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Originally Posted by pan6467
Yes it does. It allows communities to vote as to whether they will allow abortion in their communities/states. A SC that rules against Roe vs. Wade will in effect make it illegal, period.
You argue federalism, and what you argue is respectable, however, to allow the SC to overturn Roe vs Wade you disallow the states and communities to decide. Thus you are legislating from the bench.
As for Martinguerre's comments, I do agree you do tend to dismiss others and talk down to them in this thread at times. Look at your post (#5) reply to me, to some degree I did feel you were dismissing the argument because I didn't agree or wasn't as "up" on things as you.
But I also realize that you are passionate and that was just your way. You meant no offense.... at least I tend to believe based on other debates and threads where we have met, you have more respect than that.
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First of all pan, the post immediately following that should have cleared it up for you. That it didn't is my fault. Again, I don't think you are dim, and I very much enjoy debating, educating and LEARNING from, you.
Second of all, you are one hundred percent catagorically wrong on your understanding of what Roe V Wade did, or what undoing it would mean.
I'm going to try to exlpain it again. Roe V Wade struck down an existing Law (texas I believe) in which a legislature democratically made illegal abortions. The Supreme Court cited a womens rights over her body and to choose. Both noble and worthy, yet similarly outside the bounds of the federal governments jurisdiction. But they used this as a reason to strike this law AND ALL OTHERS like it.
Currently IT IS NOT for local communities to decide, abortion CAN NOT be restricted, at any level, by any legislature, or by any referendum, and this because of the legislating from the bench of the Supreme Court.
Over turning Roe V Wade would RETURN this possiblity to local legislatures, and prevaling thought indicates that possibly and likely ONLY Utah and Guam might do this.
Again, apologies for dissing you...but geez...you really do have this backwards.
-bear