I don’t think that, since Dobbs, there’s much the federal government can do. They can fight these laws in the courts once they are passed, but unless we have sixty pro-choice senators and a majority in the house, there is a very limited number of things the federal government can do.
I don’t think that, since Dobbs, there’s much the federal government can do. They can fight these laws in the courts once they are passed, but unless we have sixty pro-choice senators and a majority in the house, there is a very limited number of things the federal government can do.
I also think they should be doing more to protect us from threats being made to women in politics, the judiciary, healthcare, etc. The GOP is threatening us and there should be a full-throated response from the DOJ that they won’t tolerate the threats as well as some of the restrictions such as travel.
I might replace 'can' with 'is allowed to'. And the thing about 'is allowed to' is that you don't know what you can get away with until you try. Our side tries to follow the rules of the system, and their side couldn't care less. It's certainly possible that if we follow suit it would backfire, but thinking about that is different from ruling it out from the get go. And to her point, the DOJ could at least go ahead and sue everybody and anybody, even if none of them succeed.
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I don’t think that, since Dobbs, there’s much the federal government can do. They can fight these laws in the courts once they are passed, but unless we have sixty pro-choice senators and a majority in the house, there is a very limited number of things the federal government can do.
You’re right about needing more Dems in Congress to pass new laws, but I am longing for an equal and opposite reaction from the DOJ to laws being created in states that take away women’s rights. Here’s one example: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-colleagues-urge-doj-to-do-more-to-protect-americans-right-to-travel-for-reproductive-health-care/
I also think they should be doing more to protect us from threats being made to women in politics, the judiciary, healthcare, etc. The GOP is threatening us and there should be a full-throated response from the DOJ that they won’t tolerate the threats as well as some of the restrictions such as travel.
I might replace 'can' with 'is allowed to'. And the thing about 'is allowed to' is that you don't know what you can get away with until you try. Our side tries to follow the rules of the system, and their side couldn't care less. It's certainly possible that if we follow suit it would backfire, but thinking about that is different from ruling it out from the get go. And to her point, the DOJ could at least go ahead and sue everybody and anybody, even if none of them succeed.