tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post111713069612237170..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Kos: Voice of a New GenerationJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1117525803461390492005-05-31T02:50:00.000-05:002005-05-31T02:50:00.000-05:00Kos' tactic of outright lying to disguise one's pr...Kos' tactic of outright lying to disguise one's pro-abortion position has already been tried. It elected bill "safe, legal and rare" clinton. (Duh.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1117513617022548092005-05-30T23:26:00.000-05:002005-05-30T23:26:00.000-05:00If you are going to compare capital punishment and...If you are going to compare capital punishment and abortion, you need to add one pertinent difference-- the criminal was found guilty by a court of law, and has had at least a decade of appeals that have established that the condemned is worthy of execution. It's called "due process", something completely missing when it comes to abortion.<BR/><BR/>When one person can legally codemn another to death on a whim, carry out the sentence, and suffer no legal consequences (not even a review by the DA to determine if it was "justifiable homicide"), then maybe such a comparison might be worthy of consideration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1117331938032154352005-05-28T20:58:00.000-05:002005-05-28T20:58:00.000-05:00Larry, are you in favor of the death penalty for m...Larry, are you in favor of the death penalty for minors?<BR/><BR/>I'm willing to bet you are. And yet, minors are human beings who can't fight back or vote.<BR/><BR/>Abortion, Abortion, Abortion. There are certainly more than 2 honest positions on abortion. Go read Roe v. Wade. It's not about whether the embryo/fetus is a human being or not. As Justice Blackmun said, when theologians, philosophers and scientists can't even agree on that issue, it is not one to be decided by the courts.<BR/><BR/>The abortion question is really at what point does the government's interest in protecting (potential) life becoming so compelling that the government may interfere with the individual liberty of a woman to choose medical procedures that affect her health and life. The question is not whether this is a human being or not; the question is at what point do constitutional and civil rights attach to what may or may not be a human being. Go read Casey v. Planned Parenthood and you'll see the same thing. <BR/><BR/>So, really the question is are you willing to accept the government reaching into the lives of private individuals to force them to have children? If you are--if you want government forcing people to make enormously personal decisions in a particular way that that individual may not agree with, then please go ahead and vote to outlaw abortion. Vote for small-government conservatives with intrusive-government aims. Vote for libertarian Republicans who want to destroy liberty.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, both Casey and Roe were written by Republicans, Blackmun in the first and O'Connor in the second. And beyond that, Casey came down after the court gained more anti-abortion judges. <BR/><BR/>I doubt those decisions will live forever, though. The interesting thing is that something like 60% of the US thinks Roe is right, with equal numbers from both parties. Yep, about 60% of Republicans think Roe should stand. So, let's overturn Roe and see what happens in the state assemblies. I'll bet you don't outlaw it. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1117212918457813782005-05-27T11:55:00.000-05:002005-05-27T11:55:00.000-05:00Actually, the widely reported "fact" that abortion...Actually, the widely reported "fact" that abortions have risen under Pres. Bush turns out to be false, at least according to a study by the (not exactly pro-life) Guttmacher Institute.<BR/><BR/>See, e.g., here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.factcheck.org/article330m.htmlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047956333181611381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1117135290267420282005-05-26T14:21:00.000-05:002005-05-26T14:21:00.000-05:00Umm didn't Kerry try this to less than stellar res...Umm didn't Kerry try this to less than stellar results the last go round?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com