There are two things that will cross a candidate off my list regardless of party affiliation. If a candidate politicizes abortion and gay rights, I will not vote for them. I don’t care if the rest of their platform aligns with mine. I just can’t get down with people who advocate for being intimately involved in peoples personal lives.
by CMU
“benson, yes, remember such monsoon washouts from India. Used to drive a motorcycle then and it was quite exhilarating (of course, being a teenager helped)”
CMU,
I realize my Zelig-like ability to blend into my surroundings is formidible, but I was the one writing about the monsoon like Hawaii incident.
here’s a test similar to the one I gave Mopar last week:
What’s my line?
-My tag starts with LE as well.
-I’ve been known to post as Harry Haller
-I often post in defense of conservative postitions althought I’m not strictly conservative.
-I tend to have a very dry sense of humor.
-I’m of “indertiminate” ethnicity and the only Hispanic OT regular.
Well, there are a lot of things the constitution doesn’t SAY. Among the myrida things it doesn’t SAY, it certainly doesn’t SAY a corporation is a person for First Amendment, or indeed, any purposes. It doesn’t SAY what kinds of searches and siezures are unreasonable. And yes, it does not SAY that there is a right to an abortion. It has many broad terms that must be interpreted and applied to specific circumstances the drafters did not and could not foresee. There is Supreme Court precedent, subsequently reaffirmed on this point, interpreting the U.S. constitution to guarantee a right to an abortion under some circumstances.
Whether or not house republicans are proposing measures that run afoul of that precedent is another story. Whether or not they are making disingenuous arguments about what the health care law or their proposed revisions to it do or do not do with respect to abortion is another discussion. I am not planning to enter into those debates today. But it is wrong as a matter of law in 2011 to suggest there is no constitutional right to an abortion. You would need either a complete overturn of Roe by the S.Ct. or a constitutional amendment overriding Marbury v. Madison to say otherwise with any accuracy.
bxg, yes, it’s totally shortsighted and partisan, but it seems that the R’s don’t actually have an alternative plan other than to refute the ‘socialistic’ Obamacare. As someone pointed out, if they’re not careful, 10 years from now when it’s shown as a success (a la Medicare and Social Security) they will rue their tagging it such
By bxgrl on January 21, 2011 11:13 AM
Legion- ever hear of Roe vs Wade? Women’s rights? A bunch of old white men should decide what women do with their bodies but they can get viagra?
…here we go.
Is it in the constitution? simple yes or no.
There are two things that will cross a candidate off my list regardless of party affiliation. If a candidate politicizes abortion and gay rights, I will not vote for them. I don’t care if the rest of their platform aligns with mine. I just can’t get down with people who advocate for being intimately involved in peoples personal lives.
by CMU
“benson, yes, remember such monsoon washouts from India. Used to drive a motorcycle then and it was quite exhilarating (of course, being a teenager helped)”
CMU,
I realize my Zelig-like ability to blend into my surroundings is formidible, but I was the one writing about the monsoon like Hawaii incident.
here’s a test similar to the one I gave Mopar last week:
What’s my line?
-My tag starts with LE as well.
-I’ve been known to post as Harry Haller
-I often post in defense of conservative postitions althought I’m not strictly conservative.
-I tend to have a very dry sense of humor.
-I’m of “indertiminate” ethnicity and the only Hispanic OT regular.
;o)
“Vaginal ultrasounds are unpleasant- to say the least, and intrusive.”
I can vouch for that. I’ve had this procedure/test twice. Not fun.
Perhaps the “concept” of medicare and Social Security was a success but the implementation by the government, true to form, has been an utter failure.
Well, there are a lot of things the constitution doesn’t SAY. Among the myrida things it doesn’t SAY, it certainly doesn’t SAY a corporation is a person for First Amendment, or indeed, any purposes. It doesn’t SAY what kinds of searches and siezures are unreasonable. And yes, it does not SAY that there is a right to an abortion. It has many broad terms that must be interpreted and applied to specific circumstances the drafters did not and could not foresee. There is Supreme Court precedent, subsequently reaffirmed on this point, interpreting the U.S. constitution to guarantee a right to an abortion under some circumstances.
Whether or not house republicans are proposing measures that run afoul of that precedent is another story. Whether or not they are making disingenuous arguments about what the health care law or their proposed revisions to it do or do not do with respect to abortion is another discussion. I am not planning to enter into those debates today. But it is wrong as a matter of law in 2011 to suggest there is no constitutional right to an abortion. You would need either a complete overturn of Roe by the S.Ct. or a constitutional amendment overriding Marbury v. Madison to say otherwise with any accuracy.
bxg, yes, it’s totally shortsighted and partisan, but it seems that the R’s don’t actually have an alternative plan other than to refute the ‘socialistic’ Obamacare. As someone pointed out, if they’re not careful, 10 years from now when it’s shown as a success (a la Medicare and Social Security) they will rue their tagging it such
“I went to sleep with the curtains open so I could see the snow in the garden.”
Me, too, bxgrl. Of course, I already knew that since I know absolutely EVERYTHING there is about my eWife and my closest “friends”.
DH, how is the music hall of williamsburg? do they sell tickets there for upcoming shows?
*rob*