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regnaD kciN

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21. You can still enshrine the right in federal law...

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #18)

Tue May 17, 2022, 04:50 PM

May 2022

(and see my comment below)

...SCOTUS overturning Roe does not make anything "the law of the land," it just means any claim made under "the right to privacy" can't be upheld in court. Congress and the White House can pass a law mandating reproductive rights throughout the nation, just as much as a Republican Congress and White House could pass a law banning abortion throughout the nation, and it would still be binding. All Dobbs would do would be to remove a right established in 1973 by a Supreme Court decision, not create a new one.

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Roe v. Wade MUST be the line in the sand [View all] hamsterjill May 2022 OP

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 2022 #1

The line was drawn in 2016, and it should have been obvious JohnSJ May 2022 #2

Agree inthewind21 May 2022 #5

She did. hamsterjill May 2022 #12

+1 betsuni May 2022 #37

The democrats really need some type of sales/marketing expert to guide them. So often RKP5637 May 2022 #3

Totally agree. hamsterjill May 2022 #4

Speak for yourself. I voted for and campaigned for Hillary in the 16 General. I would have Demsrule86 May 2022 #15

+1 betsuni May 2022 #38

The Democrats need a loyal base. I do not find the end of Roe 'flat'. Demsrule86 May 2022 #17

Yes, and in congress. I've always noticed the republicans stick together, but sometimes the RKP5637 May 2022 #27

I have been saying this for ages. smirkymonkey May 2022 #39

what do you need to see? qazplm135 May 2022 #6

I need to see every elected Democrat talking about this. hamsterjill May 2022 #7

they are qazplm135 May 2022 #8

No, they aren't talking about it enough. hamsterjill May 2022 #9

They have been...how about going after the GOP...somehow it always come around to Demsrule86 May 2022 #11

You know what I want? to win elections and hear people on our side...not beating up on our Demsrule86 May 2022 #14

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2022 #40

Yes, 'we' can do more. RicROC May 2022 #36

oh please qazplm135 May 2022 #41

Sadly it is too late. SoonerPride May 2022 #10

Republicans win again. hamsterjill May 2022 #13

We win when we motivate more than the usual suspects to vote SoonerPride May 2022 #16

I don't think so... WarGamer May 2022 #19

We've been "one generation away" for at least three generations now... regnaD kciN May 2022 #22

This. SoonerPride May 2022 #23

Not much comfort for us older Democrats. hamsterjill May 2022 #24

All I can say is Just_Vote_Dem May 2022 #35

Thank you. hamsterjill May 2022 #44

I hear ya... WarGamer May 2022 #43

Pls stop with the "it's too late" rhetoric. This was repeated... brush May 2022 #25

Did you read the post? SoonerPride May 2022 #28

"It might take 50 years" sounds like giving up to me. brush May 2022 #30

It is reality. SoonerPride May 2022 #31

SCOTUS is not the only game in town. There's much... brush May 2022 #32

The post was the first in the thread to mention states muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #33

There's more to work on than SCOTUS. Their overturning... brush May 2022 #34

And HOW do do that? WarGamer May 2022 #18

You can still enshrine the right in federal law... regnaD kciN May 2022 #21

They tried that. It failed. SoonerPride May 2022 #29

Can't SCOTUS simply overturn that law? WarGamer May 2022 #42

In this context, "Roe v. Wade" can NOT just mean "abortion"... regnaD kciN May 2022 #20

That's fine. I agree, in fact. hamsterjill May 2022 #26