If you take a moment to re-read the Declaration of Independence, it may help you make better sense of recent headlines.
The founders of the United States of America didn't just declare independence from Great Britain. They wrote a statement explaining their reasoning. Two-hundred-and-forty-two years later, we're navigating some of the same issues.
Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin soft-pedaled his reputation as the state's lone pro-life statewide officeholder in a debate with challenger Josh Zakim, who is running hard to Galvin's left in an effort to sway liberal voters in the Democratic primary.
As a state representative from Brighton, Galvin voted in 1983 and 1984 to amend the state constitution to restrict abortion. His current job, Secretary of State, which he has had since 1995, has nothing to do with abortion, but Zakim, a Boston city councilor who lives in the Back Bay, is using the issue as a wedge to appeal to left-wing voters.
