[wagglebee]

so you believe the government should dictate the actions of the people?

I believe that government has a duty to protect innocent life, it is the reason for government.

absolutionists are always off the deep-end ... by definition

I assume you meant "absolutists" because I don't intend to absolve baby killers of anything.

But yes, I believe the right to life is absolute. It is what our Republic was founded on.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,

Now, I understand that libertarians essentially despise the notion of government altogether, but their insistence that the Founding Fathers felt the same way is completely unfounded.

[little jeremiah]

Funny how some people absolutely hate “absolutists”. What would be the opposite of an “Absolutist”?

Situational ethics - soon morphing into “if it feels good, do it”.