Peter Roskam: “Thank you, Mr. Smith, for your leadership. I just want to paint a picture for you and take you to a scene about a year…”

“Thank you, Mr. Smith, for your leadership. I just want to paint a picture for you and take you to a scene about a year ago now. It was a Sunday in Chicago. I was invited to be a speaker at the March for Life in downtown Chicago. I got to the speech a little bit early and nobody was there. I was looking around, and all I saw was a small gaggle of pro-abortion protesters. They looked quite pathetic, actually. There were not very many of them. They looked angry. They had signs that were quite ugly. I won't repeat the phrases that were on the signs. It was quite a pathetic sight. I was observing them, and I was kind of waiting for the event to happen. Then I heard something. I started to hear music, and it was a really good sound. I heard the music, and the music grew, and it became more dynamic and louder and louder and louder and more exciting. Then thousands of pro-lifers came around the corner. It was a sight to behold. These were young people. They had balloons. They had yellow and white balloons. They had beautiful posters of little babies. There was a joy to them. I looked at the contrast between these two images. You have got young, dynamic, vibrant, and joyful--and pathetic on the other side. I thought to myself that if I needed any convincing--I don't--I am convinced by the witness of these people. I choose to be with the joyful people. So now where are we in history? We are 43 years into this. We are 43 years into the scandal of Roe v.…”