I can see that you are right about all of that, Ron, but personally I think the issue of abortion is a stupid non-issue. It should be up to the individual person who is being affected and not dictated by people who have no stake in the matter.

                   And you're right again, by recognizing that Bush used this element to move those voters to support him in 2000 and 2004. Ultimately, it seems to me, the American people are going to have to decide just how many people they think North American can support comfortably, and that would be the determining factor.

                   Maybe the agonizing irony of it all is, the only option that is given to the voters is to build a fence or not to build a fence. The problem, of course, is that building a fence doesn't do much to curb population growth, but not building a fence is just a little bit worse. Nobody seems to be willing to deal with the entire problem--at least not people who are in a position to do anything about it.

                  Frankly, I think it is an issue that could very easily escalate to the point of armed violence. I'm a little surprised that is hasn't already.