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And how to do you feel about partial-birth abortion?

In a nutshell: I'm pro choice. PBAs are rarely performed. Abortion isn't in issue I really care about. I believe abortion ought to remain legal but that compromises can be made.

People who think like you truly scare me.

As we should. My beliefs seem to parallel those of mainstream America. When the fanatical religious right takes over the Republican party and turns it into a theocracy, believe me, I and many millions of formerly Republican voters will flee. I wil do what I can to prevent this from happening.

I hope you have no ambitions to become a judge.

Rest easy. A career in law looks unlikely.

"My beliefs seem to parallel those of mainstream America."

Are you gloating? Mainstream America is a blob in the center, largely without direction, waiting on someone to lead them, either from one side or the other.

"When the fanatical religious right takes over the Republican party and turns it into a theocracy, believe me, I and many millions of formerly Republican voters will flee. I wil do what I can to prevent this from happening"

Flee where? To the left? So what? Many millions will probably flee to the right too. For instance, this issue has galvanized me toward the right, and I'm not "fanatical". H@ll, I'm not even "religious". I just follow my heart on what is right and what is wrong; or in this case, what are clear instructions on how one wants to die and what is state-sanctioned murder. It is the issue that is of importance to me, not who on a particular side espouses it. I suspect there will ultimately be more traffic heading to the right on this issue than to the left, as the left has been largely without moral compass.

And where do you think the Republican party would be without the "fanatical religious right" as you can them? If you think Christians are looking for a theocracy, you don't really understand Christians. But that's okay - we don't look for understanding from Republicans like you. George Bush is president, a Christian, and as you can see, he has yet to establish a theocracy. But, if you really are a Republican, you should be thankful the religious right even bothers to vote or we'd be speaking of President Kerry.