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This video was produced by Kansas City radio journalist and author Jack Cashill in the Spring of 2008 in an effort to explain the complexities of the Phill Kline’s efforts to enforce Kansas abortion laws. The video runs 10 minutes.

Secret court orders silencing witnesses, millions of campaign cash flowing to pro-abortion government officials, unexplained judicial delays and mainstream media ignoring relevant facts. The saga of trying to hold the abortion industry accountable to the law continues in Kansas - the nation’s leading late-term abortion capital.

This is the lead of Denis Boyles article published by National Review Online.

Read the full story here.

To outrage in some quarters and applause in others, the Untied States Supreme Court has recognized what it calls the “coercive” environment caused by non-sectarian student voluntary prayer at high school football games and stuck down such prayers as unconstitutional. (See Santa Fe Texas School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000). In the Santa Fe case the Court ruled the following voluntary prayer by a student unconstitutional:

“Lord, we ask for Your protection as we depart to our next destination and watch over us as we go our separate ways. Grant each of us a safe trip and keep us secure throughout the night. In Your name we pray. Amen.”

What remains to be seen is whether the American public, and specifically the Cumberland County (Fayetteville) North Carolina School District, recognizes the coercive environment created when a teacher bullies and frightens an elementary school student in front of her classmates due to that student’s support for Sen. McCain for President.*

A Finnish film crew produced a documentary regarding American education and the 2008 Presidential elections. Along the way they interviewed and filmed the Asheville, North Carolina elementary class of teacher Diatha* Harris. Ms. Harris provides an interview to the crew and proudly proclaims that her group of impressionable youngsters voted for Obama in the school’s student election. The problem, however, is how “teacher” Harris persuaded the students to cast that vote.

At one point in the film, during her class, the proud teacher turns to a young girl whose father serves in the military and who expressed her support for Mr. McCain. The student states she supports Mr. McCain because her mother and father support Mr. McCain.

Ms. Harris then asks the girl if she knows what the war with Iraq, which Obama is going to end, is really about. When the girls hesitates under the onslaught, Ms. Harris states it is a “senseless war.” But she is not through with her persuasion. Ms. Harris then proclaims that “that man” who you support for President has stated we would keep the troops in Iraq “for one hundred years if thats what it takes.” She then adds her own coup de grace: “that means your father will stay in the military for one hundred years.” (view the film here or watch it below)

With the exception of religion American’s have now long suffered a coercive educational environment. Such is evidenced in the lack of intellectual diversity on college campuses, policies and expenditures of teacher’s unions and shallow and deceptive curriculum.

The Supreme Court does not have, nor should it have, any role in the latest example of coercion in the educational environment, but certainly the parents, administrators and school board of Cumberland County, N.C. do.

It will be interesting to see how they fill that role and whether, if they chose to ban such coercion by firing Ms. Harris - the teacher’s union and others who cheer the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye for coercive environments regarding religion - will also cheer the school board’s action.

* It has been widely reported that Ms. Harris teaches in Asheville, however, she left the Asheville school district a few years back. She now teaches in Cumberland County. Her school board website is: http://www.communications.ccs.k12.nc.us/Board/BOE.htm

Ms. Harris’ school website is:

http://www.mmes.ccs.k12.nc.us/faculty_and_staff.htm

** Ms. Harris’ first name is actually Diatha. Her name was misspelled in the Swedish documentary as Diantha. Diantha is simply an alteration to the name Diana which means heavenly divine or it is derived from the “dianthus” flower which is Greek, meaning “heavenly flower.” The origin and meaning of Diatha is unknown, thus likely causing the misspelling in the Finnish film.

Jill Stanek is an articulate and informed pro-life blogger who was instrumental in revealing President-elect Barak Obama’s efforts as an Illinois Senator to defeat the Illinois born alive act. Ms. Stanek testified before Senator Obama’s committee and described her own experience confronting the reality of newly born children being left to die. Ms. Stanek was a nurse in a Chicago hospital and learned that children that survived an abortion attempt were left to die. In her testimony Ms. Stanek describes holding one of these newborns to whom medical treatment was denied. She held the child for 45 minutes until it died.  (Stanek’s blog is linked in the blogroll on this page).

She has written the following column in the aftermath of the election. The column is well worth a read.

Stanek 11-6 column: “Life will not go on”
by Jill Stanek		Barack Obama was elected president despite the fact he supports abortion into the fourth trimester… . Either the 63 million people voting for him didn’t know about his radical record, which includes abandoning abortion survivors to die, didn’t care, or didn’t believe it. Meanwhile all three state pro-life initiatives failed Tuesday…. And both state anti-life initiatives passed…. Altogether, this means we are fooling ourselves if we think the United States is still a Christian nation. Its people just elected a barbarian as president, authorized the killing of both its youngest and sickest, rejected scientific fact that human life begins at conception, blocked parental intervention of abortions of young girls, and voted down the wording of an abortion ban they said only two years ago they would support…. Continue reading my column, “Life will not go on,” on WorldNetDaily. com.

Phill typically does not place his speeches on paper as he usually speaks from a few notes, and then rarely refers to the notes.  He has, however, written a brief statement about justice and he has referred to this statement in recent speeches.  Many of you have asked for a copy of that statement.  It is provided below.  Please feel free to use but attribute to Phill.

Thanks,

Editor

Phill Kline Comments on Justice

Justice should not be blind.  For justice must peer into human frailty, into the crevices of brokenness and exploitation; it must see the harm, suffer the loss and hear the cry of the innocent who are exploited by injustice.

Its attire must not be bleached with political correctness, starched into shape by political polls and be ironed to conformity by desire for personal glory or power; rather justice must walk alone the path of truth and soil itself by carrying the helpless; its voice hoarse through giving voice to the voiceless.

Justice is discriminating – for its intolerance for injustice destroys evil.  Justice cannot be silenced by politeness or avoidance – for its voice is the clarion call of the human soul.  Justice shall prevail – for its origin is found in the author of truth.

Phill Kline

A recently completed study by the Rand Corp., involving tracking the television viewing habits and pregnancy rates of over 2,000 teenagers concludes that teens who watch highly sexual programming are twice more likely to cause a pregnancy or be pregnant while a teen. In other words, sexuality on television causes sexuality in real life. (read AP story on the study here).

Unfortunately, it appears that the AP reporter and study author may have reached the wrong conclusion. The story states that the shows “can lead teens to have unprotected sex ‘before they’re ready to make responsible and informed decisions,’” stated Anita Chandra, the studies author.

This writing leads one to the conclusion that teen intercourse is not a significant problem as long as such interaction involves “safe” sex. In other words, as long as the teen is protected (which means using a contraceptive) then they are “responsible and informed.”

It is interesting that the AP writer appears to place these words into Ms. Chandra’s quote. The author of the study only stated that the viewing of such shows can contribute to teens engaging in sexuality “before they’re ready to make a responsible and informed decision.” It appears the AP reporter editorialized about “unprotected” sex.

This demonstrates the default attitudes of popular culture today. Teen sexual intercourse is here to stay and so, teach safe sex. This approach has four flaws: (1) sexuality is not just a biological urge but a precious gift - this is why few things can affect our mental health as deeply as sexual abuse or exploitation - it has deep personal and spiritual meaning; (2) teaching teens that full sexual interaction at a tender age outside a loving relationship is natural - sets teens up for exploitation; (3) teaching such sexuality as the norm reduces the ability of a teen to resist pressure to have sex; and (4) teens by nature are still growing and maturing and are not as responsible to understand the repercussions of their actions and therefore, do not use the protection urged.

At least we finally see the obvious stated in a study - the objectification and commercialization of sexuality encourages cheap sex.

This aggressive sexual culture has also accelerated the break down of the family as indicated by the following startling and underreported statistic.

In 1960 2% of all children born in the United States were born out of wedlock. In 2006, for the first time in United States history over a majority of children born in the United States that year were born out of wedlock.

(see MSNBC story here).

Debate has raged for decades on whether Planned Parenthood’s founder, Margaret Sanger, was racially motivated. News stories that broke onto the national scene this summer about the modern version of Planned Parenthood have given fodder to those who claim that abortion has a racist impact which Planned Parenthood refuses to reject and may even embrace.

In secretly recorded conversations with Planned Parenthood fundraisers, callers posed as potential contributors who wanted to contribute money to the nation’s largest abortion provider for one reason - to exterminate black unborn children. The callers played up the racist motivation making such observations as: “I don’t want my child competing with black children for jobs” and “there are just too many of them as it stands now.”

In each instance, Planned Parenthood gratefully accepted the donation. In one particularly telling moment, one Planned Parenthood fundraiser asks the caller for forgiveness explaining that she is somewhat breathless because “she is so excited” and “wants to make sure she handles the call correctly.”

The release of these tapes caused somewhat a national sensation with protests in various parts of the nation. A group of black pastors marched in Washington demanding the end of federal funding for Planned Parenthood. News conferences were held, petitions signed, media stories printed and aired - except in one state - Kansas.

No coverage by the Kansas City Star or Wichita Eagle. The controversy did not happen. In the jurisdiction of the only criminal case ever filed against Planned Parenthood: the controversy did not exist because the paper did not report on it.

The following is just some of the coverage and a few of the recorded conversations that you missed hearing about in Kansas.

It is increasingly likely that the American public will vote in this year’s Presidential election with a willing ignorance of the darkness that resides in America’s abortion facilities. Recently, the truth about Mr. Barak Obama’s opposition to protecting born alive infants was revealed. (read more here). And now, the truth that such infants need legal protection has also been revealed.

Students for Life has placed on youtube a recorded conversation with a Planned Parenthood worker in Freehold, New Jersey. During the conversation the worker admits that infants that survive the abortion attempt at the facility are left to die after they are born.

This truth has long been known in the pro-life community and other statements by abortion providers have confirmed such actions. One must understand the “logic” of abortion supporters: “an unwanted child is not a human being.” Accordingly, the birth of the child is not the defining point of the beginning of human life, but rather humanity is defined by whether the birth of the child is desired.

In their eyes, it is, therefore, the intent to abort the child that defines that child as inhuman, regardless of whether it is born.  The fact that the child is born alive is simply being an unfortunate mistake by the abortionist. Accordingly, allowing the child to die is not inhuman in the eyes of the abortionist nor those who support abortion on demand.

You will not see those who support abortion debate these issues in these terms as they believe that such logic is not politically palpable. And so we are forced to listen to the rationalizations that an unwanted child will live a miserable, impoverished life and that it is truly better to allow it to die. We will also hear the constant false claims that every aborted child suffers a severe deformity and that every instance of abortion is necessary to preserve the mother’s “health.”

Yet, unfortunately, we wonder whether such mental gymnastics by the abortion industry are necessary in today’s political and cultural climate. In many ways America has accepted their argument. This acceptance, and a benign neglect of our own humanity, allows us to publicly celebrate the miracles of science and technology in preserving the lives of prematurely born wanted children; while failing to notice the trash-bags full of the bodies of the prematurely killed unwanted children.

The electorate seems more focused on Wall Street and reflecting on its uncertain personal financial future rather than the suffering of the voiceless and voteless.

It appears that in America today, few elections are won due to voters expressing concerns for others as they case their ballot.

I doubt the recent news that abortion clinics actually do what we all know they are designed to - kill babies - will have much of an impact until those who claim the mantle of leadership teach America why it matters. Such is sad commentary on our nation.

It is a political truism that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth. Unfortunately, this tactic has greater success in Kansas since the state is absent an objective print media.

Currently, political candidates seeking jobs as District Attorney in Shawnee and Johnson counties are claiming not to be politicians as they use the above political tactic. Their efforts to achieve success in portraying lies as truth are being significantly helped by abortion seeded fundraising by Governor Sebelius and the refusal of the Kansas City Star to report facts relating to former Attorney General Phill Kline’s investigation of abortion clinics and the performance statistics of his current office.

Governor Sebelius is a fundraising machine and much of her political money is provided with gratitude by a Kansas abortion industry that leads the nation in abortions on viable children. The photographs of the Governor and late-term abortionist George Tiller yucking it up at the Governor’s mansion should give Kansans pause.

This money is now being used to perpetuate two falsehoods first articulated by former Attorney General Paul Morrison. You remember, the guy that the Kansas print media portrayed as the tireless hero of public safety being harassed by the cruel and politically motivated Kline who trumped up false accusations about sexual harassment against Morrison, except the allegations proved to be true and Morrison was forced to resign – that guy.

In a paltry, yet principled, attempt to battle those who buy ink by the barrel (although the barrels are getting smaller these days) we are refuting two of the most oft repeated lies.

False allegation #1: Kline’s investigation of abortion clinics invaded women’s privacy and was a fishing expedition.

Response: Oh, come on! We now know that the records never contained patient names and so privacy was not an issue. And in case you haven’t read it in the Kansas press (you probably haven’t because they don’t like to report it): four independent judges have now reviewed Kline’s evidence five separate times and each and every time have found probable cause to believe that either Mr. Tiller or Planned Parenthood have committed crimes.

To date, judges have approved the filing of 156 criminal counts resulting from a review of 90 files AND NOT ONE PATIENT NAME HAS BEEN REVEALED.

Heck, even Morrison felt the evidence was so compelling that he filed charges against Tiller.

Yet, Sebelius and Kansas editorialists continue to harp the privacy red herring while ignoring that those opposed to the investigation have benefited from millions of dollars of abortion industry political expenditures.

False Allegation #2: Kline’s Johnson County office is performing poorly.

Response: Kline’s office is performing better than when Mr. Morrison was District Attorney and there are not any more midnight illicit liaisons in judge’s chambers. A greater percentage of cases result in guilty dispositions and jury trial conviction rates are up.

Even the most recent claims that the attorneys Kline brought on board had a low jury trial conviction rate are refuted by the facts: the new attorneys hires had an 82% conviction rate in their first year, 18 points higher than the 64% conviction rate of the last four years of the Morrison administration.

And as for Kline? He personally prosecuted and convicted John Henry Horton in a 34 year old cold murder case and Edwin Hall, the murderer of Kelsey Smith, is now gone for life, without right of appeal and zero chance of probation. Thought Kline wasn’t an attorney?

The truth is that Gov. Sebelius, the Democrat party and the abortion industry successfully spent millions to redefine Phill Kline’s name as “devil” and they continue the lies to build on their investment. It is unfortunate that the Kansas media crew is content to participate in and allow such tactics.

The following is the content of a letter and Media Advisory that Mr. Kline sent to the Kansas media this morning (October 29, 2008).

Letter and Media Advisory

Dear Members of the Media:

Unfortunately, facts are often a casualty in election years. I have never become used to the deception or cheapness of some campaigns, but I have come to recognize that as an elected official I am a fair target of such tactics. I have chosen to hold public office and am willing to take the assaults but that is where it should stop.

The Office of Johnson County District Attorney is staffed with qualified, dedicated, efficient and successful attorneys and support staff. This is born out in performance statistics.

These are the facts and these facts have been communicated to the Kansas City Star which chose not to use the facts in their stories covering the District Attorney’s race and Mr. Guinn’s claims. All of these facts are supported by data compiled by the District Attorney’s Office and which is available.

In this community, perception all too often becomes reality and it is a disservice that these facts are not widely known because they have not been reported. I have placed my name on the ballot and certainly have chosen a profession where criticism comes with the territory but false attacks on the dedicated professionals of the office should stop!

It has been impossible to get these facts reported by the local major daily newspaper. Please do not use any portion of this letter on a quote for a story unless you also agree to report the attached facts. The citizens of Johnson County deserve the facts not more political tit for tat.

Sincerely,

Phill Kline

Johnson County District Attorney

Attached: Office Performance Statistics

MEDIA ADVISORY

October 29, 2008

Office Performance Statistics

The current jury trial conviction rate during my tenure as District Attorney is one percentage point higher than the last four years of my predecessor while the overall case disposition has improved.

Further, last year new hires had a higher jury trial conviction rate than those who remained in the office who previously worked for Mr. Morrison. This year the numbers are slightly reversed. In other words, the new hires and those who have been in the office for years are performing in generally the same manner.

At the same time the overall case disposition rate has improved. In 2006, the last year of the Morrison administration, 55% of the overall case dispositions resulted in a finding of guilt. In 2007, 60% of the cases during my administration have resulted in a finding of guilt. (These figures include jury trials, bench trials, pleas and dismissals by court or prosecution).

The following chart summarizes this information:

The following table compares the performance of attorneys hired since January of 2007 with the overall office performance.

Further, we assessed the performance of the attorneys who came with me to the Johnson County District Attorneys office – those who replaced the 7 that were let go when I assumed office. (The above figures include new attorneys hired during my first year).

The attorneys that I brought with me to the District Attorneys office had 17 jury trials resulting in a verdict in their first year, 2007, and obtained 14 guilty verdicts.

This is an 82%jury trial conviction rate for the new attorneys I brought to the office on day one in 2007!