[helmsman]

Wait a minute, isn't Speedy the one who voted to allow a minor to have an abortion without the consent of her parents while he served on the Texas Supreme Court? Everybody knows that Bush is pro-life, because he says so. Therefore, the story cannot be true.

[lepton]

Wait a minute, isn't Speedy the one who voted to allow a minor to have an abortion without the consent of her parents while he served on the Texas Supreme Court?

Texas has a law on that, where the courts have to make decisions to allow or disallow that on a case-by-case basis. Gonzales was on a court that heard several cases where a plaintiff was trying to make use of the law. Some votes were yes, some were no, in accordance with the law. This then comes down to whether the Judge is to over-rule a bad law because he disagrees with it, or rules in accordance to what the law actually says. Since it has been decided at the SCOTUS level, that abortion is legal, ruling it illegal is not an option for him.

Also, actions to universally vote against abortion would likely have the result of minors MORE easily getting access to abortions without their parent's permission, as the judges rulings got blasted out of there.

[Artist]

"Everybody knows that Bush is pro-life, because he says so. Therefore, the story cannot be true."

You made me LOL with that one.