An entire generation has grown up with legal choice. The youngest people who went to high school prior to Roe v. Wade are
45 years old. A baby born the day of the decision is 32 years old. Most of the college activists who fought for choice before the decision are old enough that Bush refers to them as "close to retirement".
Are people taking Choice for granted? Have Democrats taken Choice for granted? Has the GOP/DLC finally brought the Democratic Party far enough to the right where Democrats can no longer win votes for Choice -- even in our own caucus?
A couple of examples:
BANKRUPTCY: For the first time, this year the Democrats failed to pass the amendment against anti-choice protesters. Where were the women's groups?
SHIAVO: Randall Terry has been calling the plays and Senate Democrats rolled over while 46 House Democrats voted for Randall Terry's show of force. Where were the women's groups?
PENNSYLVANIA: According to the poll-watching political kingmakers, the best case scenario is for the Choice community to have lost before the first vote is cast. Where are the women's groups?
RHODE ISLAND: James Langevin voted for Randall Terry's Shiavo fiasco and is against a woman's right to choose. But his senate campaign is being backed by the same DC establishment that lost the votes on Bankruptcy and Shiavo. Where are the women's groups?
It is only March and already this year the women's lobby has been noticeably quiet during two very public legislative defeats. Going forward, it appears that Democrats will be reminded of Choice's dwindling power as anti-choice candidates tie up the general elections in two blue states.
If this is the momentum of the Choice community, how will they block anti-choice Supreme Court Justices?