Dear EternalVigilance,
I've read quotes from Sen. Allen that indicates he thinks the law should permit abortion up until brain function.
Which I think is a crock of you-know-what.
You know that I'm pretty much a pro-life extremist. You can't whack innocent human beings. No matter what stage of life they're in, whether we're talking about an 8-month old "fetus" or an 8-minute old "product of conception." People are people, and you can't whack the innocent ones directly, on purpose. Period.
And the law should ultimately reflect that.
However, we're still a little way off from protecting every unborn child in law. In fact, we're still a way off from protecting ANY unborn child in law. Even though the seven black-robed demons from Hell tried to pretend that Roe/Doe permitted substantial curtailment of abortion in the second and third trimesters, the fact is that the United States suffers under a regime of de facto abortion on demand, as a result of the death machinery of Roe.
Roe must go.
Until the Supreme Court eviscerates Roe, we will be unable to legislate legal protection for any unborn children at all.
Any presidential nominee who promises to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will understand that Roe sucks, and must go, is worthy of at least some consideration. Even if that nominee, if given the chance, would write relatively liberal abortion laws himself.
Once Roe goes (please, God, soon), then someone like Sen. Allen becomes our adversary. Getting rid of Roe is just the beginning of the battle. However, in the present political climate, it's a necessary step. So, I accept current alliances of convenience that actually move us toward overturning Roe, understanding that those who are now my friends may well be my adversaries, later.
I'd love a much more pro-life nominee, EternalVigilance, but I don't see any realistic prospects on the horizon for such an individual in 2008. Sen. Allen is way better than Mr. Giuliani or Mr. Romney, and perhaps even a little better than Sen. McCain (who seems to be perhaps mentally ill).
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Then you'll get what you deserve.
The score is 0-0.
Sad to see folks like you cede the game as it is just getting under way.