Across the country, the SCOTUS decisison re abotion, really undermines T.R.A.P.

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17. We ought to push back in a similar pattern.

As you say, one thing conservatives have done well is make these wildly over-the-top demands, then "settle" for something that is still extreme, but less so by comparison. They have successfully pushed the idea of "reasonable" restrictions on abortion to absurd levels.

We're playing defense, constantly, as they chip away. Always trying to sound reasonable in the face of ridiculous arguments.

Just as some of our better Democrats are now pushing to expand Social Security, rather than sit idle while Wall Street formulates attack after chiseling attack, we should push back for affirmative rights.

Start with a proposed Amendment to guarantee a woman's right to choose. Pivot to a state-by-state protective scheme.

More people support reproductive rights than don't. But they're being pulled out from under us nonetheless.