Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/12/84; site aero.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!aero!foy From: foy@aero.ARPA (Richard Foy ) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: Stand firm on your position. Message-ID: <358@aero.ARPA> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 12:06:55 EDT Article-I.D.: aero.358 Posted: Thu Aug 15 12:06:55 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:30:20 EDT References: <424@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA> Reply-To: foy@aero.UUCP (Richard Foy (Veh. Systems)) Organization: The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA Lines: 28 Summary: In article <424@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA> tdn@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA (Thomas Newton) writes: >What about: > > Any laws related to the slavery issue should be determined solely by the > plantation owners. Even better: No regulation, save that supported by > >Sounds just about as reasonable. Oh, and by the way, have any of you 'pro- >choice' people who favor restricting pro-lifer's freedoms of speech & voting >ever heard of the U.S. Constitution or the First Amendment? > > -- Thomas Newton > Thomas.Newton@cmu-cs-spice.ARPA Your analogy to the women deciding the abortion issue is very cleaver. However it is not a good analogy. Anyone; black, white, red, yellow, male, female, neuter, could be and have been slaves and slave owners. Thus anyone is in a position to contemplate realistically the prosepects of being either the benefactor or loser of slavery. Males cannot realistically contemplate the prospect of being pregnant. A better analogy would be; the only people allowed to make rules etc rregarding removal of the foreskin of infants should be males. or Any rules laws etc regarding removal of testicles should be made by males. PS I am a strong supporter of the Entire Bill of Rights, not just the First. Thus as someone said a long time ago "though I disagree with what you say I will defend to the death your right to say it"