Elie Mystal is a lib lawyer. But he understands the enormity of the GOP justices eviscerating Roe. He's been critical of Biden's inaction and he has been suggesting radical solutions. Last week he tweeted out a simple way for Biden to use an executive order to stop the Texas anti-abortion law.
I edited it for clarity.
Texas wants to get cute with the law, fine. Let's play:
The Texas enforcement mechanism has citizens suing abortion providers, but qualified immunity protects government officials from being sued for carrying out official functions. So - all Joe Biden has to do is establish, by executive order, federal "privacy protectors" who are ordered to provide constitutionally protected services in Texas. Like the vaccine distribution BUT FOR ABORTION.
These people couldn't be sued because of qualified immunity.
PROBLEM SOLVED, YOU'RE WELCOME.
You get around the Hyde Amendment by making abortions free, of course. And only paying the privacy protectors for their counselling services. Any medical procedure they'd have to do out of their own pocket which I'm sure we could privately fund.
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He tweeted the following today. I don't have any idea at all what "increased" means. A few more missives? A dozen? Dozens? Still, it's fascinating...
Me: Interesting that the amount of hate I'm getting online and in my inbox has increased a lot since people started noticing my abortion takes.
Wife: Is it though?
Me: I mean from "democrats" too.
Wife: Are they men?
Me: Yeah.
Wife: ...
Me: Yeah.
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To what?A question for anybody: change it to what?
Under this law there no exceptions for rape or incest. So a 13 year old girl... by her dad... you know. I don't think mild phrasing is enough.
They're not going to do a thing. The dems are going to fundraise and campaign on abortion for the elections.
just a friendly suggestion bc comrades have mentioned it was triggering.
In the context of the GOP horror of what is occurring - if you were my editor - what would you suggest I change it to?
i really didnt mean to take the platform on this , i see where you're coming from like i said i just saw a bunch of people mention how allusions to SA on here were uncomfortable.
if it were me I would either just CW it or say "violating" or call it gop's attack on roe.
it may be fine. i probably shouldn't have said anything my bad, comrade
What you said is is fine. But I wish there was a comma here: "my bad comrade". I'll edit it - I guess I'll use "destroy" or similar.
sorted lol
I liked it when I was a liberal and I didn't have to compromise. But the far greater problem was that I was a liberal.