Friday saw the Supreme Court make its largest decision in over a decade when it decided in Dobbs v. Jacksons Women’s HealthThe Constitution does not allow for abortion. As was the predictable reaction from media outlets and Democrats as well violent, chaotic protests were to be expected.
However, the Democrats are letting slip that it isn’t just about all the anger and fury in protests. Roe v. Wadethey have the right to access their holiest sacrament, abortion.
With Dobbs the Court held that “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; RoeAnd Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.” It is the “right” to an abortion does not exist in the Constitution, in other words, and the matter should be left up to the states and, in particular, the voters.
But, when you look at the Democrats’ track record since the Obama years, you realize that the Democratic party has seen a pretty major collapse at the state level across the country. The New York Times’ This table shows a breakdown on the current and future states that have implemented abortion bans. In total, it’s 21 states – nine with bans that had trigger laws in place banning abortion upon the overturning of RoeTwelve more laws are in the works. These are the TimesHe has also identified nine other states where lawmakers are keen to restrict abortion.
So, there are currently 30 states which restrict or work on abortion. Republicans control either partial or full power over them all. That’s over half the country, and there are some states, the Times graphic shows, that Republicans have full or partial control over that aren’t pursuing abortion restrictions.
Louisiana Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a complete ban on abortions. He did so because he is pro-life. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, meanwhile, is calling for all Democrats who are not pro-choice from being expelled from both the party and their public offices.
Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Not every Democrat is pro-choice…we really need to reassess if it’s appropriate for them to continue to serve.” pic.twitter.com/QeMwGUfao0
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Edwards likely would not have won the governor’s mansion is deep red Louisiana if he had not run on some conservative values like being pro-life. OcasioCortez doesn’t believe he deserves to be elected because of his views.
But that’s where the Democrats are struggling, and most of them who are angry about the DobbsDecision are upset because they recognize that even though their prospects at federal election are dimming, it is difficult to win state elections. Political suicide is to chase those who were successful in the purple or red states.
This is the week leading up to and during the Dobbs ruling, Chuck Schumer DoubleA bill allowing extreme abortion was put up for vote. The bill would have established a codification. RoeLegalized abortion is legalized up until the time the baby leaves the birth canal. This goes beyond the polls that show what the public’s opinion about abortion really is.
Democrats love to point out polls showing that a majority support abortion access. They fail to mention that the overwhelming majority of these voters support abortion only at the beginning of a pregnancy. Support for abortion in the second trimester drops dramatically, while support for late-term abortion is virtually nonexistent.
But while voters have routinely shown that they don’t support extreme politics and policy, the Democrats have doubled down on the extremes. The Democrats are either voting for the death of a fully formed child even after delivery, or refusing to speak out, just like Stacey Abrams.
It’s because they are so scared of crossing the very loud activists in the base, who they listen to more than regular, less-online voters. They continue to support the extreme left with their rhetoric and push other voters to the center, making it easier for them to switch to the Republican Party.
Democrats furious at the situation they are in. Even in elections where they’ve made gains, they haven’t made any gains significant enough to start making headway against the Republican Party. In 2018, their wave was more of a ripple, and while they were fairly successful at the federal level, they still lost at the state level in Florida and Georgia – two states they were certain they would flip.
This isn’t about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, though that’s what they’ll claim. They don’t like that abortion is now a state issue because they are absolutely floundering at the state level. They will keep doing this as long as the state continues to embrace the extremes, and reject/ignore the moderate positions that many of their voters as well as most independent voters want.
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