I said Women could do as they wished with their
> bodies, it was illegal in most states..
I meant to say women could NOT do as they wished with their bodies
"Sharon L. Buffington" wrote:
>
> Marian wrote:
>
> "The wealthy republicans seem to have a stance of "Anyone can make it if
> they try hard enough" - ignoring that there is poverty and that
> opportunities are not equal. They do not like being taxed and having
> their tax dollars spent on helping the little people
>
> Oh wise woman Marian...You have stated things in the very best of words
> and thought. I could not agree with you more on your reasoning.
>
> I believe the thing which separates people is the lack of compassion for
> those caught in the struggle for survival...the schism between ascribed
> and achieved status
>
> Marian also states
>
> "The conservative religious element frightens me even more. The
> founding fathers separated church and state for a good reason, and the
> conservatives would like to change that. This would open the door to
> religious/moral persecution and discrimination. Many republicans would
> like to disassociate themselves from their conservative religious
> faction, but because that group contains so many of their total number,
> they are unable to ignore them. I feel more comfortable with a party
> that cares about the welfare of the poorest citizens - that feels that
> there is a moral obligation to try to create enough for all."
>
> Absolutely correct. Because states did not separate church and state,
> the supremes ultimately had to make decisions. Whether it be on issues
> of abortion, privacy, or discrimination, states tried to take control
> and run over a person's right. Women could do as they wished with their
> bodies, it was illegal in most states..and is in some to this day, to
> have sex in anything other than the missionary (always an interesting
> choice of words to me) position, and non-whites were dealt with in a
> multitude of unseemly ways. What IS our Constitution about?
>
> It means you can believe as you want to believe...you can speak as you
> wish...but you may not enslave a person because she or he does not
> believe as you do. You shall not enslave a woman's body, you shall not
> tell people how they can be sexual, you shall not enslave certain people
> to a diminished education, poor accommodations, lowly employment, and so
> on BY LAW.
>
> I love the law. I do not love many of our laws but I stand for less
> government telling us what to do when their words are to enslave and in
> direct conflict with the constitution.
>
> I better get off my soap box here...I am humming "We Shall Overcome"
> LOL
>
> Peace........Sharon...bound for the JoniFest.
