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To: Dog Gone
No, but that Declaration of Independence and the Scott Dred case are good talking points for excitedly bringing up this discussion with Christians.

"Hey! I just heard something amazing! Did you hear about the Scott Dred decision of 1857? It's so clear and relevant as we recall the words of the Declaration of Independence."

30 posted on 11/22/2004 5:58:47 PM PST by Taiwan Bocks (Thanks again Swifties.)
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To: Taiwan Bocks
Dred Scott.

The Supreme Court rarely reverses itself. You can find a handful of cases in our history out of hundreds of cases.

Dred Scott was one of them. I'm less optimistic that Roe will be another, no matter how many conservative judges we appoint to that bench. There's little doubt that Roe was decided on dubious grounds and by an activist court. But there's also little doubt that the court generally reflects public opinion in public policy matters and it's delusional to think that the Court will "take away a constitutional right to an abortion" easily.

The public is divided on the issue, albeit apparently against the practice by a slim majority. But given the Court's reluctance to overturn previous decisions and the public sentiment, I'm not holding my breath.

32 posted on 11/22/2004 6:12:04 PM PST by Dog Gone
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