“And then when we contrast Hunter to Thompson, we see Thompson wanting to take a federalist approach. No one would take a federalist approach to baby killing, so it is a sign that Fred simpy doesn’t want to deal with it.”
Exactly. Plus, it is an unconstitutional approach. Many people here seem to confuse federalism with states’ rights. States’ rights is only one aspect of federalism.
Federalism is about defined powers and duties, separate powers and duties, and shared powers and duties.
The constitution identifies some powers as belonging to a specific branch of govt., or to the state or federal domain,as in the president being the commander in chief, or the congress controlling budgets, and undefined powers belonging to the states.
Then, there are supposed to be separate powers, like the federal gov’t maintaining the military, and state govt’s handling ordinary and local things, like zoning, and police and fire departments.
Then, of course, there are shared duties: like DEFENDING HUMAN LIFE-the primary purpose of all levels and branches of government.
Defending human life is not a federalist issue.
Defending human life is not a federalist issue.
***Bears repeating. Especially if what life is being defended is more innocent, defenseless and cannot speak for itself.
21, What do you consider “lifting one finger” and what exactly would it be possible for anyone to do as under the Constitutional duties of a President? What exactly leads you to believe that Fred Thompson would not do those things?
21 and Kevmo, are you aware of the roll the Senator had in the confirmation of John Roberts? Do you know that he voted 100% to limit and/or ban abortions when given the chance in the Senate?
Have you read or heard the Senator’s story about witnessing the ultrasound of his daughter?
Here’s the pdf from Senator Thompson’s website, on traditional family values
http://www.fred08.com/Virtual/Media/SocialValues120507.pdf
From the “Issues: Principles” page at the website, http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx
“Building Strong Families: Strong families are the bedrock of our nation and our culture. They are built around the sanctity of life and the institution of marriage, which is the union of a man and a woman. “