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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 4:00 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm)wwjs Wrote: Well, GOP won't surprise me with anything but I doubt that they wouldn't allow abortion under medical emergency.
How would a woman get an emergency abortion if they shut down all the clinics that provide that service?
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 4:12 pm
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They are not shutting all the clinics but telling them to upgrade.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 5:08 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 4:12 pm)wwjs Wrote: They are not shutting all the clinics but telling them to upgrade.
Which is something most of them wouldn't be able to afford to do.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 5:12 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 4:12 pm)wwjs Wrote: They are not shutting all the clinics but telling them to upgrade.
You just keep on bullshitting yourself.
Quote:So far, the courts have ruled against those laws every time anyone has tried to pass them.
I don't think you quite understand the scope of what happened yesterday.
Now, they can enact whatever the fuck they please and, oh yeah, you get to drag it through the courts after the fact. Big fucking deal.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 5:47 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 8:54 am)TaraJo Wrote: (June 26, 2013 at 7:17 am)popeyespappy Wrote: The news is reporting that the senate killed the filibuster but failed to pass the bill.
Yeah, I noticed. I posted the original message in that short little window where we all thought it had passed. It's a really strange story: there was a filibuster that the senate killed and they voted on the bill. They had to pass the bill before midnight for it to become law a the bill was voted on at about 12:02 AM. I'm glad it got shot down, but I can't help but think this is only going to be temporary.
You know, even if it did pass, it wouldn't put an end to abortion. Just to abortion done in a safe and sterile environment by people who know what they're doing.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 6:45 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 5:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I don't think you quite understand the scope of what happened yesterday.
Now, they can enact whatever the fuck they please and, oh yeah, you get to drag it through the courts after the fact. Big fucking deal.
They've learned from their success at the Battle of Acorn.
Win by any means necessary. Lie, cheat and steal. Sure, it'll go to the courts but by then, the targeted organization is dead so it's all moot anyway.
If you can't ban abortion, just force all the clinics to shut down. Whether by over-regulation, harassment of the patients or terrorizing the doctors, if you destroy all the clinics, you've achieved a defacto ban.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 6:58 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 5:47 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: You know, even if it did pass, it wouldn't put an end to abortion. Just to abortion done in a safe and sterile environment by people who know what they're doing.
I think this is a key point. It's not as if no one ever had abortions before they were legal. Outlawing abortion will not stop it. We'll just go back to the days of bathroom stalls and rusty coat hangers.
But that's the GOP for you. I think instead of referring to them as conservatives, we should just call them anti-pragmatism.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 6:59 pm
I prefer the term 'cocksuckers.'
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 7:03 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 6:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I prefer the term 'cocksuckers.'
The term "Kochsuckers" is more appropriate.
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RE: TX Republicans kill filibuster, essentially ending abortion in state
June 26, 2013 at 7:06 pm
(June 26, 2013 at 6:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I prefer the term 'cocksuckers.'
You have something against cocksuckers? Some of my best friends are cocksuckers.
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