----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: Re: Brin: Second Salvo
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 05:55:11PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > > But, aren't Supreme Court rulings part of the law? > > I believe they call them decisions. Interpretations of the law. AFAIK, case law is part of the law. I'll check with a law professor friend of mine next chance I get. >Which is obviously not sufficiently precise for all situations. Nothing, even a precise definition, is fully proof against lawyers who are good at gaiming the system. > Besides, the Supreme Court hasn't ruled on everything, has it? No, but lets look at experimental data. I regularly see/hear of women convicted of some form of homicide or another for killing their newborns. Often it appears that the killing takes right after birth. Since Roe vs. Wade, I have not heard of a homicide conviction that has been upheld for a late term abortion. If you could provide me with a counter-example, then you would have made your case. Otherwise, there is overwhelming evidence that the line between homicide/cannot be homicide is at birth. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
