In the long run I think abandoning the fight for a pro-life Amendment is not going to help us because it will cut the leggs out from under our argument that abortion should be banned on a state level. Basically, if we abandon the federal argument we are conceding that an unborn child is not a person. If an unborn child is not a person then we will have a hard time arguing that abortions be banned at a state level. However, while I disagree with you on the best way to end abortion, I appreciate your honesty and the dedication that you obviously have to the pro-life cause.
I am going to sound really shifty and deceptive here, but hey, we are talking about the left as our enemy with the lives of the innocent in the balance.
If we totally abandon the national fight, that’s a dead give away that we are up to something.
I think we need to keep up the pressure, but concentrate on the winnable battles to build our position.
I don’t care how we win, if it’s a flanking maneuver via the states so be it. Right now we are stalled. Any general would tell you to change tactics but do so with an eye to not letting the other guy know what you are doing as much as possible.
Like I said, I think that maybe Fred’s thoughts, it would explain his contradictory approaches (supporting partial birth then touting a federalist approach) but drawing it out is a mistake, it would tip his hand.
I have seen some saying that would make him a liar. No that would make him a politician that could get us the victory we need.
This isn't a game of monopoly here, this is a fight for the life of the unborn, and the enemy has no shame. If we really mean what we say, if life is the most important of all issues, it is time to shut up and get dirty, because war is not pretty.