I like the fair tax. I liked Johnson’s answers.
Libertarians tend to be pro-choice, though, and Life is a God-given right and not an “issue.” Paul is also libertarian, and he said tonight he is pro-life. In answering about his support for a rape exception, his argument was simply that you can’t make a law to control abortion after a rape.
I’m not sure what he meant. I think you probably could write such a law.
I guess the question to ask in regards to presidents and abortion is, do presidents have anything to do with it?
Reagan and Bush were both very pro-life, but did they get abortions outlawed or even moved to being a state’s decision? Would Johnson or Paul veto anti-abortion legislation? That to me would be the important question. But I doubt it would ever get to them, even if we had both houses. It is a topic that politicians use on the trail, but dont put much effort into in office.
As I understand, Paul has always opposed fed funds for abortion. You are right that a law prohibiting the administration of any drug that could be an abortifacient could be written. I am guessing Paul’s view is that such a law would also prohibit use of such drugs without any such abortifacient intent. I haven’t been a Paul supporter, so I am just guessing here.