Mississippi voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to ban abortion by declaring that life begins at conception.
The so-called personhood bid lost yesterday by a margin of about 58 percent to 42 percent, with 84 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press. The amendment to the state constitution would have redefined the term “person”to include “every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the equivalent thereof.”
That's right, women should have the right to decide what happens to their own bodies. The vote prevents the state from taking that right away.LOL, it's funny. I've seen liberals say an issue like abortion shouldn't even be left to the states, much less the voters, but I guess it's ok to do so long as the outcome is agreeable.
LOL, it's funny. I've seen liberals say an issue like abortion shouldn't even be left to the states, much less the voters, but I guess it's ok to do so long as the outcome is agreeable.
More like... unless the outcome is sane.
There was no real justification for giving personhood to a ZEF, aside from the usual hysteria about murder and killing innocent little children. The fact that is that you can't make this decision for everyone. Each person must ask themselves what this existential and spiritual issue means to them. That's what pro-choice means.
You can't just white wash people's free will and not let them decide this for themselves. The people of Mississippi have spoken, and thank God for that. They've shown the world that the social-right there does not represent them.
What if the vote had come out differently? Would you be lauding the people of Mississippi then, or is it only if you agree with them?
I would laud any position that is consistent. Whether I agree with it or not. The conservative views on too many issues are just way too inconsistent for logic to apply.What if the vote had come out differently? Would you be lauding the people of Mississippi then, or is it only if you agree with them?
Bad day in conservativeville, eh? First the DC Circuit upholds Health Care Reform, then Ohio voters repeal anti-union legislation, then not one but two women come forward to accuse Herman Cain of sexual misconduct, and now voters in Mississippi (of all places) have handed a resounding defeat to anti-abortion legislation that was expected to pass!
Mississippi Voters Reject
This was yet another conservative effort to make an end run around Roe v. Wade. It may have failed in part due to speculation that it would actually outlaw the use of contraceptive pills.
I would laud any position that is consistent. Whether I agree with it or not. The conservative views on too many issues are just way too inconsistent for logic to apply.
Seems to me that this vote is indicative of an idea of I've been mulling over for some time: The extremes we're seeing in the legislature are not representative of the goals and ideals of the people. I've seen programs and ideas pushed at the state and federal level from both sides that the majority of voters aren't keen on or vote down.
I wonder: Are we voting in people more to the left or right than ourselves to balance what we consider to be "extremism" on the other side?
Seems to me that this vote is indicative of an idea of I've been mulling over for some time: The extremes we're seeing in the legislature are not representative of the goals and ideals of the people. I've seen programs and ideas pushed at the state and federal level from both sides that the majority of voters aren't keen on or vote down.
I wonder: Are we voting in people more to the left or right than ourselves to balance what we consider to be "extremism" on the other side?
LOL, it's funny. I've seen liberals say an issue like abortion shouldn't even be left to the states, much less the voters, but I guess it's ok to do so long as the outcome is agreeable.
Despite the stereotypes, they are smart people with a good dose of common sense.
Shhhhhh.
We prefer that the fools who think we are fools continue to do so.
Big Al
We prefer to let you fools think that you aren't fools, despite the fact that you trail the nation in virtually every significant metric.
:lol: No matter where the word fool is mentioned on the internet, you always show up.
I reckon you have a singular positive quality - yer consistent.:lamo
I had hoped you had elevated your game. Stupid me, another Mississippi failing.....
Big Al
Same tired material. You should hire some writers or something.
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