I am rabidly pro-choice

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22. Your assessment is absolutely correct, but no one's mind is going to be changed by the logic. The

reason is they view it as a human rights issue.

The Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights act are analogous. The Northern Democrats and the Republicans were responsible for the Civil Rights Act becoming law. The Southern Democrats did everything to try and stop it. In fact Robert Byrd led the filibuster effort to do just that. However, it was the Democratic president , and the Democratic majority in Congress that allowed the Civil Rights Act to be introduced in the first place. That is the value of having a majority in Congress, they get to set the agenda.

There will always be a balance for voters in deciding between two candidates, and those who don't vote because they believe a single issue will compromise what they stand for, are effectively letting OTHERS determine those other issues.

For one reason or another, 47% of the populace didn't bother to vote. Every Democrat running for Senate in those critical swing states lost to the incumbent, establishment, republican. Those 47% who didn't bother to vote, and those who voted third party, effectively let those OTHERS decide who would occupy the WH and have the majority in Congress.

The majority of those who are faced with this issue will be those in red or purple states.