I've just read an op-ed piece by Bob Confer of the The Niagara Gazette, and I have to say: what a load of crap.
He writes:
Even though the abortion debate deals with the controversy of life and death — or supposed life or death, depending on whose side of the argument you’re on — it has over time transformed into one of the most boring facets of political banter at the national level.
Nothing ever changes with the debate. Year in and year out, it’s the same monotonous struggle, one split along party lines as the Democrats tend to rant about their pro-choice beliefs and the Republicans choose to expound upon the sanctity of life.
Those running for or desiring to stay in office sound eerily similar (depending on party affiliation) person-to-person and coast-to-coast. A Republican candidate in Oregon sounds exactly like a Republican candidate in Maine. They are trained to spout a canned response that echoes the mores of their party.
There exists a complete lack of ingenuity and creativity in the abortion debate because the politicians know full well it would be a waste of effort.
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That being said, when one casts aside emotion and looks at the abortion debate more logically, one will find it’s an issue based solely on lies. As much as abortion is now being touted as an issue of grave importance by politicos, it will rarely be mentioned while politicians are in power.
Well, what matters in politics is results.It does not matter what politicians say, so much as what they do. In the US, fetal rights forces are making gains. Pro-life politicians may not go on a mad tirade, but in the last 6 years or so, we've seen things move on this front, such as a ban on partial birth abortion and a veto on embryonic stem cell research.
It makes a heck of lot of difference who you vote for in the States.
He also writes:
One could probably and rightly assume these politicians could care less about the rights of mothers or, on the other side, the well-being of fetuses. If they did, the abortion issue would manifest itself in all-out political warfare in Washington. It never does. The only ones who keep the argument alive between elections are citizens: the grassroots activists on both sides of the debate.
It is all-out political warfare! Obviously, this guy isn't paying attention. The war is not only being carried out in public. I suspect the reason there isn't more legislation is because there is no one side of the issue that dominates the House or the Senate, or possibly because if something did happen, the politicians responsable would fear losing the election. The politicians are treading slowly on this one.
And how DARE people keep this subject alive! How dare people make this issue important to them. We should only care what the elites think. Individuals? They don't matter.
Politics really can’t get much more boring than this.
It sounds like someone's upset that politicians are not catering to his needs. Maybe he should go out and argue and canvass the way we activists on both sides have been doing for years, and maybe make a difference. Not only that, he's obviously NOT following the debate very closely.
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