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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows [View all]vanlassie
(5,670 posts)25. Don't forget SUSAN COLLINS.
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Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows [View all]
demmiblue
May 2022
OP
Was this leaked in time to affect the Mid-Term Primaries, which have started in most states?
TheBlackAdder
May 2022
#228
The GOP is playing the Long Game, setting up their Dominos and letting them slowly fall.
TheBlackAdder
May 2022
#230
This now means any Supreme Court decision ever made in the past can be reversed
nattyice
May 2022
#8
It is horrific, hedious, and infuriating... I'm 69 I fear for my "fellow" younger, and lower...
electric_blue68
May 2022
#177
I did see a lot of men at NYC's Women's Marches. Also thinking of LGBTQI people, contraception, etc
electric_blue68
May 2022
#188
I blame folks with big megaphones who told followers that the Supreme Court didn't matter
lapucelle
May 2022
#222
There will be fights and protests but the real answer is to GOTV and pick up seats
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
#216
Maybe with the GQP Supreme Court's pending decision hitting them right between the legs,
DemocraticPatriot
May 2022
#166
In my 50 yrs of voting I've missed a few local primaries, and ? 1 or 2 local elections. Never...
electric_blue68
May 2022
#174
Perhaps the Nina Turners, David Sirotas, and Brianna Joy Grays should of thought about the
JohnSJ
May 2022
#62
I remember that. "The Supreme Court didn't matter" refrain, along with "tired of voting for
JohnSJ
May 2022
#86
The only hope we have is to get off our high-horses and vote for every Dem we can.
herding cats
May 2022
#98
The fight was six years ago. We begged people to see it, but they accused us of fear mongering.
LongtimeAZDem
May 2022
#206
Control of the SCOTUS was on the ballot in 2016 as well as the fate of Roe v. Wade and VRA
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
#214
Control of the SCOTUS was on the ballot in 2016 as well as the fate of Roe v. Wade and VRA
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
#12
Collins will be shocked, just shocked Kavanaugh is at the forefront of the crusade to gut Roe.
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
#217
And yet they close their eyes to what was intended by "well regulated militia"
groundloop
May 2022
#14
Women who disobey and have sex without permission will have to risk death to have an abortion.
Eliot Rosewater
May 2022
#17
Maybe this time more women and men will contribute to some kind of traveling, lodging etc funds...
electric_blue68
May 2022
#199
this is what happens when the Supreme Court gets politicized with hard right conservative.
Baitball Blogger
May 2022
#19
We all knew it was going to happen, doesn't make the shock of it any less though.
Bev54
May 2022
#26
It's unheard-of for draft opinions to leak. I wonder who leaked this one, and why?
Ocelot II
May 2022
#21
This is how you protect sources. Document's metadata provides no solid hints as to its provenance.
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2022
#226
My bet is that it was the conservative justices themselves (or their staff) who leaked it . . .
markpkessinger
May 2022
#162
It had to have been intentional, considering how tightly the court controls information
Ocelot II
May 2022
#92
Bwah! Sorry, I had to laugh. "Oh. Lookie here?! What's this?" Def Pentagon Papers level!
electric_blue68
May 2022
#158
I'd guess a clerk for one of the justices leaked it. It's possible one of the pro-choice
PoliticAverse
May 2022
#94
Margaret Atwood author The Handmaids Tale on with Ali Velshi this past Sunday.
scarletlib
May 2022
#33
Sarandon didn't smear Clinton by herself; she had lots of help, even around here.
LongtimeAZDem
May 2022
#200
Women of the United States of America, republicans wrested from your hands the fate of your lives.
dsharp88
May 2022
#45
Rule of the minority over the majority ..... Alito, Roberts, Kavanaugh, Gorsch,and Coney Island ..
Botany
May 2022
#49
Hey Nina Turner, David Sirota, Briahna and Joy Gray. Aren't you proud that you not only refused to
JohnSJ
May 2022
#52
Yup, and that is what a lot of the folks that listened to them did, voted for Jill Stein
JohnSJ
May 2022
#68
The Supreme Court is probably the least leaking part of the federal government by far. n/t
PoliticAverse
May 2022
#100
If people don't fully understand what this means, then maybe someone should explain to them that
turbinetree
May 2022
#243
Well, I hope that women enjoyed their brief taste of personhood because those days are over
Orrex
May 2022
#108
Well if you want to influence an opinion, you need to do it before it is finalized. n/t
PoliticAverse
May 2022
#208
This was done to take public's eye off the fact that our country was almost overthrown on Jan 6.
C Moon
May 2022
#211