On these pages, in my last column, I came down pretty hard on the mainstream political parties. Someone might even think I’ll never vote again, or, at the very least, never vote for traditional parties.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not abandoning the Canadian political scene. It is just my frustrations are exactly what is causing so many other folks to be fed up … and who are abandoning the voting process all together.
But, no matter. Despite our frustrations with the current political system, we owe it to the little ones to keep on keeping on. Now, more than ever, we need to elect pro-life politicians.
But in saying that, an educational process is in order. Our pro-life politicians must remember why they are there. They have not been elected just to improve the economy, although once elected, our pro-life representatives quickly get caught up in the day-to-day business of governing.
But it takes time – time that we devote, to remind these servants of the public that the world they live in is not the real world. That their importance, as far as history is concerned, will probably not amount to much.
When they stand before the Maker of all things, He will not care if they managed to reduce the provincial sales tax, but if they managed to extend love to the “least of these.”
Come election time, when there are voices telling us that we need to elect this party, or that party, remember that we elect these people because of their commitment to life and the Author of life. If they have no commitment to this precept, then you and I are not morally obligated to vote for them … or even vote at all.
But keep the big picture in perspective. To Gordon Campbell, Ralph Klein, Steven Harper, pre-born life is easily thrown away. Our pro-life reps, whom we elected, need to be reminded from time to time that it is their job to put their job on the line, in standing up for what is true.
What else can be said.
