[JCEccles]

Thompson’s “federalism” stance is as pro-choice as it is pro-life.

[Pistolshot]

That is a pretty dishonest post. You know it, we know it, and that same..."he's pro-choice'.... rhetoric is what got Pissant booted.

You'd do well to remember that.

[epow]

Thompson’s “federalism” stance is as pro-choice as it is pro-life.

As I said in #86, Fred knows that there is not enough support for a constitutional amendment banning abortion to have it passed by 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states. Any candidate who says he or she will end abortion is either lying or out of touch with reality.

The only hope for greatly reducing abortion in the relatively short term is via the USSC route, in which a conservative originalist USSC majority would reverse Roe and thereby allow states to once again decide their own policy on the issue. That isn't a perfect solution by any means, but it is a long step toward that goal while a total ban is simply not achievable until enough anti-abortion sentiment is generated to pass and ratify a constitutional amendment. No one is any more anti-abortion than I am, but I also realize that it won't be ended overnight no matter who sits in the Oval Office next.