28th January 2003, 2:17 PM
The environment? From everything I've seen, conservatives just will never accept that it in as bad a state as it is... or that trying to save wild places and our air and water is a very good idea. So I won't bother... except to say that I find it very important to do that and think we desperately need stronger environmental legislation, not like Bush here who is doing his best to gut everything we've got protecting what's left of the environment...
Some things should be regulated. Others should not. Here's an example... free speech. Do I agree in any way with Neo-Nazis like the ones who had that rally recently in Lewiston? Of course not! But do I think for a second that their right to free speech should be limited? No! They have the same right to express opinions I do... and I wouldn't want that to change. Of course, many other nations don't have a Bill of Rights, but we do.
The government should regulate some things, but not others... and abortion is one that should not be regulated. Most things that don't hurt anyone (note: 'anyone' includes yourself. I'm quite definitely against legalized drugs.), in most casts, probably shouldn't be. Theft? Of course... or murder or something (I'm against the death penalty, though. And happy we don't have it in Maine...it should be that way in all the states...). But not abortion or stuff... as for things like euthinasia (like Kevorkian I think), I'm not sure what I think...
I, and any abortion supporter, makes the distinction between when a person is a person when they are born... I'd say it makes sense. People like you say its some other time or something... those aren't really reconciliable positions...
Oh, and I didn't argue a lot because this really is not an issue you can really argue. The same as in any abortion argument I've seen in reality -- the two sides say their opinions. There
is no debate and really can't be... there is no grounds to debate when the differences are so vast and unbreachable... the activists in both sides hate the very idea of supporting the other one so that isn't something that leads to discussion. It makes attacking your ... 'logic'... kind of hard.
Like organized religion, actually. Stuff like abortion, religion, politics (when you greatly disagree) probably aren't things that friendly people should discuss if they don't want to start arguing a lot... gay rights is probably another one, for people who don't like that idea.
Some things should be regulated. Others should not. Here's an example... free speech. Do I agree in any way with Neo-Nazis like the ones who had that rally recently in Lewiston? Of course not! But do I think for a second that their right to free speech should be limited? No! They have the same right to express opinions I do... and I wouldn't want that to change. Of course, many other nations don't have a Bill of Rights, but we do.
The government should regulate some things, but not others... and abortion is one that should not be regulated. Most things that don't hurt anyone (note: 'anyone' includes yourself. I'm quite definitely against legalized drugs.), in most casts, probably shouldn't be. Theft? Of course... or murder or something (I'm against the death penalty, though. And happy we don't have it in Maine...it should be that way in all the states...). But not abortion or stuff... as for things like euthinasia (like Kevorkian I think), I'm not sure what I think...
I, and any abortion supporter, makes the distinction between when a person is a person when they are born... I'd say it makes sense. People like you say its some other time or something... those aren't really reconciliable positions...
Oh, and I didn't argue a lot because this really is not an issue you can really argue. The same as in any abortion argument I've seen in reality -- the two sides say their opinions. There
is no debate and really can't be... there is no grounds to debate when the differences are so vast and unbreachable... the activists in both sides hate the very idea of supporting the other one so that isn't something that leads to discussion. It makes attacking your ... 'logic'... kind of hard.
Like organized religion, actually. Stuff like abortion, religion, politics (when you greatly disagree) probably aren't things that friendly people should discuss if they don't want to start arguing a lot... gay rights is probably another one, for people who don't like that idea.
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