What I think Lindsey Graham is up to with his 15-week abortion ban

[applegrove]

What I think Lindsey Graham is up to with his 15-week abortion ban

Chris Cillizza, The Point (email)


"SNIP......

On Tuesday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortion nationally after 15 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and when the life of the mother is in danger.

Which leads to an obvious question: Why?

After all, Republicans have been desperately back-pedaling on abortion almost since the moment that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. 

GOP candidates have been busy scrubbing their websites of their more strident language on abortion, which, in many cases, helped them win their primaries, as they see the political blowback in the general electorate.

Recent polling suggests that while public opinion is more split on a 15-week ban compared to the court's overturning of Roe, which is broadly unpopular, a majority of Americans still opposes the limit Graham is proposing.

.....SNIP"

I can't cut and paste the salient part. Cillizza is saying the Lindsey 15 week bill gives Republicans a talking point that is not a complete ban so they will not get so hammered by the abortion issue.

[MiniMe]

1. So why?

You don't post enough to answer the question you posed. And you don't provide a link.

[applegrove]

2. It takes me a few minutes to get the whole thing up. I could not cut and paste the answer so I added

my summary at the bottom. It is a free email, no link. I am on my cell phone. Sorry. Applegrove

[MiniMe]

3. No problem

Just saw all the snips

[underpants]

12. Link

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-theory/index.html

[applegrove]

20. Thanks.

[Frasier Balzov]

4. The first trimester was what was protected under Roe.

It looks as though being able to say he favors codifying the Roe standard is supposed to put Democrats back on our heels.

Democrats have a more radical stance, Graham will say, and it is revealed by his calling our bluff and our responding with it's not good enough.

[live love laugh]

5. It's obvious they're losing women and think they will buy this bandaid.

[wiggs]

6. it's a ban after 15 weeks...but does it provide for choice prior to 15 weeks in every state? nt

[wiggs]

7. nope...looks like it leaves in place stricter state bans. So it's a ban, doesn't allow for any more

choice than already exists.

[Volaris]

8. Yep it's a ceiling instead of a floor (which is what fed rules are supposed to act as)

It's rhe very OPPOSITE of Good Legislation.

[emulatorloo]

9. I can't think of a single thing Chris Cillizza has ever been right about.

[underpants]

11. His breakdowns on Trump speeches were pretty good

But other than that he’s both sides whataboutism don’t be late for the cocktail/steak dinner party type.

[emulatorloo]

16. Thanks for the heads up on analysis of Trump speeches. I didn't see those.

Yeah the Whataboutism is why I gave up on him long ago.

[ZonkerHarris]

10. It is a NATIONAL ban for an issue they have said is a STATES RIGHTS one for decades

Repeat after me

"Republicans in Congress want to pass a law banning abortion NATIONWIDE!"

Thats the talking point
Period.

[Andy823]

21. Exactly!

They can come up with all kinds of BS, in the long run if they get the chance they WILL, as you have stated, ban abortion nationwide.

Never trust them, they lie just as much as their fearless lead trump does!

[Turbineguy]

13. Oh.... look..... a flying saucer!

[underpants]

15. 😆😆😆

[underpants]

14. LINK

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-ban-theory/index.html

[MOMFUDSKI]

17. Weeks; Shmeeks. Federal; State.

Bottom line is the rethugs are fucking with 51% of the population's human rights. They have way overstepped their bounds. See y'all in Roevember.

[BlueIdaho]

18. Just remind everyone

He is a MAGA fascist and he’s against abortion - period. Let him try to squirm out of that.

[madville]

19. Public support for abortion rapidly declines after

The first trimester. From 538, 60% support abortion being available during the first trimester while only 28% support it being legal after that in the second trimester.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-americans-stand-on-abortion-in-5-charts/

[Hekate]

22. Political suicide, I devoutly hope

[Hotler]

23. Marching orders from the golfing date with no clubs. All of them got their orders there. nt