Posted on 07/06/2018 4:40:06 AM PDT by BRL
No! You’d effectively ensconce abortion as a “right” by adding it to the Constitution.
Revert to a before-Roe position, where states would have the decision. But there would need to be some federal restriction to keep from funding it in any way.
You bring up a good point, and food for thought.
If strict federalism were applied, could states do ANYTHING that they wanted to? Could they then legalize infanticide, up to 1 year old? On what basis could the federal government ban that?
Not suggesting this, but just looking at the extreme logical conclusion to that mindset.
How about:
“Every Human from the moment of Conception shall be considered a Human and be protected with all guarantees granted in the Constitution, up to and including Capital Murder prosecution for all parties participating in the termination of a human fetus.”
Fifth amendment violation.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Do you see anything in there that says, unless you are less then 13 weeks past conception in which case we can kill you for any and all reasons?
No?
Ok.
No.
KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER! BAN ABORTION!
Use the Dems’ slogan against them. Alinsky Rule #4.
Google “how to amend constitution”
You don’t understand how it works.
I do not get the importance of the ‘36’ number of States in your amendment proposal???
What relevance does it have to do with the Amendment process?
dvwjr
The republicans would vote for it at the federal level to get the 2/3. Then the states wrestle with it for say 7 years. That takes it off the table for republicans to have to defend “stealing women’s rights” in the upcoming years. Remember ...binders full of women.... Launched the whole war on women thing. The left and the media are going to grab this and try to win elections by claiming that republicans hate women. The result will be they win, we lose, and abortion remain intact.
It is not 36 states but rather 38 states. After the constitutional amendment is passed by congress then 38 states must agree before it is an official amendment.
And if 38 states want abortion they will get it. And they will get it on the corpse of the conservative movement.
When did the Republicans get a 2/3rd majority of the House and the Senate?
The republicans get the democrats to go along to get the 2/3. If the democrats do not go along then they are blocking the idea of making abortion constitutional. Even let the dems write the amendment.
Yes, my point exactly - my Jr High school civics classes did indicate that three-fourths of the several States must ratify any proposed Amendment before it may be incorporated into the Constitution...
I wondered out loud where the ‘36’ number had come from.
dvwjr
That you’re an ass.
The Dems don’t solve problems. They either create them or just complain about them to raise funds and/or votes.
Nice idea, but won’t happen.
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