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To: cothrige
Abortion simply does not fall under Federal jurisdiction.

The protection of innocent human life is at the very core of our Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of the Land. Securing the Blessings of Liberty to our posterity is the Constitution's own stated ultimate purpose. Every sworn officer of government swears before God and man to uphold this. And so, not only is it within their jurisdiction, it is their very reason for being, as the Declaration of Independence asserts plainly. This is true at EVERY level of government in these United States.

57 posted on 07/12/2009 10:38:05 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ("The fiat of the Almighty, "Let there be Light," has not yet spent its force." - Frederick Douglass)
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To: EternalVigilance
The protection of innocent human life is at the very core of our Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of the Land. Securing the Blessings of Liberty to our posterity is the Constitution's own stated ultimate purpose.

But, that is not an argument of law under the Constitution. People argue that the "Blessings of Liberty" support abortion rights. Either you read and understand the Constitution, including that it reserves everything not explicitly given to the Federal Government to the States and the People, or you don't. Abortion is not one of the Federal powers, and therefore it belongs to the States. You may not like that, but it is a fact.

You seem blinded by emotionalism regarding how evil abortion is. But, all murder is evil. Killing little school children is evil. Killing store workers to get money is evil. Killing little old ladies so you don't have to care for them is evil. All are morally evil, as is abortion. And all are for the States to enforce and rule on. Not the Federal Government. The Constitution reserves all of these to the States and the People, and I really don't understand why you would argue that we should say otherwise just because they are evil. The law is the law, regardless.

77 posted on 07/12/2009 10:59:04 PM PDT by cothrige (Ego vero Evangelio non crederem, ni si me catholicae Ecclesiae commoveret auctoritas.)
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