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    I am not Pro-Slavery. Are you?

    DECEMBER 8, 2009 3:47PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: clash of absolutes, divisive, political answers, political questions, anti-slavery, anti-enslavement, pro-slavery, pro-enslavement, pro-abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, choice, risk, health, medical, service, servitude, involuntary, voluntary, enslavement, slavery, abortion, politics

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    Settled Law on Abortion, and Why Stare Decisis Matters

    NOVEMBER 22, 2009 2:28PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: strict constructionist, strict constructionism, strict construction, originalism, originalist, prohibition, pro-abortion, anti-choice, pro-life, pro-choice, choice, personal, private, from the bench, legislating from the bench, judicial activism, judicial overstepping, makes laws, making laws, legislating, legislature, civil law, law, doctrine, tempting of america, the tempting of america, justice scalia, justice antonin scalia, antonin scalia, scalia, judge robert bork, judge bork, robert bork, bork, roe vs. wade, roe v. wade, roe, legal opinion, legal case, legal strategy, analysis, strategy, alternative, alternate, reformulation, reformulate, formulation, formulate, penumbra of the ninth amendment, penumbra of the 9th amendment, penumbra, 9th amendment, ninth amendment, 1st amendment, first amendment, constitution, bill of rights, supreme court, court, liability, stare decisis, clash of absolutes, government meddling, government intrusion, coathanger, coat hanger, safe and legal, unfair, fair, legal, right, abortion, politics

    • 17 Ratings
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    • 42 Comments
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    Seeing Roe v. Wade as a Political Compromise

    NOVEMBER 15, 2009 5:47PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, right, pro-life, pro-choice, anti-choice, pro-abortion, anti-abortion, absolute, clash of absolutes, legal, fair, unfair, safe and legal, coat hanger, coathanger, roe, roe v. wade, roe vs. wade, law, personal, choice, compromise, neutral, middle ground, acceptable, unacceptable, political, philosophy, health, medical, abortion

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