tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post7338856642926707909..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: I like Dave, but here's why I won't be a RepublicanSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-43748484463802196292008-02-07T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:55:00.000-05:00"How can you hate abortion and think it is somethi..."How can you hate abortion and think it is something we must fight to protect? You should hate abortion because it is the bloody murder of an innocent child. There is not middle ground."<BR/><BR/>I hate many things, Dave, that are necessary to a free society. I hate allowing KKK members free speech. I hate bombing runs that kill Iraqi women and children. Both in some contexts are necessary.<BR/><BR/>"because it is the bloody murder of an innocent child" is not language of discourse, it's language of religious passion. I don't accept the idea that before a certain point that an undifferentiated embryo is a child, but I understand that you do.<BR/><BR/>However, that entity resides within the body of a living, breathing, sentient woman, whose right to control her own body is fundamental to a free society. I can argue from a historical standpoint that more women have been killed, enslaved, or denied access to power over the male need to control their reproductive freedom than due to almost any other cause since before recorded history.<BR/><BR/>The deaths and disfranchisement of those women is a palpably real issue, and I recognize if you do not that they have fundamental rights.<BR/><BR/>Dave, saying "there is no middle ground" is precisely why Dave Burris' vision of an inclusive Republican Party will never work at the State level. You're unwilling even to discuss the issue; you prefer to lecture me regarding your moral superiority.<BR/><BR/>We therefore cannot co-exist in the same political party, although we will obviously be able to make common cause from time to time over other issues.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-51975080050227486362008-02-07T09:45:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:45:00.000-05:00I like your post. We of course disagree on the so...I like your post. We of course disagree on the social issues.<BR/><BR/>How can you hate abortion and think it is something we must fight to protect? You should hate abortion because it is the bloody murder of an innocent child. There is not middle ground.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763905164821434222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-72821127522926086772008-02-07T07:00:00.000-05:002008-02-07T07:00:00.000-05:00Dana,Have you thought of asking them to work out a...Dana,<BR/>Have you thought of asking them to work out a deal wherein they provide transportation daily to the nearest school district with the appropriate services? For them it is a deal because that is a hell of a lot cheaper than if you force them to provide the services, and for your son it gets them the treatment he needs now.<BR/><BR/>I understand your reluctance to force the issue or to place an unreasonable demand on your school district, but I think you are caught in the trap of misplaced empathy. You realize that the folks in your district care and appear to be doing the best they can, so you don't want to turn them into adversaries or to further deplete their resources.<BR/><BR/>But here's the problem with that: for your son the clock is ticking. Every day that passes until he is about six years old is a fleeting treasure, because the ability to make rapid progress starts to deteriorate about then. He will conceivably locked into specific deficits at that point if you haven't made a certain amount of progress. You have to push as hard as you can RIGHT NOW to get him fives days a week year round.<BR/><BR/>I have this atavistic streak in me that says I will be socially responsible up to the point that it begins to affect my family, and then all bets are off. You need to press them with a sense of urgency that every day you lose is a day he can't get back.<BR/><BR/>I hope I did not phrase any of the foregoing offensively, but I feel really strongly about this for children like your son, and one of the tactics that the "system" uses is the "bureaucratic lull you into accepting a slow timeline for everything."<BR/><BR/>Please, please push as hard and fast as you can.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-76903099708209168932008-02-07T00:58:00.000-05:002008-02-07T00:58:00.000-05:00"Abortion? I hate it. Wish it didn't exist. Cringe..."Abortion? I hate it. Wish it didn't exist. Cringe to think about it. Viscerally it rips at me.<BR/><BR/>But it comes down to the question of who gets to make decisions about what happens in a woman's body--herself or somebody else?"<BR/><BR/>I feel exactly the same way as you. I support abortion rights, but if I were a woman I don't think I could have an abortion. My reasons aren't theological (I'm an agnostic), but they are spiritual. I have found that for me it is important to accept and embrace most of what life brings my way. That's not a prescription for anyone else, but it is for me. Besides, I'm crazy about kids. If I were well off at age 53, I'd like to have another one...adopt a child this time. I feel like I get more from relationship w/ children than I give them. For me that's part of embracing what comes my way.<BR/><BR/>We just got our son's evaluation from the NIH today. He's more delayed than I thought. They recommended year round 5-day a week special education. Some school districts in DE offer that, but not our school district. They offer it 3 days a week.<BR/><BR/>I hope we can work it out w/ them. If not, I might have to force them to do it legally. I hate that. I hate to add to the burden of financially-strapped school districts legal fees. But I'm hoping we can work it out through agreement.<BR/><BR/>What a pity, though, a parent has to worry about such a thing. We can't afford a private special education school. <BR/><BR/>To me paying for public education is like paying to build and maintain a road. It's infrastructure...public infrastructure.<BR/><BR/>Good post, Steve.Delaware Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619357338844485803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-19377860286996857962008-02-06T23:14:00.000-05:002008-02-06T23:14:00.000-05:00Here Here.Here Here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com