John Hawkins over at
Right Wing News has written an analysis on Fred's abortion comments. Core to his analysis is his belief that a life amendment is no attainable:
Republicans can't ban abortion outright because of Roe v. Wade. We could try for a constitutional amendment to get around that, but it would be futile, because they couldn't get enough support for it. Until Roe v. Wade is overturned (and we'd need to replace at least one more judge after Alito gets on the court to do it), we're stuck.
Therefore:
That's why I don't find Thompson's position on this issue to be troubling. To the contrary, it's actually a little reassuring in a roundabout way (Pay close attention to this next paragraph or you'll get confused).
Let me tell you why: since we can't get a constitutional ban on abortion passed, we lose nothing if Thompson gets elected and doesn't support it. That being said, it would have been politically advantageous for him, with social conservatives, to say that he supports the Amendment. The fact that he isn't supporting it is another strong indication that he means what he says about Federalism. That's great news for people who are pro-life, because it means he will likely keep his promise to appoint an originalist judge who respects the Federalist principles in the Constitution and any such judge would certainly vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Granted, if Thompson said he supported the Constitutional Amendment, it would also be another indicator he was going to appoint a judge who would overturn Roe v. Wade, but still -- any candidate who really believes in Federalism will move the ball forward for those of us who are conservatives -- and not just on pro-life issues.
I think this is sound analysis and social conservatives should keep this in mind--particularly before tossing Fred aside for a lesser candidate.
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