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sprocket · 02-19-2008, 08:30 PM

I have given this a lot of thought lately... simply because it always comes up, during election season. Does the abortion stance even weigh in on your decision to choose a candidate?

I personally look forward to the day when people are smart enough to realize the president cant do a damn thing about it.

In true conservative form, I believe abortion will never go away, no matter what judges are appointed, no matter who the president is, or no matter what the laws are, simply because the majority of people are not in consensus about what the definition of life is. It will take a massive shift in social morals for abortion to be eliminated... to be sure, a much more daunting task than getting a few judges to overturn the law. In short, its up to the pro-life people to convince the pro-choice people out there that abortion is murder, or vice versa. Legislation will not help their end goal, of ending what they view as infanticide. Laws must reflect the morals of the people, they generally cannot be a catalyst for the type of social change necessary to end abortion.

The pro-life movement is near delusional if they think simply overturning Roe V Wade is going to drastically reduce the number of abortions in this country. As long as there is so much support and so many sympathizers to the pro-choice movement, abortion will never be reduced in any significant way. If Roe V Wade were overturned tomorrow, i would predict the number of "unexplained miscarriages" to skyrocket overnight.

Politicians love abortion, IMHO, because they can simply choose a side, and collect the votes from their base. No more thought than that is given to the subject. They make a choice, which demographic is likely to give them the most votes based on their decision, and they run with it.

So what do you think?

Edit: I do think the conservative movement, in general, is a little at odds with itself, and its core values by looking to the government to solve the abortion issue. This issue can only be solved between the people. Either the pro-lifers will have to have a change of heart, or the pro-choicers will. New laws wont change a damn thing.

02-19-2008, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
sprocket Psycho Location: In transit	Do you consider abortion when choosing a candidate? I have given this a lot of thought lately... simply because it always comes up, during election season. Does the abortion stance even weigh in on your decision to choose a candidate? I personally look forward to the day when people are smart enough to realize the president cant do a damn thing about it. In true conservative form, I believe abortion will never go away, no matter what judges are appointed, no matter who the president is, or no matter what the laws are, simply because the majority of people are not in consensus about what the definition of life is. It will take a massive shift in social morals for abortion to be eliminated... to be sure, a much more daunting task than getting a few judges to overturn the law. In short, its up to the pro-life people to convince the pro-choice people out there that abortion is murder, or vice versa. Legislation will not help their end goal, of ending what they view as infanticide. Laws must reflect the morals of the people, they generally cannot be a catalyst for the type of social change necessary to end abortion. The pro-life movement is near delusional if they think simply overturning Roe V Wade is going to drastically reduce the number of abortions in this country. As long as there is so much support and so many sympathizers to the pro-choice movement, abortion will never be reduced in any significant way. If Roe V Wade were overturned tomorrow, i would predict the number of "unexplained miscarriages" to skyrocket overnight. Politicians love abortion, IMHO, because they can simply choose a side, and collect the votes from their base. No more thought than that is given to the subject. They make a choice, which demographic is likely to give them the most votes based on their decision, and they run with it. So what do you think? Edit: I do think the conservative movement, in general, is a little at odds with itself, and its core values by looking to the government to solve the abortion issue. This issue can only be solved between the people. Either the pro-lifers will have to have a change of heart, or the pro-choicers will. New laws wont change a damn thing. __________________ Remember, wherever you go... there you are. Last edited by sprocket; 02-19-2008 at 08:36 PM..