I’m not sure where there is room for dispute.
One more time. The states are united. For what?
They are united under the agreement of the Preamble, for the purpose of establishing justice and ensuring the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity.
Federalism holds all states to this agreement, so none of them have the right to take life. Abortion is therefore a federal issue.
Fred disagrees.
Perhaps he could be persuaded otherwise, but only if we put the argument to him. He needs to feel the pressure of our demand for leadership to outlaw abortion. That’s all I’m attempting to do with this argument.
FReegards, FRiend. :-)
You need to understand your argument is flawed.
The States are united for the purposes and powers given in the US Constitution. The right to life is not addressed in the Constitution. Nor is the right to an abortion addressed in the Constitution. But a former US Supreme Court ruled the right to abortion is constitutional using an interpretation governing privacy. They were wrong to do that. Their decision will be overturned.
After Roe vs. Wade is overturned, the Federal Government will have nothing to do with abortion, just as they had nothing to do with it prior to Roe vs. Wade.
Before Roe vs. Wade, the principles of federalism were observed in the federal government’s role in abortion. That role was one of no involvement.
The fact that the US Constitution does not address abortion was the reason it was brought before the US Supreme Court to begin with. The Roe party sought to insert the right to an abortion under the fourth amendment right to privacy. They succeeded with a liberal court in what is now known as Roe vs. Wade. As already mentioned the Supreme Court was wrong.
Now you need to note that before Roe vs. Wade there was never a federal law banning abortion nor was there a federal law allowing abortion. The federal government was not involved period.
Now write fifty times the following:
Fred Thompson’s position on abortion is a federalist position.