I heard recently on NPR that the EU enshrines the Rght to Privacy as its most important

[Perky]

Whereas America enshrines the first amendment protections as its most essential.


I find this fascinating and I think raises a very interesting question. Why not a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a right to privacy?

Think this through for a moment. It would essentially change the core argument on the abortion debate, but it would also have profound implications on a variety of future court decisions and perhaps setting aside past precedents.


Beyond that. think of the knots it would tie the conservative in. The fundies would fight it. The NeoCons would fight it but the libertarians would fully support it. GOP candidates would have a hard time justifying either position without being excoriate by a significantly large portion of their base to potentially lose what traction they have. A seven year battle for passage could destroy the GOP as it tires to thread a needle that can't be thread.


I don't see how the GOP winds an election without all the parts of their coalition firmly in tow. Thoughts

[kestrel91316]

1. Problem is, the RW only wants privacy for themselves. They don't want it

for ANYONE else.

[Perky]

2. Not the libertarians though

The fundies would even be stretched good bit...If they want the right for themselves they will either say the right is implies and therefore the Amendment is not necessary which is going to be problematic for the pro-life crowd or they will say it it is needed taking away a foundational argument opposing an activist court. Or they will say they do not believe in the right which is not a tenable position

[kestrel91316]

3. You'll find no support for libertarians from my corner.

[Perky]

4. ..