tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post8946310247732440310..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: The Chronicle of Madison's Tomb: Why "Roe Rage" Has Nothing To Do With Legal TheoryDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-52308572184993895542008-01-11T11:01:00.000-08:002008-01-11T11:01:00.000-08:00I look at issues like this (and the issue of marri...I look at issues like this (and the issue of marriage-like rights for unmarried and same-sex couples) in terms of a divide between law and culture. People enact laws to reflect their cultural expectations. Earlier last century, it was culturally acceptable to prohibit interracial marriages and to deny women the right to vote. As our culture grew more educated, our laws changed to reflect our increased understanding. This seems to be what is happening now with debates over stem cells, abortion, and gay marriage. Our culture is changing, and some states are embracing that change by amending their laws. Some people are digging in their heels and trying to stand against the winds of change. Ultimately I think they will be swept away.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594778587481426983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-45379945460980050282007-08-03T00:33:00.000-07:002007-08-03T00:33:00.000-07:00Pardon the brevity, but I'm tired.I've studied eno...Pardon the brevity, but I'm tired.<BR/><BR/>I've studied enough law to know that it's only as useful as the ends it acheives. If straightforward legal reasoning leads to a bad conclusion then ditch the fuckin law.<BR/><BR/>Too many smart folk who spent too much time studying law have come to nactually worship it.<BR/><BR/>And that does no one (but the career lawyers) any good.<BR/><BR/>mnuez<BR/>www.mnuez.blogspot.commnuezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328856077944673860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-85133135426119349152007-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:002007-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:00I by and large agree with your post. The primary c...I by and large agree with your post. The primary caveat I would add is that people will have multiple moral and policy positions which will virtually never be free of conflict. There are a large number of people for whom abortion is such a primary moral issue that all other thoughts about freedom from government, personal responsibility, religious beliefs, etc., will all be relegated to the background to get the right result on abortion. This does not mean, however, that they do not have such other moral beliefs and that they may not take precedence at some other time. There may come a time for more citizens in which the results of the power of government are more important than the results of abortion policy. I guess I will copy this over on your blog, since this entry has gotten so old here on TMV.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.com