5/16/05, JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 10:56 AM 5/16/2005 -0700, Nick Arnett wrote: > >> I don't see it that way. Let's take one contraversial subject: > abortion. > >> The standard liberal Democratic position is to defend all abortions > without > >> question. > > > >Extremist strawman hogwash. That is neither the party position, nor much > of > >anybody in it. > > Oh really, NIck???? > > Then I am sure that you are more than happy to provide information to > disprove Dan's proposition. Republicans have proposed a number of > sensible restrictions on abortion over the years. Can you name one such > restriction that was supported by liberal Democrats????
OK, it wasn't clear and from the tone I assumed the word "liberal" was used as a perjorative. Instead you have made a steeper test - that "liberal Democrats", not Democrats as a whole but a subset of them, must have opposed all these measures. Allow me to provide a list of suggestions: > -no public funds should be used to fund abortions > -Catholic hospitals should not be required to perform abortions > -minors should be required to notify their parents or a judge before > getting an abortion > -there should be a mandatory waiting period for an abortion > -"partial-birth"/"dilation and extraction" abortions should be prohibited > -abortions after viability should be prohibited > -gender-selection abortions should be prohibited All of these positions have been supported by Democrats. But this is a straw man argument. Lets try the same type of argument in a slightly different context Why do the conservative Republicans always feel that government belongs in the bedroom regulating behavior? Why do they always feel that the government knows more than a woman and her doctor on sexual matters? Can you point me to positions where these are not consistently supported by conservative Republicans? -- Gary Denton Easter Lemming Blogs http://elemming.blogspot.com http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
