I'm worried! I think GQPers are playing the Dems to segregate contraceptives from gay marriage.
Look at this article from biased Axios and you'll see how the GQP wants to play the Dems next.
The House passed a bill to codify BOTH gay marriage and access to contraceptives before the SCOTUS takes those privacy rights away. 47 House GQPers voted FOR the measure.
But there was always doubt as to whether the Senate could get the 10 GQP votes to overcome the filibuster. Well, here is their solution. They want to separate the issues and pass access to contraceptives but NOT secure the right for everyone to get married.
Will the Dems in the Senate go along with this GQP sleight of hand? "We are just happy to get whatever crumbs the GQPers will allow," is the response I expect to hear. Too often, Dems will play into the GQPer's hand.
We can NOT allow this to happen. We must INSIST that the Senate Dems and Schumer keep both issues together because they are all based on privacy rights. In fact, they need to make sure that interracial marriage is also a part of the deal. "It's all or nothing," is what the Dems must insist on.
Why? Because by separating the issues, the GQP can say, "We are reasonable and certainly are not against contraceptives. We're not against interracial marriage either. But, gay marriage? We are DEFINITELY against that!"
By allowing them to separate the issues, we let the GQPers run the show. They will look great to their supporters while depriving all gay Americans of their rights, even though all these issues are based on the same interpretation of the law - the right to privacy.
I can see this issue coming and we, the heart and soul of the Democratic Party, must insist LOUDLY that the issues must be tied together so that the GQP does NOT get to say "privacy rights are fine for straight men, but not for women and not for gay people."
I want to believe our leaders are smart enough to foil this plot before it ever gets off the ground, but I'm worried.
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Notice how this article from Axios has already done the GQPs work for them. They make no mention of the fact that the contraceptive issue is tied to the gay marriage issue. They are in the SAME BILL that the house passed with 47 GQP votes. But Axios has the Republican's back and is happy to see gay marriage be chopped out of this protection, so the GQP can get their win/win situation, even when the Dems are in control.
From Axios:
GOP senators weigh supporting bill protecting birth control access
Some Republican senators say they are open to reviewing a House-passed bill protecting access to birth control, potentially teeing up another surprising bipartisan response to fallout from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Between the lines: Democrats are eager to force Republicans on the record as not supporting birth control in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning the federal right to abortion — and only months before the midterm elections. But there's a chance that a messaging bill could wind up being something more.
Driving the news: The House on Thursday passed a bill to protect a person's ability to access contraceptives, with eight Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting the legislation.
House lawmakers have been focusing on passing legislation in response to Justice Clarence Thomas' concurrence overturning Roe v. Wade saying that the court should reconsider "all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents," including that guaranteeing birth control access.
GOP senators weigh supporting bill protecting birth control access
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Marriage is not a private act, it's very much public.
Contraceptives being legal I believe is based on privacy, however, so that's a very legit concern.
I think the worry about marriage rights in wake of Dobbs is being a little overblown, as it's not the same principle in play.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong though 
And of course, who knows with the Dirty Half-Dozen 
