Mac-Coleman

2 January 2012 –

Bumper Sticker Of The Day – Can you handle the 10^th Amendment?

There are two primary arena where one must fight the battle over abortion practices and policies in the United States. To be decisive, one must win in both arena; and, importantly, every question on the subject can be adequately answered in one or both arena.

The first battleground is a jurisdictional conflict. There we must determine again the proper venue for abortion legislation and its inevitable legal review. There are advantages, disadvantages, and dangers in deciding this question on the federal or the state level. The Constitution is clear on who has jurisdiction in such matters, but zealots on all sides have been wont to abuse the Constitution while pursuing a result—the unescapable, unintended consequences be damned.

The second arena is a larger, moral one. We must do at least the following in our own lives and in the political process that extends outward from the individual, the family, and the group of the like-minded: clearly prioritize the competing rights of the unborn, society, the individual, and the family; precisely determine the moral obligations our society has to protect, honor, and sustain life; and, consistently display the moral courage required to maintain those positions in the fray

More tomorrow.