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To: samtheman

In theory, if the Supremes can find a constitutional right to abortion in the Constitution, they could equally well find a right to life for the fetus in there, which would make abortion illegal nationwide.

That ain’t gonna happen, of course, but it could. Which is the reason behind the suddenly enormous importance of each individual Supreme Court appointment. Who was on the Court didn’t use to be that big a deal, but if we’re going to allow them to make such important and final decisions for the rest of us, it IS a big deal.

Personally, I prefer the original constitutional way. If you want abortion to be either a constitutional right or constitutionally prohibited, get an amendment passed providing so. But nobody even talks about amendments anymore, since we’ve outsourced constitutional changes to the courts.


20 posted on 10/28/2007 11:14:05 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
But nobody even talks about amendments anymore, since we’ve outsourced constitutional changes to the courts.

And increasingly, they've outsourced the basis for their decisions to foreign "precedent."

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world.

28 posted on 10/28/2007 2:10:59 PM PDT by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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