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jaxexpat

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19. I miss the "good old days".............

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2022, 09:12 AM

Apr 2022

You know, back when the scarlet "A", pillory, stoning and tarring/feathering were apropos for anything regarding female bits. This 21st century torture is just too nuanced, you see.

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The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2022 OP

repukes are fucking SICKENING Skittles Apr 2022 #1

The cruelty is the point. Girard442 Apr 2022 #2

+1 2naSalit Apr 2022 #6

Exactly Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #12

Gender fallout too bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #3

I have to wonder about this. I'd never live in Texas or other regressive state that criminalizes hlthe2b Apr 2022 #4

+1 2naSalit Apr 2022 #7

This is similar to when abortion first became available. Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #16

50% of the registered voters in Texas are women, so this might be a wake-up call. TheRickles Apr 2022 #5

They only want to control... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #8

GOTV Marthe48 Apr 2022 #9

If I was a woman I'd be denying sex to any man voting for such laws Ohioboy Apr 2022 #10

I can't believe that a majority of Texans are really that extreme Buckeyeblue Apr 2022 #11

The Texas legislators are to blame as they're the ones who created this "new law" MagickMuffin Apr 2022 #21

But Texans elected those representatives so they did get a say Buckeyeblue Apr 2022 #22

Most Texans want Roe to stay but reps in office know they wont suffer a price Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #26

This is EXACTLY what the Founding Fathers (including Jesus) intended. RedSpartan Apr 2022 #13

This is not funny in the least. Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2022 #27

Every additional birth above stasis adds $320K in state/local taxes spread over an 18yr period. TheBlackAdder Apr 2022 #14

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defends abortion law, says state will 'eliminate rape' multigraincracker Apr 2022 #15

Unexpected to who? localroger Apr 2022 #17

I hope DownriverDem Apr 2022 #18

I miss the "good old days"............. jaxexpat Apr 2022 #19

This is HORRIFIC....... secondwind Apr 2022 #20

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2022 #23

These are the kind of laws Texans voted for. Raftergirl Apr 2022 #24

Maybe to help BEAT these assholes of their own game is bluestarone Apr 2022 #25

That's the anti-choice law that Musk supports? rockfordfile Apr 2022 #28