The Key Issue for the Court Isn't Abortion

Cato Institute ^ | December 1, 2005 | Edward H. Crane

[conservative blonde]

The "cornerstone" to our liberties are not federalism and private property but the right to life. This is why abortion is the main concern to those of us who are pro-life for the nominees to the Supreme Court.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

"The truth is that liberals prefer having the debate over judicial philosophy center on abortion rights, which they view as peripheral to the debate over the proper role of government. They will not win an open debate on property rights (many low and moderate income Americans were outraged by the Kelo decision), nor do they want to resurrect the debate over federalism, which they thought the New Deal had put to rest."

I totally agree with this. Abortion is being used as the cover, while this dirty little trick of kicking people out of their homes occurs.

[Aussie Dasher]

40 million plus dead seems a pretty fair issue to be deciding any nominee for SCOTUS.

[frogjerk]

And I am a pro-choice advocate (up until the fetus is viable outside the womb)

Yes, kill them when they are even less defensive...very noble indeed! - sarc

[Sans-Culotte]

Funny thing about Kelo: every lib I know hates that decision.

[EternalVigilance]

Lost me at "I'm a pro-choice advocate"....

Would anyone listen to the opinions of someone who opened with "I'm a pro-slavery advocate"?

And the brutality of slavery pales in comparision to the death and destruction visited on innocent Americans by the abortion holocaust.

[mwilli20]

Would anyone listen to the opinions of someone who opened with "I'm a pro-slavery advocate"?

You're right, this is like saying:

I'm a pro-slavery advocate as long as the slave is caught as an adult and is not mistreated.

[newfarm4000n]

I disagree. Abortion is less important than private property rights. The reason is simply that abortion wont and never will be outlawed in all states and hence is simply a waste of time for practical reasons. In my opinion off course . Others are free to have different priorities.

[newfarm4000n]

Would anyone listen to the opinions of someone who opened with "I'm a pro-slavery advocate"?

And the brutality of slavery pales in comparision to the death and destruction visited on innocent Americans by the abortion holocaust.

Are you kidding me ? life for a slave was like a life of torture and then death . I'd rather be aborted than face that any day.

[Centurion2000]

Funny thing about Kelo: every lib I know hates that decision.

That's because this particular liberal decision was made only for the liberal elites of the party, not the common man. This decision was bought and paid for by someone.

[EternalVigilance]

A slave can find freedom.

A murdered child's entire life has been stolen from them through violence, with no hope of reclaiming it.

Where there is life there is hope...

[conservative blonde]

How can you sign yourself "God Bless America and God Bless Freedom" and say that abortion is not the most important problem our country faces? If we don't have the right to life, we don't need to worry about property or anything else. God will not bless us as long as this culture of death is hanging over our system of laws.

[oldbrowser]

The Senate seems to be more protective of the "Commerce Clause" than anything else.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Did you ask them if they would hate the decision if it were the Nature Conservancy taking over the residents' homes?

NC uses very similar tactics, but it's for the environment, ecologically sound, etc. Libs seem to have no problem with taking private land to make "public."

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

It's important to the article and to the general libertarian (CATO) view of these issues. The author cites the original intent of Constitution to argue against federalism. But he happily turns a blind eye to the foundational concepts that elicited the Constitution "...right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

You take away that first item of the foundational principles, everything else in the Constitution is the ultimate waste of time.

[newfarm4000n]

God will not bless us as long as this culture of death is hanging over our system of laws.

Why do you hate America so much ? I mean look at how mane LIVES were saved by the military in Iraq ? ...imagine had Saddam been allowed to stay in power . Is that not Pro Life ? But I guess lives of Iraqi's don't count huh ... I believe when a woman chooses to have an abortion god will judge her not the entire country which didn't make her do it. I believe in INDIVIDUAL RESPONISIBILITY for ones actions and mistakes.

[conservative blonde]

Legal abortion is the sin of America. Our Supreme Court ruled it legal. Citizens should have rose up in defiance at the time but there was not a whimper. We have suffered because of our adherence to evil. What has that got to do with saving lives in Iraq? Iraq doesn't honor abortions. In fact the Muslim religion considers abortion an evil. By the way, when you write about God please capitalize the "G."

[newfarm4000n]

By the way, when you write about God please capitalize the "G."

are you serious ?

[conservative blonde]

Very serious, why wouldn't I be?