• Rentlar
    link
    fedilink
    228 months ago

    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, an outspoken abortion-rights opponent who faces a competitive re-election bid, said abortion rights aren’t in danger at the federal level because the 60-vote filibuster rule will give Democrats the power to block anti-abortion-rights bills in Congress.

    Let the voters vote on this and talk about it. And debate it. And vote again, if they want to,” Hawley said. “I support a 15-week ban, but that’s not going to pass.”

    Yeah so these numbnuts are saying that they rely on Democrats to be smart and reasonable so that they are free to hold their batshit stance.

    Dear southern neighbours, please elect reasonable people to the US House and Senate. Thanks and with love, Canadians.

    • Billiam
      link
      158 months ago

      They’re trying to lull uninformed voters into a false sense of security. It only takes a majority of the Senate to remove the filibuster, so a Republican-majority Senate could absolutely impose a nationwide abortion ban after ditching the filibuster.

  • @NatakuNox
    link
    178 months ago

    Republicans want women to be brood sows. Conservative beliefs only work if there’s a endless supply of poor, uneducated, subservient/indoctrinated people working below the powerful and wealthy. That’s not possible if women get to choose when (if ever) and how many children they have. Add in the fact the GOP is lead by a literal rapist, who loves the idea of forcing women to be attached to him forever, doesn’t see anything wrong with extending that control 18 years.

  • theprogressivist
    link
    148 months ago

    They left it to the States, and the states decided they wanted abortions legal, and they refused to do the bidding of the people. So fuck off with that noise.

  • @nutsack
    link
    58 months ago

    why are we still listening to what this guy says

  • @Windhover
    link
    28 months ago

    Same for slavery except for fugitive slave laws.

  • @anticolonialist
    link
    -258 months ago

    That may be false, but Biden has called abortion a states right issue for decades

    • theprogressivist
      link
      17
      edit-2
      8 months ago

      Wow, it’s like people can change their views over time. Who knew? It’s call growth, something you seem to be lacking.

      PSA: @[email protected] is a troll account. Whenever you see this pathetic waste of a person comment, call the parasite out. They are only here to stir up bs and spread misinformation.

      • @anticolonialist
        link
        -26
        edit-2
        8 months ago

        It’s called PR, the same way that liberals hated GW Bush, and now love him because he gave Michelle a candy and went to baseball games with Ellen. Your view has been manipulated and manufactured for you.

        When they do the same for Trump and white wash his history your view of him will change. Despite all their talk he is one of them.

        • @disguy_ovahea
          link
          10
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          ✋Still hate Bush.

          Also, your example lacks parallel. Bush going on Ellen is not the same as Biden changing his position on policy.

          • @anticolonialist
            link
            -118 months ago

            His perceived change in position has been manufactured like the change in opinion of Bush

            • @disguy_ovahea
              link
              6
              edit-2
              8 months ago

              How is it manufactured? He changed his position. That’s different than someone making it appear as if he had.

              • @anticolonialist
                link
                -88 months ago

                Changing the language, but keeping the policy isn’t progress

                • @disguy_ovahea
                  link
                  5
                  edit-2
                  8 months ago

                  SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade thanks to Trump’s conservative appointments. Biden is in support of abortion legalization, but is not empowered to enact its enshrinement as a national right.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          9
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          It’s called PR, the same way that liberals hated GW Bush, and now love him

          Congrats you captured a total of zero people with this description.