On one side we have Alliance Defense Fund, American Family Association, Georgia Christian Alliance, Georgia Right to Life, Mike Huckabee, Liberty Counsel, Liberty Univeristy School of Law, ProlifeUnity.com, and Thomas More Law Center.

On the other side we have the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Americans United for Life, Catholic Bishops of Georgia, Georgians for Choice, National Right to Life Committee, and Planned Parenthood of Georgia.

The two sides are fighting over a proposed Georgia Human Life Amendment, and both sent big guns to Atlanta last week to argue for and against the HLA in a subcommittee.

The Archdiocese went so far as to send a letter to Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life asking him not to come in support as planned. He complied.

The subcommittee chairman, hand-picked by the only GA Republican endorsed by PP the last election, tabled the HLA February 20, citing reasons given by the Archdiocese, AUL, and NRLC....

I'm going to boil this down. Pro-life opponents to the HLA listed a "parade of horribles" along with pro-abort opponents. But there is really only one reason our side opposes the GA HLA: The U.S. Supreme Court is still stacked 5-4 against us.

How do I know? The GA language (see sidebar, right, click to enlarge) is virtually identical to federal HLA language provided by NRLC in 1981 to Jesse Helms for introduction on the federal level. "Designator" means author (click to enlarge):

(Federal language re: the 5th and 14th constitutional amendments is not germane to state language.)

Is the other side simply being pragmatic? No. GARTL has repeatedly demonstrated victories unmatched in any other state except perhaps MI.

GARTL proves the principled approach is the most pragmatic. There is no tension between the two.

But actually, one doesn't really need information other than to know each side's bedfellows.

UPDATE, 3:30p: Here's a link to an open letter HLA proponents sent the bishops (after the bishops had issued 3 public statements, here, here, and here).