Abortion is one of America’s most polarizing, passionate, and controversial topics in America. Pro-choice faction believes that it is a woman’s right to chose whether or not to have an abortion, and that it is not the government’s responsibility to interfere with a woman’s body. The opposing side sees abortion as the taking of an innocent life, and some radicals consider abortion a murderous crime, thus warranting the death penalties. These two groups have a tremendously difficult time compromising with one another, and sometimes the passionate hatred for abortion results in the murder of abortion doctors, such as the recent murder in Kansas. However, I am not writing this Xombyte to state my position on the topic, rather, explain how utterly pointless this issue is in regards to presidential candidates. My point is this: all of the protesting, fights, and even deaths over abortion are irrelevant due the limited impact that the public makes on the president’s implementation of abortion laws.
    Single-issue voters, meaning voters that vote according to a candidates stance on one specific issue, and typically is loud and unwilling for compromise, predominately focus on abortion. I find it ludicrous that these voters only focus on this issue when the political candidates play a very small role in establishing abortion policy.  Presidential candidates use their stance on abortion to exploit their supporters; they gather votes in exchange for little policy change. The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade requires every state in the nation to legalize abortion. The states can only allow abortion to be done in extreme circumstances, nonetheless the states are mandated by the courts to allow for abortion. Even though a presidential candidate may be pro-life, there is nothing that that candidate can do to outlaw abortion. There are only two possible ways that abortion can be altered: the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, or the states individually limiting or expanding the abortion law. A president could nominate a Supreme Court Justice that may play a large role in abortion cases appealed to the Supreme Court, but that is the most powerful action that the executive branch can do. I recall former-president George W. Bush enacting a law that prevented abortions at birth, however that law only applied to events that happened literally at a fraction of a percent. The only way for protestors and single-issue voters to make any impact on abortion laws is to purpose a proposition that limits or increases the scope of abortion in their individual state, or vote on amendment purposed by the state legislature. Checking the box next to a presidential candidates name will not make any difference.