Larry Cable wrote:
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No one as attempted to overturn Roe vs. Wade, I think that partial birth
abortion should be outlawed anywhere that considers itself civilized though,
and I haven't seen any state enforce consensual sodomy between adults for
years. The real problem with these issues are that they are just high enough on
everyones radar to be annoyed by attempts of activist courts to impliment
social legislation. However, all civilizations and countries control sexual
conduct in some manner, so the ban on Gay marriage rates right up there with
bigamy and polandry as important issues to me.


The partial birth abortion is rarely used. When it is, it is used only
when the mother is at serious health risk. I have yet to hear that it
was used as a birth control method, though I would agree that in this
instances, it is not acceptible. When there is medical reason for a
procedure, however, it is the doctor, not the insurance company, or some
unknowledgeable senator or layman that should make that decision.

Environementist are panicked because Bush probably won't push thier agenda.
Oops, but they didn't vote or support him, so that's kind of normal. That
doesn't mean that he is going to rape the environment. Most "Sportsmans"groups
support the Bush administration because he has dumped a lot of money into
habitat improvement and conservation set asides, preaches access to public land
and hasn't gutted the Clean Air and Clean Water acts, despite what has been said.
Current EPA website even shows an effort to combat the "Greenhouse Gases".
It probably won't be wonderful, but it won;t be a disaster either.


Bush and company have been adding anti-environmental riders to
legislation from his first day in office. He HAS gutted the clean air
and water acts and made it possible for oil companies (amazing how many
times that comes up) to pollute in greater quantities than they have
since the mid 1970's. He does not "preach access to public land," he
preaches exploitation and destruction of it. I haven't seen so much
doublespeak since I read 1984. Those of us who are paying attention to
this individual are, however, more concerned about how he has placed
restrictions on free speech (ex: arresting people for non-violent
protest on the sidewalk at the Republican Convention), established an
investigative arm that is worthy of the gestapo (check out the wrong
books from the library and the feds don't even need to swear out a
warrant to investigate you, all in the name of heimat, excuse me,
"homeland" security), and attempted to institute policies that are clear
violations of the separation of church and state, and you have a civil
rights record that is actually worse than his environmental one.

As Ben Franklin said, "those who would sacrifice security for freedom
deserve neither." Next time, if there is a next time to vote, consider
that before you run in fear from a terrorist act.

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Rick