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  • star_wraith [he/him]
    1·
    4 years ago

    I think it's worthwhile to point out that there have been a few opportunities since Roe where the Democrats controlled the government, but for SOME REASON chose not to purse federal legislation that would have secured abortion rights should Roe ever be overturned. I guess they just never got around to it...

    I mean in a roundabout way the article has a point - Democrats avoid abortion legislation because they think it will alienate white Evangelicals who NEVER vote for them anyway.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Republicans have abortion.

        Democrats have gun control.

        They're both issues where you can very neatly divide the population in a manner that brokes absolutely no room for compromise. And you can charge at the issue over and over again, knowing the courts won't ever give you a clear and final victory, but that you'll always have a vocal base of support coming back to you for another round.

    • rhaikh [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      Which necklace do we wear when we lose something we already won

    • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      The filibuster makes it easy for Republicans to block any legislation that addresses abortion. Getting rid of the filibuster lets Democrats address it directly