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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,145 posts)
Thu May 5, 2022, 02:23 AM May 2022

Do it Dems!!

"The United States Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and end abortion rights in many states, but one columnist argued the Senate isn't powerless to stop what amounts to a tyrannical move.

The 5-4 decision drafted by Justice Samuel Alito would allow many states to criminalize abortion and severely undermine privacy rights under the 14th Amendment, which would expand government power into Americans' personal lives and endanger a number of basic liberties -- and Congress should take immediate action, argued Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin."

"Let’s throw out the term ‘culture wars.’ This is religious tyranny."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/04/culture-wars-diminishes-danger/


https://www.rawstory.com/senate-abortion-bill/

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Do it Dems!! (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal May 2022 OP
I'm nitpicking I know but I really wish she would have used "lied" instead of "disassembled". chowder66 May 2022 #1

chowder66

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1. I'm nitpicking I know but I really wish she would have used "lied" instead of "disassembled".
Thu May 5, 2022, 05:12 AM
May 2022

Good article though.....

The livid reaction from progressive advocacy groups and Democratic politicians across the country about the potential evisceration of abortion rights — and possibly others protected by the 14th Amendment — should tell the media this is not simply about “culture,” nor is it a “war.” It’s a religious power grab by justices who, according to at least two female Republican senators, dissembled under oath about their intentions regarding Roe. The Senate Judiciary Committee should hold hearings and call GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) to testify. If those senators were really duped, they should consider advocating for extreme measures, including impeachment and a filibuster exception to codify Roe.



"Let’s call it what it really is: state-enforced theocracy, or, if you prefer, religious authoritarianism."

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