[dano1]

Personally, I think Thompson is using the States rights issue as a convenient "cop out".

For example, has Fred ever been active on forefront of the fight against abortion within his own home State?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Personally, I think Thompson is using the States rights issue as a convenient "cop out".

You and your candidate have no clue what Federalism is, do you?

For example, has Fred ever been active on forefront of the fight against abortion within his own home State?

Was Fred ever a state legislator?

[Coldwater Creek]

I have lived in Tennessee all of Freds political life, and not once have I ever known him to lead an abortion fight in this state.

[AFreeBird]

Personally, I think Thompson is using the States rights issue as a convenient "cop out".

If you think keeping abortion within the sole purview of the Feds(Dems) is going to result in an across the board ban; then you're delusional.

Withing the present framework you are never going to get a federal ban. There's an alternate definition for a word that goes something like this: 'doing the same thing and expecting different results.' The word: Insanity.

I suppose it is desirable to you to have a federal ban, but the question is; would you prefer to go for a federal ban, that you're never likely to get, or go with a 25~50% ban on the state level and work from there?

We've been trying for about 30 years now to ban it, and we're not making much headway.

Time to change tactics.

[kingu]

For example, has Fred ever been active on forefront of the fight against abortion within his own home State?

Walking Chief Justice Roberts through the confirmation process, which will likely result in a Roberts court finally revisiting Roe v Wade at a future date.. Since Roe v Wade presently is interpreted as trumping any state law at this time, it's immaterial what efforts Thompson might have done at the state level.