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To: litany_of_lies

Condoleezza Rice is pro-abortion too.


54 posted on 11/05/2004 5:45:33 AM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does)
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To: presidio9

My interpretation of what I see at this link indicates that she wouldn't make abortion illegal, but that she would be for many kinds of restrictions on it (admittedly reading between lines):

http://www.patriotist.com/jaarch/ja20020408.htm

She's like a lot of others, who strongly oppose abortion, would never have one themselves regardless of the hardships, but can't seem to make the leap to the idea that the law has to support these kinds of moral choices for people, especially for people who are under duress (older boyfriend pressuring an underage girl to have one, etc.).

I believe Condi would appoint strict constructionist judges to the federal courts. Part of that strict construction would be the inability to find the "right to privacy" that the Roe v Wade judges found emanating in the penumbras.

The biggest problem with Condi is whether or not the GOP has truly excised racism from its base. I believe it has, but the failure of Bobby Jindal to gain the Louisiana governorship last year is very worrisome. I know Jindal is in Congress now, which is a good thing, but I can only ascribe his governorship loss to a failure of the base to turn out to support him. This is important because I don't see the general African-American vote going to her to any significant degree, especially after the inevitable "Uncle Thomasina" campaign she would have to endure.

It also doesn't help that she has never run for political office.


59 posted on 11/05/2004 7:49:08 AM PST by litany_of_lies
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