The Texas Abortion Law Is a Blunder

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The Texas Abortion Law Is a Blunder

September 3, 2021 at 2:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/09/03/the-texas-abortion-law-is-a-blunder/

"SNIP......

A Wall Street Journal editorial called the new Texas abortion law a major blunder:

“Most laws delegate enforcement to public officials. This one delegates exclusive enforcement to private citizens, who are authorized to sue anyone who ‘aids or abets’ an abortion after six weeks. Citizens who prevail in their civil lawsuits are entitled to at least $10,000 per abortion along with legal costs.”

“The law sets an awful precedent that conservatives should hate. Could California allow private citizens to sue individuals for hate speech? Or New York deputize private lawsuits against gun owners?”

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[Caliman73]

1. No. Those are different...

No. That's it. That will be their argument.

That's different.

They don't care. They probably don't even care if the law gets repealed or invalidated by another court.

This was done solely as a way to rouse their base.

Republican policies are stupid and harmful to everyone except the wealthy. They need a constantly riled up base to promote turnout in elections. They need all of their votes, and to stifle ours. If the law is repealed, it has the chance of riling up conservatives and making liberals relax because "we beat them back".

Republicans are not very smart, but they are VERY VERY devious, and have no shame.

[vanlassie]

3. I think the better bet is they have roused people who

have managed so far to sleep thru this issue, but will be appalled enough now to wake the fuck up and join us.

[Caliman73]

4. I hope so.

It takes a lot to rile people.

[Baked Potato]

2. Desperate attempt to keep Texas in GOP hands.

What’s done is done and Democratic leadership is on it. The blowback, I think, will be like a mule kick to the groin to these clowns. Keep pushing Texans!

[Grins]

5. WSJ: "Cue the hysterics about the end of abortion rights."

Hysterics. Nice.

Those “hysterics” are plenty real to THOUSANDS of very real people.

Maybe the WSJ should go back to writing about the “lucky Duckies”?