so pro-life except for capital punishment when repubs are pro-death, right?
The difference of course being that "for capital punishment" refers to being in favor of putting to death criminals convicted of killing innocent people while "pro live" applies to protecting the innocent lives of the unborn.
There is a certain consistency to the conservative position. It just requires a degree of intellectual honesty to see it
Can't speak for others, but I my pro-life agenda is pretty limited to unborn babies, and those helpless to defend themselves.
But punishing criminals is not comparable to either of those, and is a separate category in my mind. It's not "pro-death" it's "pro-punishment", and I think some crimes and criminals are indeed worthy of the ultimate punishment.
IMO, freedom equals the right to die if you so choose, and people who can't feed themselves are not my responsibility.
(Most neo-cons believe in "freedom-lite", and are scared of REAL freedom)
Not sure why that is hard to understand. It is possible for a criminal to have done something bad enough to forfeit his right to freedom or in some cases his right to life. An unborn child cannot have done such a thing but its life is forfeit for the convenience of others.
"so pro-life except for capital punishment when repubs are pro-death, right?"
Right. Why does that confuse you?
You've been here a couple of months, but that comments deserves a "Welcome to FR" response....
You bet'cha! I'm proud to say that I'm "pro-death" when it comes to using capital punishment against the worst of the worst criminals who have been found guilty by a jury oif his/her peers in a court of law.