> If I complain that evangelical christians as a demographic make it tougher to achieve comprehensive abortion rights, does that mean I think we should disenfra

> If I complain that evangelical christians as a demographic make it tougher to achieve comprehensive abortion rights, does that mean I think we should disenfranchise them? No. But that's not a full parallel. Consider the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, when American Christians were first recognized by their former rulers to have their own state. If, in 1798 during the Franco-American war, a prominent British person had written: "since 1783, negotiating alongside American Protestants - a group notoriously difficult for England - has severely limited our ability to colonize and trade across the globe" Then he too might find some critics at his doorstep. Probably some supporters as well, but England didn't have the strength for another war with America. However innocent, that comment wouldn't have been mainstream. Understandably so, in my opinion.