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Fiendish Thingy

(24,086 posts)
59. Show me where they have the power to repeal an amendment
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:09 PM
Aug 2025

Stop believing the myth that Trump, and by association, the Roberts court, are omnipotent, and the states and the people are powerless.

Hegseth retweets a video, and everybody suddenly thinks the 19th amendment can and will be repealed based on a SCOTUS ruling?

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Would not surprise me. They have made that law that screws with married women who changed their names. kerry-is-my-prez Aug 2025 #1
No they have not made that law. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #35
H.R.22 - SAVE Act UpInArms Aug 2025 #47
They only ran out of time to prevent it in Iowa this time JT45242 Aug 2025 #65
Oh, but she got paid to give speeches!!11 mcar Aug 2025 #2
But ... establishment! Status quo! Coastal elites! Neoliberals! Wall Street! Identity politics! Campaign contributions! betsuni Aug 2025 #52
Warmonger!!11 And we're vagina voters mcar Aug 2025 #53
She killed everybody in the Iraq War (same Kerry, Edwards vote OK), made Planned Parenthood part of the establishment! betsuni Aug 2025 #55
SCOTUS didn't matter because of her! mcar Aug 2025 #57
Thank you for bringing back to me the name "Edwards." slightlv Aug 2025 #68
The book "Game Change" has juicy details about what happened, what a mess he turned out to be. betsuni Aug 2025 #69
The older I get, the more cynical I get of men I don't know personally. slightlv Aug 2025 #70
I'm moving out of the USA if that happens. poli-junkie Aug 2025 #3
They'll do it sneakily - like by striking them from the voting rolls. kerry-is-my-prez Aug 2025 #10
there are lots of ways to make it hard for women to vote DBoon Aug 2025 #39
That would take repealing a constitutional amendment Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #4
Sure, but the Constitution is imperiled by SCOTUS. Raven123 Aug 2025 #9
The constitution spells out the process for repealing an amendment Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #11
Many people thought that when Trump said he was running for president Raven123 Aug 2025 #19
38 states won't ratify such stupidity. roamer65 Aug 2025 #60
They are absolutely working on creating barriers to prevent women from voting. Quiet Em Aug 2025 #12
It is the SAVE Act and it has not and never will pass the Senate. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #36
Yes, you are correct, it's the SAVE act Quiet Em Aug 2025 #45
You sound naive and gullible mgardener Aug 2025 #24
Speaking of naive and gullible... Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #31
Show me where this SCOTUS majority gives AF about mcar Aug 2025 #58
Show me where they have the power to repeal an amendment Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #59
Perhaps you might consider paying attention to what the misogynist, niyad Aug 2025 #64
Right! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #67
They have been openly and proudly saying it now for months...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #5
Definitely possible IzzaNuDay Aug 2025 #6
No. It's not. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #37
Do you have information that HRC does not have? still-prayin4rain Aug 2025 #61
No, not possible. nt Raine Aug 2025 #46
Kick Demovictory9 Aug 2025 #7
I highly doubt the 4 women on the Supreme Court will go for that nt EX500rider Aug 2025 #8
How many times have we highly doubted something could happen only to see it happen with this administration? Native Aug 2025 #17
Justice Rabbit might. She and her husband belong to a sect haele Aug 2025 #18
It's a Christian belief popularized by Bill Gothard Seinan Sensei Aug 2025 #28
I was raised in a Gotherdite family. Coventina Aug 2025 #63
They only need 5 votes. nt pnwmom Aug 2025 #25
SCOTUS doesn't get to vote on the repeal of constitutional amendments Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #33
Funny thing... Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #32
Which is never going to happen, is there a single mainstream politician calling for this? nt EX500rider Aug 2025 #48
Nope, but Pete Hegseth laughs and says... Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #49
Spread the facts, over and over and on twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #13
I wonder how many babies were made on epstein island? Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #14
1st they went after immigrants, then they go after the homeless, next will be the disabled. rickyhall Aug 2025 #15
First, they "have to" overturn cilla4progress Aug 2025 #16
I believe that women damn sure shouldn't vote.. chouchou Aug 2025 #20
Hillary was right then (about so many things) and she's right now peggysue2 Aug 2025 #21
I've been saying for years they'd try to do this, and probably succeed. slightlv Aug 2025 #22
They will not succeed. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #38
When they tell you what they believe, believe them. bronxiteforever Aug 2025 #23
Hillary is always right MustLoveBeagles Aug 2025 #26
If they try it time for a Lysistrata protest Ritabert Aug 2025 #27
It's difficult to argue they won't try Torchlight Aug 2025 #29
I believe her Rebl2 Aug 2025 #30
They either hildegaard28 Aug 2025 #34
Fuck anyone and everyone that didn't support and vote for Hillary in 2016. W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #40
As an attorney, she should know that the only way to overturn a constitutional amendment valleyrogue Aug 2025 #41
Bless your heart, thinking fascists care about the law. W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #42
They can't do it. It seems like people don't understand the US constitution. valleyrogue Aug 2025 #43
They "can't do it?" Just like they couldn't deport American citizens? End birthright citizenship? Deny due process? W_HAMILTON Aug 2025 #44
Didn't a majority of white women vote for Trump? Kaleva Aug 2025 #62
Great irony. There are women who woud vote to take away their own right to vote. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #50
Of course they are, she's usually right about stuff Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #51
Happy you "won", oh principled voters of 2016 and 2024? EllieBC Aug 2025 #54
When "Vote your conscience" means "Vote your stubborn ignorance, gullibility and hatred." betsuni Aug 2025 #56
Back To The Future czarjak Aug 2025 #66
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