To: Roscoe
1.1 The power of the federal government should be limited, as per the tenth amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
"So federal courts shouldn't be able to interfere with state laws prohibiting abortion? Why the sudden change of heart?"
-roscoe- confused again
State laws must conform to constitutional individual liberties. -- See 'supremacy' in Art VI and the Preamble to the BOR's.
124 by tpaine
The usual self-contradiction.
BTW, where does Constitution state that the killings of the unborn are "individual liberties"?
125 -roscoe- confused again
The constitution demands that both fed & state law 'conform'. -- Thus, no contradiction.
Killings of the 'unborn' are murder, and always have been. They must be proven before judge & jury, with due process.
-- Decrees prohibiting 'abortion' are not due process, they are attempts to control the life & liberty of the women and men involved. - Prohibitional zealotry apparently knows no bounds.
127 tpaine
Where does it "demand" that the states treat the killings of unborn babies as "individual liberties"?
-Roscoe- playing 'straw man'
States are empowered to administer criminal law by the Tenth. -- Thus, -- it "demands" that the states treat killings of unborn babies as "murder".
- As you well know, but choose to beg the question instead.
138 posted on
03/09/2003 1:40:40 PM PST by
tpaine
To: tpaine
Killings of the 'unborn' are murder, and always have been. They must be proven before judge & jury, with due process.
That's the single most impressive thing I think you ever posted.
And I like the idea, works for me.
139 posted on
03/09/2003 1:46:04 PM PST by
Jhoffa_
("HI, I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is FReepin' for Zot!")
To: tpaine
States are empowered to administer criminal law by the Tenth. -- Thus, -- it "demands" that the states treat killings of unborn babies as "murder". State laws prohibit murder, so by that "reasoning" states must prohibit abortion.
Your position just self-destructed.
141 posted on
03/09/2003 1:52:53 PM PST by
Roscoe
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