Abortion and other touchy subjects
This morning I am in Syracuse, NY. Light puffy clouds and a bit of a frost this morning. Beautiful!
Well, here we are again. We have a nominee for the Supreme Court and the Democrats are dead set against him if he is likely to disagree with Roe v. Wade. Note I wrote disagree, not overturn. The Republicans on the other hand, will throw a fit if they think he will not overthrow the decision.
The funny thing is that, there is no mention of anything remotely resembling abortion in the U.S. Constitution. And, the 10th amendment specifically states that anything not covered is remanded to the states or to the people. From that it would seem to not fall under the auspices of the Federal Government.
I do have a take that would fall under the Constitution, however. As a citizen of the United States of America, I am a sovereign individual holding title to myself. If that is a fact, then I can do with myself and all of my parts as I will. Women are no longer considered chattel so could be considered sovereign individuals in their own right. It would seem that anything in or on their bodies would belong to them as well.
The rights of the unborn child are brought up quite a bit. I have this to say. To have rights, one must have responsibilities. Until a child reaches majority, he or she is not a sovereign individual but a ward of his or her parent or the government.
Then, the question is: do you consider yourself your owner? The only other choice is that the government is your owner. Think about it. Who owns you? Who owns your child? Remember, whatever sanctions you put on someone else can be placed on you.
I would that abortion was rare. It is not the Federal, State of Local government' place to decide or control the actions of the citizen unless his or her action has direct negative or unwanted effect on another citizen.
Drugs fall under the same logic in my opinion. If you wish to harm your mind and or body it is your business. However, if your habit induces you to steal from me, you could wind up dead. Also, do not look to me for rehab.
The big deals with drugs are actually the following: Unregulated commerce is very difficult to tax and the "War on Drugs" is big business. Legalizing drugs would break a lot of rice bowls.
That is it for now.
Well, here we are again. We have a nominee for the Supreme Court and the Democrats are dead set against him if he is likely to disagree with Roe v. Wade. Note I wrote disagree, not overturn. The Republicans on the other hand, will throw a fit if they think he will not overthrow the decision.
The funny thing is that, there is no mention of anything remotely resembling abortion in the U.S. Constitution. And, the 10th amendment specifically states that anything not covered is remanded to the states or to the people. From that it would seem to not fall under the auspices of the Federal Government.
I do have a take that would fall under the Constitution, however. As a citizen of the United States of America, I am a sovereign individual holding title to myself. If that is a fact, then I can do with myself and all of my parts as I will. Women are no longer considered chattel so could be considered sovereign individuals in their own right. It would seem that anything in or on their bodies would belong to them as well.
The rights of the unborn child are brought up quite a bit. I have this to say. To have rights, one must have responsibilities. Until a child reaches majority, he or she is not a sovereign individual but a ward of his or her parent or the government.
Then, the question is: do you consider yourself your owner? The only other choice is that the government is your owner. Think about it. Who owns you? Who owns your child? Remember, whatever sanctions you put on someone else can be placed on you.
I would that abortion was rare. It is not the Federal, State of Local government' place to decide or control the actions of the citizen unless his or her action has direct negative or unwanted effect on another citizen.
Drugs fall under the same logic in my opinion. If you wish to harm your mind and or body it is your business. However, if your habit induces you to steal from me, you could wind up dead. Also, do not look to me for rehab.
The big deals with drugs are actually the following: Unregulated commerce is very difficult to tax and the "War on Drugs" is big business. Legalizing drugs would break a lot of rice bowls.
That is it for now.
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