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Let me explain in a little more detail: by accepting these folks we've started a whole junior league of anti-choice "Democrats" who will move up in the ranks.  Don't scoff- here in Colorado we elected an anti-choice Dem (Ritter) for Governor.  Everyone made the argument that so long as the state dems don't send him a bill outlawing control over your own body then he won't sign it.

Who do you think he will mentor and support?

We've got a statewide amendment that just made it on the ballot which would declare fertilized eggs fully human.

When we accept these assaults on the rights of women we create an atmosphere of it being acceptable.  Over time it becomes more so, just as letting a male worker get away with nude pin ups can start a much more severe atmosphere of sexual harassment.

Also, a number of women are getting mighty tired of being held hostage to certain candidates because of this issue of bodily soverignity.  When we allow anti-choice dems to proliferate we keep them/us on knife's edge.  

by Tehanu on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 10:36:02 AM EST
Tehanu,

I hear you.  I allude to living in the South most of my adult life in my post.  The exception was living in Denver from 1993 to 1998.  Different in some ways; in others, not so much. Outside the PRB and Denver itself, things descend into right-wing nutjob territory pretty quickly.  

If these are the kind of folks we need to be in a majority, I'd rather hold onto minority status a while longer and work harder to get true progressives in coalition.

by Phil in TN on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 10:45:09 AM EST
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Phil-

Part of the point of my post is that we probably won't need them to have a majority.  We have a majority right now and it relies on Ben Nelson and Bob Casey.  Come November, we won't be relying on Ben Nelson and Bob Casey for our majority anymore.

Of course, the danger lies in both the proliferation theory and in the potential for them to become a swing vote down the line.  

by BooMan on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 10:48:30 AM EST
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And that same Governor and the democratic majority aggressively oppose statute of limitations reform in cases of childhood sexual abuse.
by northcountry on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 10:55:34 AM EST
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