Sluts Unite/War on Women?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

As you know, characterizing it as such emphasizes the outcome rather than the intent. The outcome is arguably most important because the range of intents is debatable.

The range of intents is subjective down to the person. The outcome (or at least the desired outcome) is pretty easily ascertainable.

I contend that groups and individuals know not only what they want but whom they want to be impacted by what they want.

Probably so, but many of the proponents of such 'war on women' legislation are mouthbreathing hillbillies who wish to impose their sectarian religious views on everyone else without a thought to things which might be relevant such as the Constitution, civil rights, etc.. (there i go attempting to describe intent).

My basic point is that all of it is a meaningless sideshow. Regardless of their intent, most of their leaders are pretty clear that they're passing laws they know are probably unconstitutional as part of a throw everything at the wall in the hope that something will stick desperation play.

It's an emotional issue which both the right and left are going to be engaged in and each can use these issues to motivate their core constituencies when these issues really aren't a serious part of any policy discussion and aren't even really on the table in any way, shape or form.