McConnell Says National Abortion Ban ‘Possible,’ Wouldn’t Change Filibuster To Do It - TPM – Talking Points Memo

They will not stop with banning abortion.

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Slightly O/T

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A segment of the anti-abortion movement sees a federal ban as the next step in its push to restrict abortion nationwide.

Okay, I’ll bite. How many more steps are there after a federal ban until you reach your goal of a nationwide restriction?

Securing its hold on worst state for healthcare.

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Have you noticed how he seems to be getting smaller and more and more shriveled? Wasting away?

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not fast enough

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that picture of him…hm…he looks very different…especially around the mouth…I’m thinking botox, not illness…

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Count on a lot of right wing churches getting a blank check from the Republicans to do the enforcing…

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“No carveout of the filibuster — period,” he told USA Today. “For any subject.”

Least credible statement from McConnell ever.

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Here comes Mississippi

https://www.rawstory.com/mississippi-2657282771/?utm_source=push_notifications

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I keep saying that Maddy hasn’t done right by his congressional district.
I’ll say it again, why did the voters pick him in the first place? He has no experience, hell has he even held a single job for 12 months, in a row? They elected a “attention whore”, and they got a “attention whore”.

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Remember the mysterious bruises on his hands and face? Injured trying to bury his eggs in the sand?

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" Some Democrats have contemplated the idea of a filibuster carveout for abortion, which they would seek to use to pass a law protecting the right — often referred to as a codification of Roe. Such a law would likely make use of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution…"

Why are some Dems tearing at each other over this when the current Supreme Court would simply nullify it anyway, the way they’re doing with the current Roe ruling vis a vis the Commerce Clause? It’s already moot.

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Next step after that is getting the Supreme Court to rule fetal personhood is an inviolable right, such that even after Democrats win back control, they would not be able to make abortion legal again (except by Constitutional Amendment).

They want a Roe-like ruling that prevents the legally of abortion even after they get kicked out of power.

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Nah, it’s perfectly credible. There will never be a carve out - he’ll just eliminate it completely.

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Leaving this here…

Missouri, Louisiana and Tennessee just banned Plan B

Peter Thiel-backed GOP Sen candidate wants to ban condoms & birth control

McConnell is now preparing for a nationwide on abortion

This was NEVER about health

This was ALWAYS about a fucked up ideology & religious control

— Lindy Li (@lindyli) May 8, 2022

Conservatives will either wrestle control over ALL of us or they’ll try very hard to burn everything down. So much for the United States of America.

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Senile purpura on hands.

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This tells you everything one needs to know, it was never about abortion, abortion was just a means to an end. It’s all about power. This is a huge victory and they are not celebrating.

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Looking at Moscow Mitch’s purple hands makes me think he’s on Lovenox for DVTs.

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OT: I just heard about this amazing project to aid the Ukrainian people on CBC radio. Music is a healing force. One that we need in these days.

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austin-dave, Gorsuch was raised RC and graduated from a Jesuit high school. He married an Anglican and has since attended Episcopal churches.

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