I have a lot of things I want to say about the Alito opinion. Still processing it all. Meanwhile, I checked my previous tweets to see what I had last said about access to legal abortion. The ONLY limit I had in mind was to do with viability. I now TOTALLY oppose the GQP view.
Until 2022 I didn't fully understand how much was at stake. That these authoritarian religious zealots intend forcing Americans as far back as possible, even beyond the 1868 14th Amendment itself.
Like I said, there is a LOT for me to process & catch up on.
The reason I didn't spend much time focusing on what 14A involves is that I never thought anyone would be brazen enough to abuse their power by trying to undo this major part of citizens' rights in the US.
Every single American is impacted by this, not just women.
The blame can be shared around, so IMO there's no point trying to zero in on this or that Senator, or political group, even. Republicans did evil; Democrats stood by while they did it. I'm talking about the right of a Dem Congress to legislate, which appears to exist right now.
I'm part of a shrinking group: Those willing to change their mind if there is new information and/or or a clearer presentation of the arguments for and against a position.
But Dems don't even need to change voters' minds on this issue. Most Americans are already pro choice.
Dems can already pass the required bill (and they must, immediately.) It's doable within 24 hrs. The next order of business is to organize, organize, organize. To GOTV bigtime and save the country with a Democrat landslide. @BryanTylerCohen said it best:
Cohen explains a very simple strategy for getting out the vote this year to stop the now crystal clear Republican march toward autocracy and antebellum society.
IMO, this is not just about gender, it's about race.
They are gonna regret poking the 14th Amendment bear.
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Thread: The fortunate sons of America🇺🇸 and Ukraine🇺🇦
Rethinking 1969's "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival in light of Ukraine's instant, wide-ranging ban on 18-65 year old men leaving the country.
Examining "women and children first."
This song is 53 years old now but it will resonate with us forever. Draft-dodging in all its forms was scorned in WWI and WWII, but less so in Vietnam.
In 1993 Bill Clinton became the first POTUS in 50 years who was not a war veteran (or served as president during WWII.)
GWB had served in the Texas Air National Guard. Obama had only turned 18 in 1979, after Vietnam and it's draft.
Cadet Heel Spurs was exactly the kind of "millionaire's son" referenced by CCR. Note the tax fraud irony too:
My answer: Whoever leaked the 98 page "draft" SCOTUS decision intended to overturn Roe v Wade.
I believe he or she supports Roe v Wade and did this to tip us off, knowing the risk of being prosecuted. That is courage.
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Initial reactions to this historic event have focused on the shock of such a document being leaked. But I think a far greater shock is that these 5-6 SCOTUS judges would have the temerity to "swing to the fences" in this way. That is what has to be addressed.
It was a poor choice, only drawing more attention to the slow moving neo fascist insurgency of which 1/6 was just one part.
There are many ways that pro-democracy Americans can respond to limit the damage done to the constitutional rights of women (& men, because they're next.)
The UN is enormous, with head offices in several countries. This thread is on the main HQ, that houses the annual General Assembly & vast offices, in New York.
IDK for certain if this takeover will be completed but, assuming it is, here is my biggest concern: Musk's plan appears to include "authenticating all humans" holding accounts on the platform.
That directly contradicts the rest of his statement.
One of the core social media benefits for free speech and democracy is the ability to speak anonymously.
Think of all the activists in countries around the world that are dictatorships. This would drive them further underground, which is against free speech and democracy.
RU targeted rail at this time in that part of Ukraine in an attempt to terrorize their enemies (which includes you and me.)
Blinken & Austin just visited Kiev. I don't yet know exactly how they left the country but: Others have done so by rail.
It's a pretend murder plot bc:
Each visit by the leaders/officials of allied countries and groups such as the EU, NATO, and the UN bolsters Ukrainian morale and publicity for the cause among the public of those/our countries.
They show up Putin as being ineffectual at keeping them away from Kiev.
I was surprised the two US officials were going to Kiev at this time and that Zelensky announced it beforehand. But I knew there would be the greatest possible safety measures in place.
Espionage & intrigue are always present when it comes to dealing with Putin, esp in war.
Issues like this one affect people beyond Texas, and even beyond the USA.
Republicans' intentional mismanagement of the public schools system in places like Texas is a useful example of why and how they are deliberately damaging their country for the sake of staying in power.
If they see the photo of the teacher sitting at her desk, the first logical fallacy they will commit is ad hominem.
They will try to disregard the whole story by asserting that even slightly overweight people are just lazy, and will do worse than others if they contract Covid.