You sound like you are saying that government has no right to mandate anything. So, I want to see if I understand your position.
Are you opposed to laws that require parents to put children in child safety seats in their cars?
Are you opposed to every mandatory vaccination?
Are you opposed to laws requiring women to take reasonable care of themselves while pregnant?
Would you oppose government stepping in if parents refused to let their newborn born with a congenital heart defect to be operated on, even if the operation is certain to fix the problem and the baby will die otherwise?
Do you think government cannot mandate that your neighbor not pour his used motor oil in your yard?
This is the first time I’ve ever seen so many pro-life people livid about a candidate who says he will take the pro-life position in any decision. Of course, I think it’s a stupid argument for Perry to make, because it precisely opens up this line of attack. I don’t for a minute think he is arguing for a blanket right to act in whatever way he thinks would make life better for a child.
And I’m known to be on the other side of that issue. When the CPS stepped into the FLDS compound and took all their children, many conservatives were cheering government stepping between parents and their children “for the good of the children”. I opposed the move as an overstepping of government authority, and argued that children might die, but that was an unfortunate but necessary price to pay to keep tyranny from taking over.
But I think your argument is flawed, because I don’t think any conservative here truly opposes ALL government intervention to save the life of a child. We are all pro-life, so we want government to step in and force a mother to bear her child to conception. Even if she wants to take a pill and end her own pregnancy, we want government to mandate that she take care of herself and not do things that might harm her child.
We essentially want government to mandate interference in a parent’s final authority over their own lives, because we stand for being pro-life, and will chose the pro-life position in that battle.
Or maybe you don’t agree with any of that. MAybe you don’t want to make abortion illegal — I shouldn’t put words in your mouth, but there are very few pro-choice people here.
That is the most ridiculous waste of a post I have ever seen from you. Must be really bad for you tonight, huh? I understand. Warm milk with a little vanilla and sugar might help.
“This is the first time I’ve ever seen so many pro-life people livid about a candidate who says he will take the pro-life position in any decision.”
Spinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
You dizzy yet?