Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections
The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights ... should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a "show vote."
The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights ... should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a "show vote."
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation led by Democrats to revive the protections of Roe v. Wade in the wake of the Supreme Court eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.
The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster due to broad opposition from Republicans, who dismissed it as a political stunt.
The Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, introduced last month around the second anniversary of the court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, is just a few sentences long. It states that “protections for access to abortion rights and other reproductive health care” after the 2022 ruling “should be supported.” It adds that “the protections enshrined in* Roe v. Wade ...* should be restored and built upon, moving towards a future where there is reproductive freedom for all.”
But if you vote for Republicans this election they TOTALLY will Protect Abortion!
But if you vote for Democrats this election they TOTALLY will Protect Abortion!
just look at how the last 51 years turned out voting for either of these two corporate bought parties
My dude, I'm sitting here in Kansas, and I've watched our Democrat governor save our asses over and over from all kinds of insane bullshit that comes out of our Republican legislature. Certainly, the Dems could do more, but to say they're exactly the same on the abortion issue, or on many other issues, is to deny reality.
Correct! Look at all those BLUE STATES outlawing Women's Healthcare!
I swear. Around a year before every major election period the idiots spend a few months relearning how to spell check and type. We then get the same poorly considered, and poorly worded, series of blatantly Republican drivel that attempts, and fails, to explain why they're the better side.
Your side is evil. It wasn't always, it is now. One side attempts to do good, the other tries like hell to destroy good things. One is walking a marathon, the other is driving in the wrong direction in a suped up and raised truck billowing black smoke while flying a confederate and maga flag, adding up points as they run over people, with the radio turned up to America, Fuck Yeah by the D.V.D.A., with a picture of their sister in a bikini taped to the dashboard.
So you suggest allowing the orange turd in instead? That will SURELY protect abortion.
Russian troll. Go plant sunflowers!
Ah the old "political stunt" excuse thrown around EVERY TIME a politician does their job and engages in politics.
Everything is political. Likewise Everything is a political stunt.
Political stunts that remove the right to have an abortion are bad stunts. Political stunts that give the right to have an abortion are good stunts.
They get to have both arguments...
"If roe was so important then Congress should make a law."
"You're just making a law for show, so no you can't have it."
They're all fucking scumbags.
To be fair, I remember a few short years ago Pelosi not letting minimum wage be voted on the floor because since she thought there was no way it would pass it was nothing more than a stunt and it would hurt the movement because people will get tired of voting for it. Why doesn't that apply here or why was she lying to us then?
Democrats are spineless when it comes to things that may impact rich people even slightly and we're just lucky no one found a way to make billions off of making abortion illegal.
Everything's political, especially on the Hill. Doing or not doing something as a reaction to a "political stunt" is just a cover for not having a valid reason. People by and large want access to reproductive healthcare, just like they also by and large want access to enough money to address their needs of survival, but inevitably some politician recognizing that will result in others screaming "stunt" rather than explaining why the men in Washington get to choose what women do with their bodies and why we necessarily have to have a permanent vulnerable underclass.
now that abortion access in certain states have been limited just like with other rights that have devolved into a state's rights issue people have to have gas, food, and lodging to access extra demographic rights
a PA box which has extra costs compared to a PO box is also required to access demographic rights as well as other hidden costs
so they did find a way
not to mention fundraising for and against it makes a dick ton of money
and it is making people criminals to access these demographics rights
the megacorp prison glomerate will make a shit load as well so the dissidents can have access to basic toiletries, communication with family and friends
next four years are going to suck either way and salt on the wound is Biden's crimes bill will come back to haunt everyone combined with these latest assaults to our democracy
all adding up
The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster
I know the filibuster has been nerfed down to sending an email that says "I filibuster this", but why don't they actually make them work for it?
They're too old now, they don't have the energy to stand and talk for hours so they just "declare" the filibuster and go home for tapioca and Gold Bond.
The reasoning was that in the old style of filibuster no other senate business was possible. In theory was supposed to help the senate be more productive. In practice, it's made the filibuster even more powerful. If a party was holding up all legislation and other functions of the senate by grandstanding for something stupid, that could hurt them politically, especially if it got bad enough that the military was being impacted or there were government shutdowns. So maybe they would think twice if it was worth a filibuster. Now they can kind of do it risk free. I think if you saw, government shutdown caused by Republicans trying to prevent abortion protections, well it'd be pretty unpopular with most Americans. And they'd pay for it in the polls. Or maybe not even do the filibuster in the first place.
That makes sense. Absolutely awful reasoning, but it makes sense.
Thanks!
Or, you know, fucking get rid of it
Damn you, Joe Manchin.
Congress? Work?
The ultimate oxymoron. I should have realized I answered my own question already lol.
They can do away with it by a simple majority vote, but republicans won't when they have 50 because they use it all the time...
And when Dems have 50 they won't because that's moderates best excuse for never fucking doing anything.
why would they do anything?
they would not have anything to campaign on which includes donations
And this right here is why nothing is getting done. Go vote and not just every 4 years, but in midterms too.
The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster
Another reason they should have ditched the filibuster when they had a chance.
My question is why were 7 votes missing?
At 49 it fell short of the normal threshold too.
Not quite. You need a quorum of senators present, and more affirmative votes than negative.
Having said that, if this actually was a viable vote with 49 senators supporting, you would probably see more vote. Although, I suspect there are at least a few senate Republicans who would at least abstain to let it pass.
Never ends with these pieces of shit.
My first reaction was "Why wasn't this done when the decision was first leaked? Why wait 2 years?"
The Reproductive Freedom for Women Act [...] is just a few sentences long. It states that “protections for access to abortion rights and other reproductive health care” [...] “should be supported.” It adds that “the protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade ... should be restored and built upon, moving towards a future where there is reproductive freedom for all.”
That's not the language of writing laws. It's completely vague and unenforceable. It really is just a political stunt for an election year.
Why is it so hard to make a real law to actually do this!?
My first reaction was “Why wasn’t this done when the decision was first leaked? Why wait 2 years?”
They didn't:
And here's the text, which is notably more specific.
Furthermore, they also tried to pass a bill before the Dobbs ruling.
In fact, some of them have been trying since 1989.
voting on things is a "stunt", sure. We can now cut aside the rhetorical crap and squarely know who is willing to shoot it down.
