[MD] Morality, Abortion and the MoQ

[krimel at krimel.com]

MP:
Wow. That's a lot fear, Krimel. A lot of closed minded and pretty bigoted
fear at that. If we weren't sure already that "fear is the mindkiller"  
you are well on your way to proving it.

[Krimel]
Well, the religious right has taught me many lessons in fear. They  
have also been role models for bigotry now that you mention it. In  
fact they remind me of something Baron Harkonnen said about the Bene  
Gesserit, "The universe would be better rid of them all!"

[MP]
Do you think we can't legislate reasonable abortion laws, locally or  
nationally?
Why?

[Krimel]
No I don't. Because I remember when we tried and failed. It was an  
abysmal mess.

[MP]
Has the nation been over-run by those you fear, hate and malign?

[Krimel]
Yes, actually it has. Fortunately, I think people are beginning to  
understand the dark side of Raygun's American and perhaps our long  
slide into stupidity has ended.

[MP]
If so, then why risk legislating on a whole host of other issues? Why  
not let the courts make *all* our decisions?

[Krimel]
Duh, because the constitution specifies the separation of powers. You  
might try reading it instead of whining about it. The court's role in  
such matters is to prevent tyranny of the majority. Certain rights are  
not negotiable nor subject to legislative fiat.

[MP]
You are abdicating to the court the responsibilities of democratic  
freedom out of
fear. Its a losing proposition; you will still end up with fear, but  
have lost your
freedom.

[Krimel]
This is simply NOT what happened. It is as though you think that by  
shouting a lie loud enough and often enough, that will make it true.

The Court exercised its responsibility under the law to interpret the  
law. This isn't morality. It is civics (as in pertaining to civil  
matters, not a lot full of Hondas). The court did not remove any  
freedom. They in fact remedied the power of the several states to  
arbitrarily limit the freedom the constitution guarantees for its  
citizens.

If a state passed a law demanding that citizens quarter troops in  
their homes, the court would have to rule that law and any such law in  
any state as null and void. Roe v Wade does not restrict the right of  
legislatures to write stupid laws. It merely serves warning that such  
laws violate the constitution and won't stand for long.

[MP]
"Knowledge is the antidote to fear." Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Krimel]
"Circle, circle. Dot, dot. Now you've got your cootie shot." Anonymous