Comments on: Huckabee Has Federalist View on Abortion

By: Langley Perry

Langley Perry — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:45:47 +0000

Of course he brings up class rhetoric, that’s all he has to “debate” with.

Nevermind the fact that today, with Roe v. Wade, it is still poorer families that have more babies- with abortion available!

What needs to be done is open up more incentives for these families - common cultural values about what it takes to raise a family, low taxes to reduce the burden on all families (regardless of class, imagine that!), and in general realizing that lower taxes, less regulation, and a more pro-growth economy does far more for families of lower income than populist rhetoric.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:05:20 +0000

Publius I love how you bring up class like the good little Marxist you are.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:40:36 +0000

I think abortion would remain legal in most jurisdictions at least in the first trimester. The defeat of the anti-abortion law in South Dakota showed that even in a socially conservative state, most people still support some form of choice. 5-10 states might enact bans that only have life of the mother exemptions, but I doubt they would represent more than 5 percent of the population as no large state would implement a ban.

By: Publius

Publius — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:24:18 +0000

As usual, you’re totally blind to the class implications here. Spoiled rich white kids like you are going to continue to take your girlfriends somewhere safe to have an abortion — wouldn’t that be a shocker at the next cocktail hour at the country club otherwise! All the while, poor women are forced to have their children (continuing the positive feedback loop of poverty that you so vehemently deny exists) or slice themselves up with coat hangers.

By: chaoticform

chaoticform — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:10:30 +0000

OR–some liberal state have abortion on demand and we watch young teen girls head there to have abortions.

Or stay at home and use a coat hanger.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:17:52 +0000

I like the idea of changing the platform to drop the “Human Life Amendment” because it is unrealistic and an abatross on the party with little realistic purpose.

In its place, place language calling for the states to have the right to decide preferably through some form of popular consultation.