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To: BillyBoy

I have no idea what you’re trying to say. If you’re going to attempt sarcasm, you need to do so a little more coherently.

What it SEEMS like you’re trying to say - that this is indeed a federal matter based on some moral consideration - is the exact same position leftists take to shove gay marriage and nationwide legalized abortion down our throats. You’re on the opposite side in terms of the end-result but on the exact same side in terms of process. “Law X is good; therefore Law X should be the law throughout the land.” Are you familiar with the 10th Amendment?

Were we better off when abortion was legal in a FEW states or when the Supreme Court basically reasoned just as you did above and made it illegal everywhere? Same thing could happen with same-sex “marriage.”

Hank


313 posted on 12/21/2012 10:46:09 PM PST by County Agent Hank Kimball
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To: County Agent Hank Kimball
>> I have no idea what you’re trying to say <<

Open up a history book. Read the section of "popular sovereignty" movement of the 1850s. It was a failed political strategy that attempted exactly what you are advocating. Resulted in nasty stuff like "bleeding Kansas"

>> Are you familiar with the 10th Amendment? <<

Yes. The 10th amendment states that matters NOT already delegated to the federal government are the jurisdiction of the states, OR the people themselves. The 10th amendment does not apply in this case since the bill of rights and 14th amendment already guarantees ALL Americans the right to life. Hence, Roe v. Wade is wrongly decided. States no more have the "right" to kill unborn children than they have the "right" to ignore the 2nd amendment and ban guns. Life and liberty are NOT matters left up to state governments to be "optional" in America.

314 posted on 12/21/2012 11:49:57 PM PST by BillyBoy ( Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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