California race shapes up as economy vs. abortion

Davis is going to try and make the issue about abortion, but with the economy, energy and education problems he faces, I think that he's going to be hard-pressed to avoid talking about his failed policies.

While the majority of people in California consider themselves "pro-choice", most people DON'T vote on the issue. In 1998, only 25% of the voters said that abortion was ONE of the deciding factors in their choice for Governor: 13% voted for Lungren, 12% voted for Davis. Obviously, abortion is a wash. The passionate pro-lifers and the passionate pro-aborts will never vote for the other party ... they vote straight Republican if the Republican is pro-life, or straight Democrat (there are few, if any, pro-life Democrats in California.)

Most people vote because of other reasons. This is what Davis fails to grasp. He thinks that Lungren lost because of abortion. Lungren lost because he ran an inept campaign and he was a bad, hard-edged candidate.

The issues are with Simon. If Simon can successfully talk about the issues -- even when Davis is harping on abortion -- Simon can win. Soon, the voters are going to get sick and tired of Davis interjecting abortion into every question.

Davis is not a slam dunk. Simon has his work cut out for him, but Davis has a truckload of failures and sins to atone for.

I have searched the California Constitution on various keywords, as well as manually perusing the provisions within, and I am unable to find a single phrase that supports this argument. Does anyone know what the hell this guy is talking about?

Are you ready? Do you remember when Californians passed a constitutional amendment protecting "Privacy"?

That was it. A right to unlimited abortion is considered to be "privacy" under this provision. Meanwhile, the State bureaucrats can sneak onto your land, take samples and photographs, fine and you without recourse, they can beat on your door and examine your kids, they can search your car without a warrant. They don't call that privacy.

Orwellian, isn't it?

Are you ready? Do you remember when Californians passed a constitutional amendment protecting "Privacy"? That was it. A right to unlimited abortion is considered to be "privacy" under this provision. Meanwhile, the State bureaucrats can sneak onto your land, take samples and photographs, fine and you without recourse, they can beat on your door and examine your kids, they can search your car without a warrant. They don't call that privacy. Orwellian, isn't it?

Are you SERIOUS? Is that how it passed? I swear, we need to pass an immediate ban on using loaded words in ANY form of legislation or Constitutional amendment... Ugh!

From the California Constutition (the Communist manifesto that it is...):

Article I Declaration of Rights

Section 1. All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.

And there you have it. Californians are guaranteed a "right" to terminate their children based on two BROADLY DEFINED words. Ladies and Gentlemen, if this is the case, we are now officially in a state of Oligarchic Anarchy - where only the Lawyers truly rule, and the rest of us are mere pawns and serfs at the mercy of the legal system. If this isn't proof enough of the need to COMPLETELY remove Lawyers from the legislative process, I don't know what is.

Augh!

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