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Equal protection clause for one. This bill would have applied the same legal standards to harming the unborn baby as current laws do in harming the mother. The unborn are not given equal treatment under the law, as required by the 14th Amendment.

Thanks for your reply. I guess we'll agree to disagree. I don't think our system was designed for that kind of federalization of police powers. It should be a state matter, IMO.

Do you have a response to the second part of my post? A war without popular support is not going to go well, and isn't a great campaign issue either. I know that's not a popular sentiment around here, and I'm actually a Ron Paul supporter who thinks we shouldn't withdraw our troops immediately from around the world. I know everyone is concerned about Iran and Iraq, and they're important, but I'm more concerned about telling China we're done defending Taiwan and telling N. Korea we're done defending the South. I'm also just plain concerned about Putin. It's a dangerous world, and we have troops in over 100 countries for a reason.

Still, like it or not, the question remains: how can a divided USA finish building a united Iraq out of three angry tribes, when 2/3 of the people want the troops home within a year?

Do you have a response to the second part of my post? A war without popular support is not going to go well, and isn't a great campaign issue either.

I tend to ignore talking points that mirror what one would find on DU or KOS.