My State’s Abortion Ban Is Terrible, Idaho GOP Guv Declares As He Signs Ban Into Law

On Wednesday, Idaho became the first state to follow Texas’ lead on banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy with a private lawsuit enforcement mechanism that awards thousands of dollars to private citizens who snitch on abortion providers.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1410445

Damn, I was hoping he would include the term “vigilante standing” in his statement.

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Just another “conservative” coward. What a pathetic waste of space.

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Brad Little is a spineless moron.

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In Idaho, now more famous for it’s militias than it’s potatoes, there might be no only electoral but physical consequences on pushing back on wingnut craziness.

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Ah, but he’s in a primary with a woman who makes Boebert and MTG seem sane and sensible.

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In Idaho, the rapist’s relatives and the woman’s relatives are the same group of people.

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Janice McGeachin is the ne plus ultra of wingnut overreach.

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Idaho - where you can get paid for trying to father your own grandchild.
Republican values.

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“Preborn child?” By that “logic,” it’s also a preborn adult and a pre-lobotomized Republican voter.

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Meanwhile, in Oregon:

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Am I crazy? What am I missing? Something in Idaho state law? He signed into law something he totally disagrees with? WTF? What a jellyfish!

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Such courage. Such conviction.

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“Deputizing private citizens to levy hefty monetary fines on the exercise of a disfavored but judicially recognized constitutional right for the purpose of evading court review undermines our constitutional form of government and weakens our collective liberties.”

But he signed it anyway.

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Seems to me like she is now a red state mainstream conservative…

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That’s what I said. :face_with_monocle:

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Reclassification can be so helpful. For instance, you can save a lot of money on Medicare and Social Security when you think of adults as pre-died.

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Matters to contemplate while you preboard your next flight. I still haven’t managed to board before I board, but I always try.

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Profiles in Derp.

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That is sadly generally the case everywhere. A woman or girl is far more likely to be assaulted by a family member than a stranger.

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