I’ve been seeing a lot of anti-voting sentiment going around. Can’t believe I have to say this, but you need to vote. Not only is there more to the election than just the president. (State policy, Senate, house), but not voting is not an act of protest. C’mon guys

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      8 months ago

      Why would they need either the legislature or the presidency?

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          8 months ago

          If you’re the majority party on the Supreme Court I think it’s quite evident that neither of the other two branches really matter.

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              Depends, are you asking in the literal sense or in the functional sense?

              In the functional sense, it seems quite obvious.

              In the literal sense, none, but that doesn’t matter in terms of the fears about the erosion of rights that we’re discussing in the first place.

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                Has the Supreme Court passed a national abortion ban? Do you think it can/will? Do you think a Republican legislature and President can/will?

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                  Isn’t the Supreme Court about to pass judgement on whether it’s legal to obtain mifepristone by overturning an FDA approval from the bench? Overturning medical determinations based on research is new territory.

                  If you don’t think the best conservative thinkers money can buy are currently examining legal avenues by which they can federally ban abortion through a court decision then I’m not sure you’re paying attention. Jerry Falwell’s not paying me and also I’m not a lawyer, but until a few years ago, liberals though Roe was safe, too.

                  I wouldn’t put it past them, and you come off as incredibly naive if you do.

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                    Isn’t the Supreme Court about to pass judgement on whether it’s legal to obtain mifepristone by overturning an FDA approval from the bench?

                    No, they are not. Mifepristone will continue to be available regardless of their verdict. It may, however, become less accessible if they decide to uphold the the Fifth Circuit Court’s position and revert to pre-2016 prescription requirements. That is, unless Democrats pass a law guaranteeing access to the medication.

                    Overturning medical determinations based on research is new territory.

                    It is not. You can to sue the FDA for a variety of reasons, just like any other government agency.

                    If you don’t think the best conservative thinkers money can buy are currently examining legal avenues by which they can federally ban abortion through a court decision then I’m not sure you’re paying attention.

                    Of course they are. They are also spending billions of dollars yearly to convince as many would-be Democrats as possible to just roll over, because it’s way easier to execute these goals with control of the legislature and presidency.