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JosephKK

Tom Del Rosso lid posted to sci.electronics.design:

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in message

Jim Thompson wrote:

So why does the "middle" vote Democrat?

Because the GOP frightened them off by getting into bed (or more
accurately, a restroom stall) with the wacko conservatives. The GOP
used to be the sane party when it had a more libertarian
philosophy.

And if they didn't they would have lost a lot more elections when
New-Dealism was ascendant. How could they possibly stay Libertarian
when its antithesis gained such a religious following.

Roe v. Wade comes to mind too. It was the left that decided to
force their
view on everyone regardless of public opinion. Naturally people on
the
right who wanted to force their way responded. Only a few
intellectuals could grasp the need to let the democratic process do
its work and allow
some states to go one way and some to go the other way. But it's
not the
GOP's fault that intellectuals are a minority. They had to get
supporters somewhere.

Roe v. Wade was not about the left forcing its views on the world, but
of stopping the religious right from imposing a continuing public
health nightmare. The abortions were happening in back alleys with
rusty wire coat hangers and knitting needles in the bathroom and the
young women with a "secret" were dying of complications. 'Tis better
that it be legal.
Though i am kind of ****ed off about the guv'munt paying for it.
Particularly when it is not coupled with collateral sterilization.