Not quite sure what you mean by this...hard to decipher with just these words...
however, if you mean this is the
reason the right has moved social issues to the forefront, I don't think this is the reason at all. ( If that is not what you meant, then perhaps you'll respond with more detail). IMO Roe v Wade is just the issue that generates the most attention.. and causes a distraction for what they really want: to be sure their interpretation of the Divine is interjected into government...that they are doing "God's will"... and the country should be doing that too.
A woman's right to choose does not in their minds fit with their interpretation of "God's will", and so they are naturally against it, but it has been, and is, conveniently used by the right wing strategists to divide the citizenry. Used by a lot of people who in their private lives, don't even believe what they are pushing.
Most people have very strong opinions about it, but the evidence shows that the majority of the citizens feel a woman should have a right to choose. The right element uses this, though, to their advantage because both sides feel so strongly about it; and while that debate is taking all the air out of the room, they slowly but surely work towards their main objectives.
Geo, like Andy, I think this is an interesting thread. I believe if more of us really looked at the issues and the history behind some of them--instead of reacting to some "news" pundit's interpretation of the history and evidence, it would make for a much more deliberate selection of our representatives...and our government would function better.
But, until the people decide to educate themselves and take some responsibility for our part of the "We, the People", we are stuck with the result of whomever has the loudest voices...on all sides; so today we see the Tea Party garnering some power, not because they are a majority by any means, but because they are talking the loudest...and other, more thoughtful people, are going about their day to day lives, thinking no one is paying any attention to those people over there who are yelling about birth certificates and death panels...
As I have said before, IMO, we ignore this at our peril.
Thanks for starting the thread. I hope we can continue to discuss the issues w/out being uncivil to one another. If so, we probably all can learn something we didn't know.
