To: mbraynard
You might post a little more of that interview.
MR. THOMPSON: No. I have alwaysand thats been my position the entire time Ive been in politics. I thought Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. I think this platform originally came out as a response to particularly Roe v. Wade because of that. Before Roe v. Wade, states made those decisions. I think people ought to be free at state and local levels to make decisions that even Fred Thompson disagrees with. Thats what freedom is all about. And I think the diversity we have among the states, the system of federalism we have where power is divided between the state and the federal government is, is, isserves us very, very well. I think thats true of abortion. I think Roe v. Wade hopefully one day will be overturned, and we can go back to the pre-Roe v. Wade days. But...
MR. RUSSERT: Each state would make their own abortion laws.
MR. THOMPSON: Yeah. But, but, but to, to, to have an amendment compellinggoing back even further than pre-Roe v. Wade, to have a constitutional amendment to do that, I do not think would be the way to go.
62 posted on
01/15/2008 12:11:56 AM PST by
Tut
To: Tut
Thats what freedom is all about. And I think the diversity we have among the states, the system of federalism we have where power is divided between the state and the federal government is, is, isserves us very, very well. I think thats true of abortion.Do you support a 'Federalist' interpretation of the 2nd amendment, like Rudy?
The problem is also that Fred also opposes states restricting abortion.
64 posted on
01/15/2008 12:14:51 AM PST by
mbraynard
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