I think we can both agree that SOME anti-abortion protestors did act like terrorists. But Miers tars them all with the same brush. That is not accurate.
My comments were motivated not by any love for Mr. Rudolph and his ilk, but by my knowledge, as a lawyer, of how statutes like RICO have been perverted to attack NON-VIOLENT protestors, and how those who merely speak against abortion have been hit with huge damage awards to silence them.
[[I think we can both agree that SOME anti-abortion protestors did act like terrorists. But Miers tars them all with the same brush. That is not accurate.]]
What I think you miss is the context and politics that existed in 1993, when the comment was made. There actually was a clear delineation made between pro-life and anti-abortion. The pro-life label was attributed to the peaceful and law respecting side of the opposition to Roe v Wade, anti-abortion was the label put on extremist groups and individuals, like Rudolph, that advocated and participated in violence and other criminal activity in the name of their cause.
I apologize if you thought I was insinuating you supported anti-abortion violence, in general, or Rudolph, in particular, I was merely pointing out what I believe was clearly the context of her comment and how it was being interpreted/distorted in this forum was wrong. With her withdrawal, any more commentary on Miers is pretty much moot.