• Sea_Gull [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    It we get down to the ruling RvW is technically about a woman's right to privacy in how her health care is given. Not having to explain yourself when getting a procedure. Then leaving it up to states makes it even more flimsy.

    Theoretically, Biden could executive order clinics to be made and have them under the control of the federal government. As it stands right now, the state-by-state basis is one of the biggest problems and lets Democrats off the hook.

    "If they want abortion rights in Texas then they should vote for Democrats there." Instead of doing anything meaningful with the power they have.

    What's really fucked up is that a lot of these new bills are fucking with federal laws anyway. Like punishing people who get abortions by leaving states where it's illegal. You shouldn't be punished for breaking the law when you're not even in the state where it's illegal.

    • Sea_Gull [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Just to reiterate - it would be buck wild if you got arrested for gambling in Vegas when it's illegal to do so in your home state.

      • iwasloggedout [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        But apparently it's fine to arrest people for "Conspiracy To X" which they would commit retroactively in their home state. So if some chud stronghold passes a law that makes conspiracy to gamble a crime, then if you gamble in another state you've technically conspired to do so at some other time.

        • Sea_Gull [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          State rights matter only insofar as being able to inflict draconian punishments.