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In reply to the discussion: Rmoney on MTP today: "I will appoint judges who wil overturn Roe v Wade" [View all]MH1
(17,573 posts)You say, "If Rove v. Wade is overturned, millions of people will no longer have a reason to vote Republican. "
This is not true. Abortion is only the beginning. Haven't you been paying attention? The to-do list includes (at least):
* banning contraception that can in any way be considered abortifacient, even if erroneously. (condoms might survive, until they figure out how to make sperm fall under "personhood" once they've made contact with lady parts.)
* regaining ground in their fight against homosexuality. The tide may have turned in public opinion, but evangelicals STILL think legalization /equal rights of homosexuality will literally doom "this great nation".
* rescinding any and all ground women have gained on the equal treatment front, under the guise of "supporting traditional families" - i.e. making sure women are more and more likely to remain barefoot and pregnant and NOT in the work force; or if in the work force, in "women's work" type jobs.
And I could go on. I have a close relative who is a fundamentalist, and I guarantee you, their goals do NOT stop with Roe v. Wade. And if the Republicans could pull off that "achievement", you would bring back to voting republican many of the more extreme evangelicals who currently vote 3rd party (like Constitution party for instance) rather than republican.