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Shaman says
In related news:
“ Clarence Thomas writes, in a concurring opinion, that the Supreme Court should reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell — the rulings that now protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.”
I was reading that part of the decision this morning, I wonder if the guy is on the spectrum? He’s not wrong in his reasoning, I just don’t think people have huge concerns about contraception or even gay marriage.
My main takeaway was that, yes, it is screwed up when the court legislates by find new rights under the 14th, but they really just want to fix the mistake of roe because it has remained such a divisive issue even after 50 years.
Divisive issues is what keeps the population that each other's throats, it keeps us all from killing the mother fuckers that call themselves "elected leaders".
It's an issue. The court had no right to impose Gary Marriage at the federal level. Why wait 50 years?
The government just fucks everything up in my opinion. Get them out of marriage, and that will fix a lot of shit in my opinion.
richwicks says
The government just fucks everything up in my opinion. Get them out of marriage, and that will fix a lot of shit in my opinion.
States and localties have always regulated marriage. At some point its necessary, for example between two agnostic people or to determine who can visit in historians or execute wills/ inherit.
The family is the basic building block of society. Powerful actors prefer atomized individuals to bully
States have all rights not explicitly allocated to the Federal government.
Patrick says
It's nice that the Constitution is being respected.
States have all rights not explicitly allocated to the Federal government.
That's a thought - devolve all divisive issues to the respective states, and let them legislate accordingly. If you don't like the laws in your state, GTFO and pick another one more in line with your politics/morals/religion.
AmericanKulak says
SCOTUS has no authority to invent new rights. Gay marriage was not rooted in the constitution or in precedence.
Nor was inter-racial marriage - not mentioned anywhere in the constitution
AmericanKulak says
SCOTUS has no authority to invent new rights. Gay marriage was not rooted in the constitution or in precedence.
Nor was inter-racial marriage - not mentioned anywhere in the constitution
Nor was inter-racial marriage - not mentioned anywhere in the constitution
DooDahMan says
Nor was inter-racial marriage - not mentioned anywhere in the constitution
Marriage isn't mentioned in any Constitution, Federal or State. Government should have no authority over it, or any right to recognize it.
don't compare this to inter-racial marriage - clearly protected by the constitution
mell says
don't compare this to inter-racial marriage - clearly protected by the constitution
Marriage in any form is not protected by the constitution.
We'd be better off with a Federal government 1/10th its size. The Federal government is involved in a ton of things they have no right to be involved with.
mell says
this to inter-racial marriage - clearly protected by the constitution
Senator Braun of Indiana has a difference of onion especially since Interracial Marriage was not the law of the land until the passage of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage
Question: Would you apply that same basis to something like Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage?
Answer: When it comes to the issues, you can't have it both ways. When you want that diversity to shine within our federal system, there are going to be rules and proceedings, they're going to be out of sync with maybe what other states would do. It's a beauty of the system, and that's where the differences among points of view in our 50 states ought to express themselves. And I'm not saying that rule wou...
Joe Biden Supported Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Roe v Wade And Allow States To Choose In 1982
You're just flinging crap at this point for the sake of arguing.
Now that we have had some time to celebrate the win, let’s analyze the situation. The Dems are pissed, but WHY are the Dems so angry about this ruling? Well many reasons, but its mostly about MONEY.
With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, many States immediately cancelled all scheduled abortions, and shut down all Planned Parenthoods across the state. This will continue across every red state. This is a massive hit into campaign funding and slush money the DNC generates from Planned Parenthood.
Look at Planned Parenthood’s campaign donations. They are 100% to DNC candidates. The DNC are running their campaigns on the revenue from slaughtering babies.
They spent $45+ million on the 2020 elections alone. Every penny was given to Democrats.
The Democrat politicians are not concerned about “women’s rights”, they are upset because they just lost $20+ million in campaign funding per year.
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Now the right to obtain the procedure will depend on state law.
In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority struck down the 1973 case holding that states, rather than the federal government, are vested with authority to regulate women’s reproductive choices. As a result, states are free to restrict, and even outlaw, abortion. Since Roe and a subsequent 1992 abortion rights case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey were decided, women across the U.S. have maintained the right to obtain an abortion up until about 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The court’s about-face solidifies an immediate shift in reproductive options for women in states seeking to restrict access to legal abortion.
According to the pro-choice research institute, Guttmacher Institute, as of April this year, laws in 26 states stood to either limit access to legal abortion or fail to protect it in the event that Roe was overturned — 22 of which they say have constitutional amendments or laws in place making them certain to attempt bans.
Thirteen states adopted “trigger” laws prior to the court’s decision. The laws, more restrictive than Roe, ban abortion earlier in a woman’s pregnancy and are designed to take effect in the event that the court overturned the seminal case.
Under Roe, the high court held that personal privacy guaranteed by the Constitution's 14th Amendment Due Process Clause included a right to decide whether to give birth. That right, the court held, extended up until the unborn child became "viable" or capable of sustaining meaningful life outside of the womb.
The court’s decision to withdraw the right to abortion up until viability has been anticipated since the first week in May when a rare leak allowed Politico to obtain a draft of Alito’s majority opinion.
The highly charged and personal debate has also spilled over into the corporate sphere.
Both before and after the leak, dozens of U.S. companies affirmed or reaffirmed employee benefits that allow workers states with laws more restrictive than Roe to access abortion care. Those benefits include reimbursement for travel expenses incurred to obtain abortion care that is legally unavailable within an employee’s home state, as well as moving expenses for employees to relocate to states without limitations exceeding those under Roe.
More U.S. companies are expected to take a public position on the matter.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-overturns-roe-wade-141521476.html?.tsrfin-notif