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Perhaps he should have said that he does not personally believe in abortion as a Catholic, but will uphold the publics right to choose abortion as an American citizen. I believe one of the commandments is to honor your government and it's laws. Unless Kerry has committed an act of abortion, I don't think he has committed heresy.
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Well, here's the tricky problem. The right to abortion as a constitutional right only exists because the Supreme Court said so. If the Supreme Court were to reverse Roe v. Wade, then all of a sudden making abortions illegal would be a reasonable law, just like making parking in front of a fire hydrant illegal. Any laws by definition infringe on your liberty, which is allowed so long as they don't infringe on a fundamental right.
Kerry has said he is personally not for abortion, but he has also said he will appoint justices who uphold the rule of law. That's ducking the question, because on this topic, the Justices themselves *are* the rule of law.
Now, personally, I'm for Kerry on this issue, because I like abortions. I'm not so much pro choice, as I am pro-abortion. Just like I support spaying and neutering pets. Just like I think repeat sex offenders should have mandatory vasectomies, and just like I think women who keep popping out welfare babies with my tax dollars should have mandatory hysterectomies. I'm pretty much the anti-Catholic when it comes to procreation, because I want to see fewer human vermin on the planet, not more.
But, the answer isn't so simple as supporting another's right to their freedoms. If the Supreme Court decides this isn't a freedom anymore, the legislature will be free to put rules on it.
[See MagiK, I wasn't *completely* ignoring your emails.
C'mon, admit it, you thought I didn't even understand this side of the argument.]
[ 10-22-2004, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]