Debbie -

It's a wedge issue. Just like the gay marriage thing. If the Republicans in office really did ban gay marriage and abortion, then it would no longer be an issue for average Americans to fight over when election time comes around. And there wouldn't be those two huge issues to separate the Republicans and the Democrats, and the parties wouldn't have much to fight over or separate themselves except issues like the economy, foreign policy, etc. The average American would be forced to concentrate on what else separates the two parties. So, I propose the Bush administration and Congress should go ahead and do it. Go ahead and federally ban gay marriage and abortion completely, I say. Sound crazy? It's because they'd never do it.

Know what I mean?