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Wounded Bear

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2. I've always believed this...

Sun May 19, 2019, 05:56 PM

May 2019

that the Repub PTB never really wanted to abolish abortion, but wanted to use it as a perpetual vote grabbing machine as their sheeple fall in line.

I'm hoping for some real backlash. Women voters drove 2018 in large part, this could give additional momentum for 2020.

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Wait, you weren't supposed to actually ban abortion! [View all] sheshe2 May 2019 OP

BRAVO!!!! BigmanPigman May 2019 #1

I wish I could make the next wave of marches/protests. sheshe2 May 2019 #5

Many more people are in the same situation as you BigmanPigman May 2019 #7

Yep. nt sheshe2 May 2019 #15

I know how hard it is to do what you're doing. redwitch May 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwest May 2019 #37

I've always believed this... Wounded Bear May 2019 #2

I have seen it pointed out many times that the worst thing to happen to abortion foes would... TreasonousBastard May 2019 #8

I think there will be a huge backlash. sheshe2 May 2019 #16

I certainly hope so-- I'm just not sure it won't go down the... TreasonousBastard May 2019 #20

I agree, which is why we need a president who is courageous enough to stand up to the in2herbs May 2019 #3

Well. sheshe2 May 2019 #19

Stand up and do what? Without some sort of shift nothing gets done...this os Demsrule86 May 2019 #23

I do believe a backlash is coming. brer cat May 2019 #4

Me, I believe it is too brer. sheshe2 May 2019 #6

What a great photo to recreate! kag May 2019 #11

You are welcome , kag. sheshe2 May 2019 #12

Queen Daenerys should do the red states next IronLionZion May 2019 #9

K & R Duppers May 2019 #10

It was always a wedge issue lunatica May 2019 #13

Yes. I have relatives for whom the abortion issue decides their vote. ginnyinWI May 2019 #28

It's similar on guns NewJeffCT May 2019 #31

I've said this before on DU, but it is important to understand that these people will not go quietly A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #14

They're killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. betsuni May 2019 #17

Women were pissed in 2018 mcar May 2019 #18

Good. sheshe2 May 2019 #22

That's why our number 1 focus has to be in securing our elections, ecstatic May 2019 #21

Our number one focus must be taking 2019. ..in numbers too big to steal. Demsrule86 May 2019 #24

Good point. But as soon as we take it, ecstatic May 2019 #25

At the federal level...justice dep. ooking for foreign tampering but elections are run by states and Demsrule86 May 2019 #35

Exactly. Those states that have enacted anti-abortion laws MineralMan May 2019 #26

My governor just made all abortions free marlakay May 2019 #39

Yes, I heard about that. MineralMan May 2019 #40

So, let the Trump gang run amok until 2020 Rambling Man May 2019 #27

Do you have a shortcut solution? MineralMan May 2019 #41

If I had a solution Rambling Man May 2019 #44

No, of course I don't have an answer. MineralMan May 2019 #46

The day of reckoning is coming. dalton99a May 2019 #30

I look forward to a bluenami. boston bean May 2019 #32

Did they shore up the electronic voting hackability issues Rambling Man May 2019 #33

Not yet. What's your plan to help make that happen? MineralMan May 2019 #42

Ummm, what's your plan? Rambling Man May 2019 #43

I don't have one. Voting issues are state issues. MineralMan May 2019 #45

Bluenami. sheshe2 May 2019 #34

K and R Mosby May 2019 #36

just like Trump killed gun manufacturers. They got what they "wanted" mainer May 2019 #38

Samantha Bee's history of making abortion their thing robbedvoter May 2019 #47