Re: OT: My letter to Ron Paul

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:41:58 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:37:45 GMT, Richard The Dreaded Libertarian

I sent off this email a few minutes ago:
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Dr. Paul, you sound like a very staunch Libertarian, right up to that
"pro-life" part.

Don't you realize that that's the mantra of the neocon fundies? When a
woman becomes pregnant, does she forfeit her constitutionally-protected
rights to life, liberty, and property, and become some sort of beast of
burden?

Whose property are we, if not our own?

We really need to get the government out of the religion business; in
case you'd care to check, it's expressly prohibited by the Constitution.
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Dr. Ron Paul's position on this matter (as on other matters) appears to be
quite principled, and AFAIUI, amounts to "leave it to the states to
decide".

Yeah - I got an answer from his campaign staff, and that's pretty much
what they said:
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However, Dr. Paul differs from other pro-life candidates in that he
does not support a constitutional amendment banning abortion. He does
not want the federal government to dictate the issue. Dr. Paul
believes that the issue of abortion should be regulated by the states.

Congressman Paul on why the federalization of abortion law is unconstitutional:
http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/document.php?id=446
"While Roe v. Wade is invalid, a federal law banning abortion across
all 50 states would be equally invalid."
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So I like him again.

But, sadly, you're right - the big-buck powertrippers will find a way
to torpedo him.

Thanks,
Rich

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