[firebrand]

The morally correct, honest pro-life reply would have been "Although a pro-life amendment would be desirable, we pro-life people have very little chance of getting that done. If the matter is returned to the states, at least some unborn children's lives will be spared."

Fred may actually believe this.

He gave the politically expedient pro-life reply.

But throwing the cloak of federalist absolutism over a moral issue of life and death is not honest. You can't do it with the Second Amendment, or with marriage either. The practical reason why not is that there would be chaos. The moral reason why not is that if something is wrong, it's wrong in every state.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Right. I believe his personal conversion to the pro-life cause is genuine but Fred has to have the courage to be politically pro-life as well. To do nothing to stop the spread of evil is to become an accessory to it.

[Mr Rogers]

The President doesn’t act on morals. He acts within the constraints of the Constitution. IIRC, murder is left to the states to deal with. Why is abortion different than murder?

[Calpernia]

Very nicely worded Firebrand.

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