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Texas City Votes To Become State's First 'Sanctuary City of the Unborn'

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From Alabama to Georgia, from Louisiana to Missouri, there are pro-life measures being taken by conservative-leaning states to protect the lives on unborn babies. Leftists are boycotting states — threatening to leave or threatening not to come. They are calling names, protesting and claiming that those who dare save the unborn are racists, sexists and liars.

And if you think that all of that matters to the little town of Waskom, Texas, think again.

The five-member city council just voted unanimously Tuesday to designate Waskom as “a sanctuary city of the unborn” — the first of its kind in Texas, KTEK reported.

In front of a packed house of pro-life supporters, they passed an ordinance to prevent abortion providers from locating in their city.


The council members all raised their hands in favor despite advice from the city’s mayor and city attorney that such an ordinance is a liability and unconstitutional.

“Most likely we will end up getting sued if this passes,” Mayor Jesse Moore said, as reported by ArkLaTexHomepage.com. “It could go to the Supreme Court.”

But that is what the council wants. ArkLaTexHomepage.com reported that the council passed the ordinance with the intention of presenting a challenge to Roe v. Wade.

Although the expense of defending such a suit would be very high for a city of just more than 2,000 souls, Waskom residents believe God will take care of them.

Do you want to see more cities take this step?

I can’t predict if the ordinance will actually go to the Supreme Court or if an opponent will even attempt to challenge the ordinance in tiny little Waskom — just a short drive across the state line from Shreveport, Louisiana.

But I applaud the moxie of the council and the town for taking a stand.

The travesty of America’s abortion practice is one of the greatest blights on our history and culture. As the left continues to lean further and further away from the traditional values that made our country strong, the opposing voices have often been silent or ineffectual.

But the tide is changing. From Waskom to the White House, the chorus of life is being heard. States are rallying to raise their flag for the unborn. And those who were once silent have begun to speak.

And the left is scrambling. YouTube, Pinterest and Twitter are censoring pro-life messages in an effort to quell the movement.

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Netflix, Hollywood elites, and other leftists are raging against the good people in the heartland.

And while Planned Parenthood has a long history of deception of the citizens and defrauding of the government, their star may be fading.

But the fight is far from over.

Don’t remain quiet.

Even if you are merely five council members tucked away in a Texas town, raise your hand.

Raise your hand for life.

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G.S. Hair is the former executive editor of The Western Journal.
G.S. Hair is the former executive editor of The Western Journal and vice president of digital content of Liftable Media.

After graduating law school from the Cecil C. Humphries School of Law, Mr. Hair spent a decade as an attorney practicing at the trial and appellate level in Arkansas and Tennessee. He represented clients in civil litigation, contractual disputes, criminal defense and domestic matters. He spent a significant amount of time representing indigent clients who could not afford private counsel in civil or criminal matters. A desire for justice and fairness was a driving force in Mr. Hair's philosophy of representation. Inspired by Christ’s role as an advocate on our behalf before God, he often represented clients who had no one else to fight on their behalf.

Mr. Hair has been a consultant for Republican political candidates and has crafted grassroots campaign strategies to help mobilize voters in staunchly Democrat regions of the Eastern United States.

In early 2015, he began writing for Conservative Tribune. After the site was acquired by Liftable Media, he shut down his law practice, moved to Arizona and transitioned into the position of site director. He then transitioned to vice president of content. In 2018, after Liftable Media folded all its brands into The Western Journal, he was named executive editor. His mission is to advance conservative principles and be a positive and truthful voice in the media.

He is married and has four children. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
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South Carolina
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Homeschooled (and proud of it); B.A. Mississippi College; J.D. University Of Memphis
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Phoenix, Arizona
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