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To: Cboldt
And you argue that the voters aren't ready to handle the issue. Do you think that might be, pehaps, just a little bit "elitist?" Afraid of debate in the public square, and need the Court to make public policy? Is that not what we are fighting against here?

You missed my point. I said more hearts and minds needed to be changed first. And no, I don't think voters are ready at 'any point in time' to vote on any issue. That's not elitist, that's common sense.

104 posted on 10/14/2005 1:53:11 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: AmericaUnited
You missed my point. I said more hearts and minds needed to be changed first. And no, I don't think voters are ready at 'any point in time' to vote on any issue. That's not elitist, that's common sense.

You said that somehow it is "not time" to overturn Roe (shorthand expression there, I think you know what I mean). How can it possibly be preincipled to decide overturning as a matter of timing? Dred Scott - "Oh the people aren't ready to overturn that, yet."

Do you really think "timing" is a relevant criteria for reaching conclusion on Constitutional matters? And don't go all sophist on me and get into there has to be a case and all that. I know that. But if a case came, shoudl the court say, "Well, Roe was incorrectly decided, but it's just not time, yet, to correct the error."

And as for the effect of Roe (shorthand again), you object to returning the issue to the people "just now, because ... [ you insert reason here. I am not going to put words in your mouth on this reason ]".

I say the people are already capable of being in charge of their own affairs, and I think it is elitist to say that the people need to have their options in this regard held in check by 9 men in black.

Your way might reflect some "common sense," but whatever "common" it is, I reject it.

I take the approach of the dissent in Planned Parenthood. ROe and Planned Parenthood are badly decided law. They were at the time, they are now, and they should be overturned at the earliest possible opportunity. Just on legal grounds, and restoring debate and control of the issue to the people.

112 posted on 10/14/2005 2:07:36 PM PDT by Cboldt
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