Originally posted by FATBOYPEE
Who made the Law in the first place ?

We all trust in our respective governments to do what is right by us. Sometimes/often, by our personal standpoint , they screw it up. I don't agree that it's wrong to ask a government to change a law. I don't think it's conceited, selfish or bad, if enough of us want to change a law and make that request, , then a majority consensus should prevail and that law should be changed. It is the job of the government to make the laws on behalf of those they represent considering all views and standpoints (I'm not naieve enough to say this happens all the time !!!!), therefore it is their duty and their right to intervene should the majority require them to do so. That's democracy. If we really don't like the laws & decisions they make, whell hey, vote them out !
Fatboy, it is a matter of jurisdiction. You and your community need to decide this. Your city, your county, maybe even your state. But this is not a matter for a federal law. Using gambling as an example. If it was voted for on a national level, it would be illegal, nation wide. Now why are you going to be so arrogant as to force the idependent state of Nevada to bend to your selfish whim?

It is a matter of civics. Most people in this country think the civil war was fought because of slavery. It was fought because of state's rights. Slavery was the vehicle the federalists used to force their opinion on the states.

'Course, the federal government was two-faced. If they were going to make slavery a national issue, then they needed to stick to the few national laws. In other words, every man should have a vote, even the blacks. The federal government was just as racist, but they weren't agri based, so they could get over the loss of slaves. They had no desire to make them equal citizens, so they only gave them an eight of a vote (or maybe it was three eighths).

Point is... if the federal government steps in to ban abortion, then they have to go all the way. They have to stick to the consitution, and they have to give that fetus full human rights. Which may be fine, I'm not saying it isn't. But there are complications. Preganant mothers can now drive in the HOV lanes alone. Anyone who kills a pregnant mother is guilty of double homicide, even if he didn't realize she was pregnant. Healthcare must cover the mother and child seperately, not the pregnant mother as one person. The list goes on.

As to the civil war. Well, the independent states who felt strong enough about it should've declared open war on the slave states. The federal government shouldn't've gotten involved unless they were prepared to give every man a vote.