The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights … should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a “show vote.”
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation led by Democrats to revive the protections of Roe v. Wade in the wake of the Supreme Court eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.
The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster due to broad opposition from Republicans, who dismissed it as a political stunt.
The Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, introduced last month around the second anniversary of the court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, is just a few sentences long. It states that “protections for access to abortion rights and other reproductive health care” after the 2022 ruling “should be supported.” It adds that “the protections enshrined in* Roe v. Wade …* should be restored and built upon, moving towards a future where there is reproductive freedom for all.”
The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster
I know the filibuster has been nerfed down to sending an email that says “I filibuster this”, but why don’t they actually make them work for it?
They can do away with it by a simple majority vote, but republicans won’t when they have 50 because they use it all the time…
And when Dems have 50 they won’t because that’s moderates best excuse for never fucking doing anything.
But if you vote for Republicans this election they TOTALLY will Protect Abortion!
But if you vote for Democrats this election they TOTALLY will Protect Abortion!
just look at how the last 51 years turned out voting for either of these two corporate bought parties
Yep, the party actively destroying reproductive rights is indistinguishable from the party doing a suboptimal job of protecting them from the first party. This is clearly communicated by your clever, astute word replacement.
The only way that makes since is if you think AOC, Joe Manchin, Joe Biden, and every other politician that caucuses with the Dem party are on the same page and working for the same shit…
had half a century to codify Roe v. Wade and on that note Biden was not helpful in keeping Clarence Thomas out of the Supreme Court
Biden’s political career consisted of crime bills, protecting heterosexual marriage, and being a war supporter
he only changed step in the last decade or so just to be more voteable and with Harris as a VP does not show much change
Biden was not helpful in keeping Clarence Thomas out of the Supreme Court
“Not helpful” is cutting him a lot of slack…
He was the chair for the Anita Hill hearings and refused to let other victims testify in addition to a whole bunch of other shit
When Biden talks about “good ole days” of being friends with Republicans, he’s talking about how much they liked him when he was helping get Clarence on the court for life.
Correct! Look at all those BLUE STATES outlawing Women’s Healthcare!
