Pelosi Calls For Eliminating Filibuster Against 'Extremist' Supreme Court In New Statement After Dob

[JoeOtterbein]

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By Natalie Korach Jun 27th, 2022, 5:08 pm

In a new statement by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Speaker of the House outlined her legislative response to the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, going as far to suggest eliminating the filibuster.

Pelosi released this statement on Monday, three days after the Supreme Court announced the 5-4 ruling, overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade case that had been standing as precedent for nearly fifty years.

The Speaker of the House wrote that the decision displayed “the Supreme Court’s disrespect for a woman’s freedom over her reproductive health.”

Pelosi highlighted that House Democrats have been anticipating this ruling “preparing for the possibility of this tragic outcome,” she said continuing “Our Caucus has been exploring avenues to protect the health and freedom of American women.”

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Good.

[SheltieLover]

1. Kicking for visibility

[TheRealNorth]

2. I feel like we should be making concrete plans (or just concrete)....

To beat the shit out of Republicans in November over this, rather than inventing some end-around that will never work and may end up coming back to bite us in the future.

[regnaD kciN]

3. I'm assuming this is with an eye to November...

…because, thanks to Manchin, we don’t have the votes to eliminate it right now.

[OMGWTF]

11. Remind those mofos that dead people have more rights than a living woman in the US

because you have to give your prior consent before anyone else can use your body when you're dead.

[mopinko]

4. ya know what? there's no rule we cant put it back in the next congress.

if we had any reason, which i cant think of, but...

[Just A Box Of Rain]

17. I agree.

Let's work on winning seats. We have a new opportunity to do that now.

God-forbid the Republicans ever take over Congress the w/o a Senate a filibuster in place.

That could be very (very) bad.

[paleotn]

22. Fortune favors the bold, not the timid....

or those worried about end arounds. A sizable chuck of Americans, the majority in my mind, don't want fucking excuses.

I once had a boss's, boss who would listen to our excuses and then say "I get it, but I don't care. Find a fucking way to win." Hated his ass much of the time, but he did get a lot of shit done and earned my grudging respect.

[Meadowoak]

5. Eliminate the Supreme Court, while you're at it.

[cstanleytech]

27. I think having a SCOTUS is good but our Federal court system including SCOTUS do need a

complete overhaul.
For example for the lower Federal courts I think that once a justice is appointed they have a single 13 year term after which they are ineligible to ever be appointed as a Federal judge.
SCOTUS itself is also changed but not by increasing the number of justices.
The change I imagine for that the we take the 9 judges but term limit them to 9 years with a new randomly picked judge replacing the old ones by stages.
First year we see 3 judges removed and replaced by 3 new ones and second year we see 3 of the remaining 6 original ones replaced the same way and then lastly we see the last 3 replaced after which we start at the beginning again.
That way it makes it very difficult for any political party to repeat a rigged SCOTUS court such as we have currently since the SCOTUS judges are randomly picked without the President nominating and the Senate being involved in confirming them.

[Freddie]

6. Introduce a bill to codify Griswald

DARE them to go on record as opposing contraception.

[momta]

7. I like this idea.

We need to be on offense.

[Freddie]

8. For one, anyone opposed to contraception

Can’t REALLY be against abortion if they’re against the major means to prevent it. Of course we know they don’t GAF about preventing abortions, but it will expose their hypocrisy.

[uponit7771]

24. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[Sympthsical]

29. This is a really good idea

Hammer home before midterms where some of these reactionaries stand.

I think it helps in some small way to get ahead of the economic issues. "You think things are bad now? They can get worse."

Whether or not the economy improves to a sufficient degree is largely out of our control at this point. However, with things like this, every little bit helps.

[SergeStorms]

9. Nearly anyone with a (D) after their name....

has been saying that. I say "nearly" because.....well, you know, certain Senators from Arizona and West Virginia.....

[LudwigPastorius]

10. Manchinema says, "no".

Although, Sinema has never explicitly said she would defend the filibuster over a bill that legalizes a federal right to abortion.

I say, make her make that choice. She might be down for the cause.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Why did the newest justice not vote?

[dchill]

15. If you mean Ketanji Brown Jackson, she is not a justice...

...until Stephen Breyer retires.

[Evolve Dammit]

30. Thanks.

[AntiFascist]

13. K&R n/t

[James48]

14. It isn't a 5-4 ruling.

It was 6 to 3.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

18. 6 to 3 overall, but 5-4 on overturning Roe.

Roberts took a middle position.

[FBaggins]

20. Roberts did "take a middle position"

But it still undid most of Roe/Casey. And it wasn't really a full opinion. He never really says what new standard should replace the viability line he would throw out. We have no idea how much tighter he would eventually allow.

[paleotn]

25. Couldn't figure out if I hated Roberts more than ....

Alito, Thomas or The Handmaid? Drunk Boy and The McConnell Steal are running close behind. Thanks for clarifying. I hate Roberts most of all. At least the rest are honest jackasses.

[packman]

16. Same ole' song and dance about the death of the filibuster

Getting boring - For Christ sake, either do it or don't. Every time the Dems talk about slaying that monster, the Repukes find some way not to let them do it and it just makes the Dems look that much impotent, that much useless.

[paleotn]

26. Amen!

[calimary]

28. Double Amen!

[lefthandedskyhook]

19. It is the best move she has

nt

[JohnSJ]

21. Only if we win the majority in the Senate by at least two seats

[paleotn]

23. Oh boo hoo hoo, we don't have the votes. Boo hoo hoo (hand wringing), Joe Manchin...

I know!!! Lets not do a damn thing and just point fingers!!! That's sure to get us votes in November....NOT.