I know the abortion arguments are hackneyed and stale, but this article on WorldNetDaily really got me thinking ('oh crap, run! He's been thinking again!'). It reports that "Georgia legislators will introduce a bill early next month that refers to abortion as an ''execution'' and will require any mother seeking an abortion to go to court to obtain a death warrant." ''A mother would have to argue why the child should die and why her rights would take priority over the rights of the child,'' said Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, who sponsored the legislation. Can we say bully legislation? While a woman should have valid reasons for having an abortion, this bill sounds like another attempt to outlaw it, by presupposing the act is morally wrong but then letting women try and justify why they want to do a "wrong" thing. What judge would allow anyone to perform an "execution"? None who want their jobs come election year. Excuse me, but this isn't how the law should work. These legislators can't get a bill outlawing abortion passed, so they finegle the wording of another law to make getting an abortion inconvenient. Also, what sort of reasons would be considered good or valid for allowing an abortion under this law? If a 17-year-old girl gets pregnant and can't afford the baby, what if a judge thinks she can? What kind of life would that child have? Yes, I am pro-choice and no, abortions are terrible and we should avoid them at all costs. But bully-pulpit bills like these irritate me, because they are designed to harass rather than instruct.