veterans and its architecture program that offers free consulting to local nonprofits, he said.
"It's a good fit for our mission, not only to provide an outstanding education for our students, but also to do that in an urban context," Nelson said.

They just can't seem to convince their own employees that they should pride themselves on that "urban" feel. And don't get me wrong, $10,000 is probably a pretty good place to start. But wouldn't it be nice if people wanted to move to your city (or your state) all on their own? Suppose for the next three years at least we can keep dreaming.

< Fact Check the Jan NH Debate | Tuesday in the Sphere, January 8 >

Share This: