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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, I've had it with you crazies. [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)or, as much as possible, restrict the ability for people to exercise their rights and purchase one.
I went to thomas.loc.gov and typed in abortion, advanced search just from May of this year. 15 items introduced in efforts to do things like protect a woman (by educating her to the risks) to a slew of other things. Guessing no matter how any of those bills and such are worded people would object to them.
How are the two related? Freedom and rights of the people. They are the same at the core, one is even mentioned by name by our founders (the other is merely implied).
Wanna know why people are passionate? Look in the mirror when someone is doing the same thing to other rights we hold, you might be surprised how you react when you care about freedoms of others.
Yes, some people are taking away OUR 'precious' - it is the people who have the 'ring' and want to use it's power for good, but through them it wields evil. Our precious freedoms that we are now wanting to hand over to the few in power.
I try to stand for them all, even the ones I don't use, because that - to me - is part of being a progressive.