I agree they should have codified it. They had since 1973 to do it.
In the end, I think the dems miscalculated and never thought the republicans would actually kill their golden goose; abortion was a major sticking point for single-issue voters. Hindsight is 20/20.
I was thinking the 72 days they had that fillibuster-proof Senate majority during the Obama presidency.
Since the Comstock Act would have been obsolete at the time, before Roe v Wade was overturned, it should have been a formality.
…And they were busy getting ObamaCare passed, for which I am eternally grateful…
But… Democrats…
I agree they should have codified it. They had since 1973 to do it.
In the end, I think the dems miscalculated and never thought the republicans would actually kill their golden goose; abortion was a major sticking point for single-issue voters. Hindsight is 20/20.