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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
SHFM may be right. We probably need to let the states decide on social issues so we can all do what we like in our own communities. But let me ask SHFM a question:
SHFM, if we take your course and we do allow social issues to be decided at the state level, will you agree to honor that concept and not try to get Constitutional amendments or Fed laws to force your views down my throat? Will you agree to leave abortion legeal in the states that vote as such? And if you would honor such a bargain, what percentage of the Right do you think would be with you?
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Well thank you my calmer Pennsylvanian. I answered this today in the context of a belated response to Ty from one of his posts last night. It appears a few hours ago (regarding partial birth abortion and how to keep it and all similar issues out of the Federal arena... --the thread started with "what other types of murder are in the fed arena... (there are some)--.
The thing about that Federalism, is it doesn't just protect you, it protects me too. It protects everybody from having anything but the fundamental constitutional protections forced down their throats... by liberals or conservatives in other states.
To reiterate my earlier answer to Ty, once the Supreme Court takes this view, it better hold onto it for dear life for 50-500 years, because it will be attacked by special interests from both sides forever. They were never supposed to let it go from the beginning, but that's exactly what they did with Roe.
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