And isn't that the problem? I mean, I hate it that basic human rights are fundamentally at the mercy of politicians, none of whom seem especially invested in them - I mean, the House Dems used abortion rights as a bargaining chip for Healthcare reform with the Stupak amendment. The largest issue I have with Davis is…

How could it hurt her unless I advocated not voting for her - which I didn't? If a person was going to vote for Davis solely for pro-choice reasons, I'd suggest that person needs to follow their conscience in deciding what to do.

What I was saying was that I felt like your defense of Davis went way too far. I really felt like that when you said "she does stand with women." Because she doesn't stand with those women who would need abortions after 20 weeks. So how could you say that in good faith? You keep saying you don't have much invested in…

But isn't that the problem? I am not saying that women shouldn't vote for Davis. If they value women's rights, they probably will - but that's not really a vote FOR Davis. It's a vote AGAINST Abbott. What I find the most distasteful is that Davis has run a campaign (especially the national fundraising one) on the…

If the word fap makes you feel gross, I'd suggest staying away from Groupthink. They discuss va-jay-jays over there and everything.

It depends. The anti-abortion strategy has never been to actually get these laws enforced. Their point is to create enough of these laws that eventually, with hope, one of them will reach SCOTUS and they'll rule in their favor. Even if Davis believes these laws cannot be enforced, even introducing them or allowing…

If you think fapping will get me banned, you haven't been here very long. I wish you luck, tho!

I have never said that Davis supporters shouldn't vote for her. Maybe they care about more than her abortion views. Maybe they're voting on another issue. But what should happen is that if people were supporting (and more importantly, donating to her) on the basis of her pro-choice stance, they should certainly call…

Well, I'd suggest the same to you, but it's fairly clear you've been fapping to Wendy Davis for the better part of an hour now.

Well I should add that if you've been around here a while and seen my other postings, I actually am crazy - Bipolar disorder. So I think I should add that. But you shouldn't use your doctorate as evidence of knowing conclusively of what you speak. I don't. Because I recognize that there's more to know and that I might…

You know what? That last comment was asshole-ly of me. I do get my rankled up when people use the Ph.D. card, because they do it in court to try to shut down questioning and the like. I should not have been so nasty with the last comment.

Pro-choice laws have been implicated in cases far beyond abortion. Roe is cited a lot in matters of medical choice (especially the right to refuse treatment). Basically any issue that deals in the right to make (or refuse) anything on your own body cites back to Roe and it's progency of cases. I've cited in in matters…

What I said was that simply mentioning "I have my PhD" isn't all that impressive. In addition, I've pointed out the flaws in your reasoning as to why Davis is still "pro-choice: (she's not). It seems like you're more miffed that a person without a Poli. Sci doctorate dared to argue with you on a topic you claim to…

I'm not speaking down to you. But pro-choice as a concept goes so far beyond what people think it does. It's not just abortion - though that is a large part of it.

My doctorate is in Applied Theology and Divinity Studies. Thank you for the assumptions, but I have that in addition to the JD, bu thank you for the smart-ass assumptions. You know what happens when you assume, especially on the Internet.

Uh, It's called a dual-major, sweetie. One can have two majors in college and obtain a doctorate in one and not the other. I guess we can feel fortunate that your doctorate isn't in either math or logic. That would certainly be embarrassing.

I don't take this race personally. But I consider myself a pro-choice woman. But I'm an attorney - I get what pro-choice really means. It's the damn heart of all other rights. If I can't have absolute control of my person, I have nothing else. I get that. And yes, it is frustrating as hell to see the most fundamental…

Hey, if you have a Ph.D. you must be smart. Oh wait, I have one of those too, and I don't remember it being super tough, so your mileage may vary. Frankly, I don't find it irrational to argue that one of the most basic, fundamental human rights should not be upon for debate or compromise. The fact that you feel it can…

Why does it need to be a comparison? Again, not being as bad as somebody else doesn't make you good. It makes you less bad. Every single pro-choice organization out there states that supporting a 20-week abortion ban is an ANTI-CHOICE position. Do you understand what that means? It means the exact opposite of…

I was actually a Poli. Sci major too, honey, so you don't exactly impress me. And it's not just me saying that supporting a 20-week ban is anti-choice. That's the official positions of Planned Parenthood, NARAL, Emily's List and all the other pro-choice organizations out there. So if you feel differently, you might…