It's not going to happen because the American people do not support it. And yet, many in the media continue to press every Republican running for office to take a stand on what is today an irrelevant and highly divisive argument about the merits of an amendment. There is such an inordinate focus on the amendment that urgent issues such as domestic violence, childcare, sexual harassment, women's health and the financial security of women are nearly ignored. We must recognize that good and honorable people disagree on the subject of abortion. We should agree to respectfully disagree.
Republican women can set the example.
We can refuse to be drawn into dead-end debates. We can unite around issues that define our beliefs, make them the priorities of our Party and insist that they also be discussed in the media. Such priorities, to name a few, include improving public schools and addressing rising drug use among our children, an overly burdensome tax code, and the adequacy of our national security in an increasingly dangerous world. Please extend my thanks to the Phoenix women for stirring these thoughts. I pledge to you that I will act on these principles, and urge you to join me.