He is running for president and the question was asked in a debate and rightly so I think most would say.When you pose "why are we dealing with a hypothetical"
There is absolutely no reason to ask a hypothetical when the answer is already known.
I think that would not be acceptable for someone running for that office to try to ignore or duck the question and they won't and can't.
You're kidding right? I would hope you get to know Dr. Paul's positions better, because there is absolutely no ducking anything. He has been saying the very same thing for ages. His position on abortion is absolutely nothing new, and he has never been shy about it, or private. He's always said the same thing. If you watch age old videos (+20 years), you'll be amazed at how he has not changed. Make no mistake...there's no ducking questions when it comes to Dr. Paul.
I beleive no legislature federal or state should be able to decide on this or any other basic right.
Technically, a state can make anything law that does not contradict the constitution. The constitution gives states the right to decide things like abortion, even though you believe abortion is an intrinsic right.
By the way, the privacy argument for abortion is a complete sham, and extremely unconstitutional. Roe v. Wade is one of the most unconstitutional cases of all time, regardless of what our personal views on abortion are. You wouldn't appreciate me, as a Supreme Court justice, saying that abortion should be ******* everywhere, would you? Of course not.
Abortion, like everything else that the federal government is not allowed to legislate, based on the constitution, is a state issue.
Really besides the war he sounds pretty much like all the other pubs
That is absolutely not true. Take the following as examples.
1. He would not support any federal legislation banning *********.
2. He voted against the Patriot Act.
3. He is for bringing back all troops overseas (not just Iraq), except those, of course, who are looking for Usamah Bin Laden. He supported the Afghanistan invasion.
4. He is for the legalization of hemp.
5. With the exception of Huckabee, I believe Dr. Paul is the only Republican calling for getting rid of the IRS.
6. He is the only one on the Republican side who vigorously defends all of the Bill of Rights (and the rest of the constitution, of course), and especially the first and fourth amendment (i.e. search, seizure, etc.).
7. He is against the Real ID.
8. He is against ******* NSA wiretapping (wiretapping without a warrant).
There's more, but I think eight examples is more than just the war.
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