re: Prior to Roe v Wade being overturned I had no idea that abortions were that common.

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Some people can’t empathize unless they are directly affected by the situation.

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Wy too many mistake misplaced empathy as emotion.

Most people would feel different about a child that was raped vs a whore using abortion as birth control.

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Scalia disagreed with you.

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Yeah, but what does some Supreme Court Justice know compared to Aggie Hank?

I hope you never find yourself in a situation where a loved one is raped or dies due to delayed healthcare.

My point is that you might soften your stance if the unthinkable happens to someone you care about.

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My point is that you might soften your stance if the unthinkable happens to someone you care about.

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And you might soften your stance if you think life is important and you have no say in whether or not your baby gets aborted.

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I was discussing legislation and regulation, though I did not make that clear.

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But legislation and regulation have to conform to constitutional standards, and the constitution is nothing if not protection of minority viewpoints and interests against the tyranny of the majority and the government.

We're discussing abortion, which has seen more than its share of constitutional scrutiny, so it's not like this is irrelevant, even if you're talking about legislation.

And if the constitution "says what it says," one thing we know you must agree with is that there is no "right to have an abortion."

Because that isn't in there. It's not stated and it's not implied and there's nothing that is stated or implied that is related to anything like it.

But back to this majority rule thing you seem to want. Are you a dumbass?

Seems like only dumbasses think that's a good idea. Our founding fathers certainly didn't. Of course, they weren't dumbasses.

So the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an authoritarian act, eh?

They used abortions as birth control. Now they know when whoring around, abortion can’t be used as a birth control

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They used abortions as birth control. Now they know when whoring around, abortion can’t be used as a birth control

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of course they can. they just have to drive further.

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Intelligent and well-informed people can disagree sometimes.

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I thought it was "grade-school level analysis"? An intelligent and well-informed Scalia would offer up a grade-school level analysis?

It's a double standard because you wanted gay marriage, nobody buys your contortions, everybody knows why the justices ruled the way they did. Scalia described this sort of tyranny perfectly during his confirmation hearing.

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oppressive, minority-backed legislation or regulation

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Three problems with that, Hank:

1. How is killing innocent human beings not "oppressive?" I didn't say "murder;" and I didn't say "babies," I chose my words carefully. If you'd like I can post medical definitions of the relevant words. Abortion (assuming the life of the mother is not at risk) by definition kills a human being who wasn't threatening the life or safety of anyone else. How can making it legal to kill those human beings at will not be "oppressive?"

2. You seem to be saying that when the constitution is silent (like we both agree that it is regarding abortion), the majority gets to decide. What if the majority decides on something that is "oppressive?" Is it o.k. then, as long as the majority chose it instead of the minority? Is the problem that it is "oppressive," or that the majority didn't get to choose it? Be careful, now, because you're going to likely negate the distinction you just made a big deal about.

3. The vast majority of this board considers you a dumbass. The question isn't in the constitution, so according to your own logic you need to stop being an authoritarian dick and quit insisting otherwise.

4. Here's a bonus problem with your position. We agree that Roe was bullshite, which means we agree that the question belongs to the states. In the majority of states that have adopted strict limitations on abortions, the majority of the population of the state agrees.