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It is disgusting that you think that the lives of 1.3 million innocent children per year are simply a political football for you and the Republican Party to toss about.

Its not a political football - its reality. Americans overwhelming believe that abortion shouldn't be illegal. Many may see it as wrong, but they don't want it made illegal. Of those that do want it to be made illegal, only a small percentage consider it a major issue.

I've seen polls stated in this thread that Americans overwhelmingly support making abortion illegal, but if that were true why don't they vote that way? A lot of those single church girls will publicly denouce abortion but privately hope that its an option if they ever need it. As I've said, if there were in fact such overwhelming support then a constitutional amendment should be no problem at all.

In fact, many people vote republican even though they are pro-choice. They do this because they feel the president isn't going to be able to make abortion illegal anyway so other issues weigh more heavily on them.

If the Republican party adopts a rabid anti-abortion stance and starts using pro-life as a litmus test for every appointment, then these people will feel that abortion is threatened and vote the other way. To most single women abortion is THE issue. The republican majorities in the house and senate will be wiped out in 2006 if the party adopts a very public assault on abortion.

This may sadden and disgust you, but its reality. I'm serious when you say that an amendment is your only hope. If the republicans make an assault on abortion, they will be removed from power on a national basis and will will be back to the 1980s type congress. The only way the republican party could ever be a force on the national level would be to become pro-choice. Is this what you want?

Seriously, it would best if the "outlaw abortion at any cost" group left the party. You guys would be happier and the rest of the party would be happier. The republican party could then publicly implement a sensible position on abortion rather than putting one thing in the platform and then act differently due to political realities.