Statement of Attorney General Garland on abortion medication rulings

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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[joshdawg]

1. That Texas "judge" should be

thrown off the bench!
What a religious doofus!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. This judge is a hypocrite.

This ruling implies that the medication isn't "safe" for a zygote/embryo, not the host mother.

[maxrandb]

3. Off topic

But there was a thread on DU saying we shouldn't criticize folks that didn't, or don't vote.

[NJCher]

4. in all fairness

I don't think that's what the poster was saying. The question in that post was whether criticizing non voters does any good.

The poster seemed to think such posts were preaching to the choir.

This would be an ideal time to put up a poll asking how many are registered voters and who vote.

Should break down by primaries and general election.

Won't be scientific but it's better than nothing.

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This is OT, too, but since the topic of "what good does it do?" has been brought up, ever since trump has been indicted, I've noticed the big-time bellyachers have been rather quiet. My question would be what good does it do to come on this board and predict all their gloom and doom?

Some people seem to think it's healthy to vent, but studies in psychology suggest otherwise.

However, it is a fact that emotions are contagious and when people come on here and talk about how depressed they are over republican crap, it only serves to affect the emotions of others. They are not contributing to the overall good. Instead they are negatively affecting it.

[NJCher]

5. and I might add

lurking republicans love that kind of stuff.

[COL Mustard]

16. Sometimes you have to shame people

I’m all for shaming non-voters. If people can’t be bothered to vote, they deserve to be ashamed. Our democracy depends on them, and they’ve let us down.

[StoolPigeon]

8. Here's an idea

Arrest that judge for practicing medicine without a license.

[Farmer-Rick]

20. Good idea

Why do religious fools think they are doctors?

[Tarc]

6. Weak. Garland should have echoed what Senator Wyden said

Which was basically "ignore this asshat".

There is no legal basis for the judiciary to reach in and undo a decades-old medical approval by the FDA. Ignore it, call their bluff and let the Texan rednecks try to do something.

[yaesu]

9. That federal judge will be partying with Clarence on some yacht this summer

It's time for our Federal Government to control these fascists with every means possible otherwise this christofascist Nazi behavior will just get worse

[COL Mustard]

19. We know this strengthens his position

For a Supreme Court nomination the next time there’s a Republican president. He seems like he would make a great 🤡.

[Paladin]

10. Careful! The DU Garland Protection Squad will be after you! (nt)

[wnylib]

14. Or, as I like to call us,

the rational ones.

[wnylib]

11. What a brilliant perspective.

Won't it be hard to ignore when pharmacies no longer carry the med because they feel obligated to follow the ruling and fear legal and financial consequences of continuing to carry and sell it?

[NJCher]

13. I'd like to see him ignored, too

but I think there will be such confusion that it might not do any good.

[paleotn]

17. That certainly feels good, but it's also a dangerous road to go down.

I've gotten pissed and advocated the same thing, but on second thought, do we really want to short circuit rule of law? The ruling will certainly die on appeal, so maybe let the system work instead? Frustrating as it is at times. Otherwise we open a whole can of worms with Repuke administrations ignoring the courts and rule of law means less and less. That's not a place I want to live in.

[ancianita]

27. Thanks for the clarity.

But will it "certainly" die on appeal?

[stopdiggin]

30. precisely. and thank you.

rule of law is rather important. Breaking said laws should not be done without serious consideration. And - when protesting or circumventing unjust or bad law .... Protesters must accept that there are possible (and quite legal) punishments in store. And 'systems' must be aware that there are consequences to bad law - and laws routinely flouted.

[Hope22]

26. I don't know, the death of healthcare and control for women in the United States

Is one of a thousand knife strikes. Each measure to counteract that should be a calculated one. I’m not sure ignoring asshats is wise. From my perspective a silent response is permission with these dangerous fools.

[ancianita]

28. Agree.

I'm all over the place on strategy. Our silence is partly what got them to this point.

Now rethugs are fighting in court to make it clear that pro-choice Americans are going to have to eat their sexist elephant one bite at a time.

Hoping the Garland response is also calculated to stop all this agency control through courts down the road.

[Hope22]

32. Eat their sexist elephant...nicely put.

Our conversation at brunch today. The only absolute action to avoid being caught in a life threatening pregnancy in this country is to avoid sex with sperm carriers and if threatened with rape, be prepared to fight for your life. I can’t believe this is what my country has become. My heart goes out to the young women here. I feel for everyone but especially those carrying viable eggs.

[ancianita]

34. lol it's an old saying I came across

This situation you so precisely describe is exactly why Dobbs and subsequent state laws so horribly nullify the freedoms of "life and liberty" for 51% of us.

That we'll have to, state by state, collect data on the loss, harm, and damage done to us,
then go through years of court motions, rulings, and appeals, is the erection and core of the christofascist battlements surrounding us.

That men choose to define the "rights" of the unborn as greater than those already alive and voting -- females and their families -- is a patriarchal evil. Beyond taxation without representation.

This is the rule of men takeover of rule of law.

[claudette]

7. Oh

somebody woke him up?

[yardwork]

12. A judge can't just ban an FDA-approved medication! What's next, banning insulin?!

[dalton99a]

15. Goddamn lawless judge belongs in a revival tent not in any public office

[peppertree]

18. Alliance for Hypocritical Medicine

There. One less typo.

[onecaliberal]

21. Weak tea!

[JohnSJ]

22. They could do this with any medication or vaccine. That is why this needs to be reversed as

quickly as possible, and this judge needs to be publicly humiliated, like judge canon was in trying to protect trump for no other reason then political ideology

[Mysterian]

23. This is how fascists destroy democracy

Install their lackeys everywhere to corrupt the government entirely.

[paleotn]

24. An equal problem is these drugs have important uses other than just pregnancy termination.

It's used in dealing with miscarriages. So Jebus Boy wants to tie MD's hands in handling pregnancy complications, making pregnancy even more hazardous to the mother. What an asshole.

[Historic NY]

25. Yes, elections have consequences....vigilance is need to counter these clowns.

[lindysalsagal]

33. We need a female judge to ban viagra, cialiis and the other boner drugs.

[Hotler]

35. A sternly worded letter, that will teach them. nt