Saturday, June 25, 2022

My Two Cents: SCOTUS' Attack On Women

Sometimes I am too optimistic, too sure that people will do the right thing. I felt that when the SCOTUS leak regarding Roe v Wade surfaced last month; I was certain it wouldn’t happen; I was sure our highest court wouldn’t overturn a law that had been on the books for over fifty years. I never thought women would be less free to make their own choices in 2022 than there were in 1973.

And yet here we are, because of Mitch McConnell and his refusal to grant Merrick Garland a confirmation hearing, and because the GOP, under McConnell, rushed through three justices’ confirmations—two of whom are completely unqualified to be on the highest court … two of whom lied to Congress during their confirmation when they said Roe was settled law, and then turned on it the first chance they got.

Let that sink in: two Supreme Court Justices got their positions by lying to Congress and to We The People. In America.

And it appears there is no penalty for Supreme Court justices who perjure themselves at their Senate confirmation hearing.

But it isn’t just Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barret to blame, it’s all those voters who stayed home in 2016 because maybe they didn’t care so much for Hillary, but still thought she’d win. How’d that work out for you? If you didn’t learn in 2016, learn it now: voting matters. Voting matters in every single goddamned election you have the right in which to participate. I cannot stress it enough:

Cast a GODDAMNED MOTHERFUCKING vote.

A nationwide ban on abortion is on the ballot this November and y’all better cast a GODDAMNED MOTHERFUCKING vote.

You see, overturning Roe v Wade and outlawing abortions will never make them go away, it will only make them more dangerous, especially for the poor and marginalized. Women will die because of this unconscionable decision.

And please do not think this is the last attack on freedoms by this radical court. Sure, Alito and Kavanaugh both said not to worry about ‘other’ rulings, that they were only attacking women … this time. But Clarence Thomas said in his opinion on the ruling that maybe they’ll come for birth control, for same-sex relationships, for marriage equality.

Of note, however, in the hypocritical asshatted backwards mind of Clarence Thomas, is the fact that his own marriage is not protected under the same Constitution he says doesn’t protect a woman’s right to choose, or a same-sex couple to marry,, because interracial marriage wasn’t allowed when that document was written; in fact, people of color were not even considered fully human, so I hope Clarence doesn’t think his marriage is safe, though maybe all of this is his chickenshit chance to dump his insurrectionist traitorous wife.

We must stop this court. We have to vote out every hypocritical Republican who hailed this decision as a win, who believe that forcing women to give birth in a  country with no universal healthcare, no universal childcare, no paid family & medical leave and one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations is the right thing to do.

This isn't about "life." It's about control. If it was about life, we would have had the strictest gun laws ever after Sandy Hook, but the GOP doesn’t care about children outside the womb, they only care about exerting power over women.

Young girls, raped by their fathers or brothers or uncles, will be forced to carry that fetus io term.

Women who are raped will have zero say in their own lives and will be forced to give birth to their rapist’s child, after which the GOP will instantly cease to care for that child.

If you’re against abortion, don’t get one, but don’t inflict your opinion on anyone else, because that’s denying them their freedom.

If you’re against contraception, don’t take any, but don’t tell anyone else what they can do with their bodies.

If you’re against same-sex relationships, don’t have one, but don’t tell other people who they can love.

 If you’re against same-sex marriage, don’t marry someone of same gender and do not come for mine.

I don’t impose my opinions on you, religious or spiritual or otherwise, you should do the same for the rest of us because that’s freedom, and what you’re doing is religious tyranny.

In America. In 2022.


53 comments:

  1. Simply acknowledging that a precedent is "settled law" doesn't mean they won't overturn it. Courts overturn "settled law" all the time if they feel justified in doing so. That's how the law works. The USA is fucked for so long as that right-wing extremist majority exists on the Supreme Court. Could be decades until 2 of them drop dead or resign (unlikely) and get replaced with a liberal replacement. That's why ensuring there's a progressive government in power to do so at the appropriate moment is the only weapon people have.

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    1. My point was that when Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said Roe was settled law they were implying they weren't coming for it, and that was a lie.

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    2. Oh, I understand your original point. My point is simply that lawyers think and speak like lawyers, not like non-lawyers. That's why what they said was not, technically in law, a lie for which they could be held accountable. All three may indeed be assholes, but that's separate from their being lawyers.

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  2. Jennifer Barlow9:37 AM

    This was very well written, Bob, and I agree 1000% with everything you say. We each have to do our part to get out the vote and do the work of ridding our country of this spreading cancer.

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    1. Thanks Jennifer. And we must vote, not only in 2022, but in every election going forward. Democrats have to stop sitting things out.

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  3. Congressional primary last Tuesday, I voted an hour after the polls opened, and I was voter #4. The choice was between a nutcase and the sitting congressman who is a liberal/moderate, he won with 70%. But if sensible people hadn't shown up, and nutters had, the outcome could have been tragic.

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    1. Every vote counts, in every election.

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  4. This attempt to turn women in 2nd class citizens is going to backfire on them terribly. I am totally amazed that this Cracker Jack Crazy minority is out of touch with American they thought this was a good idea. Dear Lord, they are really that fucking stupid!

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    1. It's like the looney tunes are running the asylum, Dave.

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    2. They think their god and their faith will win out, but not when they use it as a hammer on the rest of us.

      And Maddie's right.

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  5. What a sad day we all just witnessed. Let me get into the weeds. The case that US Supreme Court used to make a ruling had nothing to do with abortion. Dobbs-State Health Officer of Mississippi-vs- Jackson-a physician at the states only abortion clinic was about the states gestational age act. Meaning the state had decided that no abortions should be performed after 15 weeks. The doctor said hell no. The going time frame of viability outside the womb is 24-28 weeks. Some women do not know their pregnant at 6 weeks. So the case ended up at the US Supreme Court. Will the court take this case. Why yes, they can make/twist Dobbs-vs-Jackson about banning abortion/overturning Roe-vs-Wade. Again, it was NEVER ABOUT abortion it was about WHEN an abortion can be performed. But these evil fucks will stop at nothing. When a court takes away a right you know something is up. This was a political decision full stop. We have to set the ground work now and when the political climate is in the Democrats' favor, we have to codify Rowe-vs-Wade, expand the US Supreme Court, and the list goes on. We have other rights to protect.

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    1. Codify Roe, codify Obergefell. None of us are safe from this court that values guns more than women's rights.

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  6. OK, 7+ tries to get into comment...Yes, I agree about McConnell first blocking Obama's pick, then packing the court with unqualified appointees of the unqualified, criminal "president" and with the help of the Federalist Society and with the help of apathetic voters and with the help of the Republican machinery and with the help of so-called Christian/religious right. We now have a minority in charge of the country and mostly ignoring the separation of church and state (oh, but only one KIND of church, any other religion be damned) and all the supporters of the criminal president and all the mindless, zombie cult followers whose votes are equal under the law to all sane citizens. And all the gerry-mandering. And all the cries of stolen elections. What a fucking mess we are in. I have no solution. Yes we can vote. And I will. But it is almost futile.

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    1. I won't give up. I will always speak up and stand up and shout and VOTE!

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  7. You're right Bob; people like me, who think that women should be able to have an abortion if they want one, do not demand that anti-abortionists should be forced to have abortions. Someone like Margarine, who says that ALL her life she has wanted Roe v Wade overturned (what a precocious child she must have been), has apparently had 3 abortions, and Bubblehead has had 2 (one allegedly Ted Cruz' child).

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    1. I just wonder how many on the right had abortions or had mistresses who had abortions because you know they live in hypocrisy!

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  8. Since the only way to get rid of bad Supreme Court justices is to wait for their deaths, I’m going to start praying. And may goddess forgive me.

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    1. No forgiveness needed, Mitchell, that's a thought I think we're all having today.

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    2. All those responsible for the rapid decline of our Nation can't hurry up and Die fast enough Mitchell... and I agree, no forgiveness needed if Evil is eliminated, it's doing everyone a huge favor.

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  9. Fuck the SCOTUS!!!!!! We are getting further and further down dark holes, that I have no hope left to look forward too. All I know is if that old fat fuck Thomas had had his way with Anitia Hill, he a married man to that cow he is married too, had gotten Ms. Hill pregnant, I bet for sure he would have had a swift abortion set up ready. Lying old fat stank ass judge. as well as all the other lying old hypocrites of the GOP. They will just flying them off to another country to have it done.

    I guess we better enjoy gay sex while we still can.

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  10. Yup, they went ahead and did it. And our state (WA) has
    already started planning for an influx of women, as is the
    rest of the west coast. The elections will be interesting
    to watch. Very glad to be a mail-in state.
    xoxo :-)

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    1. Luckily rational heads abound but I just wonder if there's way to see how many women from these now abortion-free states are headed to the Choice states for their procedures?

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  11. Sending fraternal sympathy and solidarity across The Atlantic Ocean at this tragic time for America. Humans should be walking forward into the light not backwards into the shadows. Members of your Supreme Court should be bigger than their own personal prejudices but clearly they are not. Maybe they will die prematurely of shame.

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    1. YP ... The Republinuts have no shame, wouldn't recognize shame if it smacked it across their ignorant faces!

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    2. It's a sad day, Yorkshire, for women, and many gay Americans who wonder if we're next. But we need to rally and fight and scream and VOTE!

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  12. Anonymous4:05 PM

    People did get out and vote for Hillary. Recall that she won the popularity vote, so she should have been President. It's the darn electoral college that gave the Thing the presidency. So, for 2024 how will it be possible to not have the same thing happen? Has something been done since 2016 with the electoral college to prevent another fiasco as in 2016?

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    1. But not enough voted for her to take the Electoral College. Perhaps we abolish it.

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    2. YES, a thousand times YES. Abolish the Electoral College!

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  13. When the pendulum swings back... it is going to stay for awhile... let's make sure. Vote. Destroy the GOP. Delete 'em. Permanently. I'm not going back to 1952 - nobody wants that except fascists.

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    1. Let's make for damned sure.

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  14. America is in a spiraling decline of epic proportions and so many are Asleep and refuse to be Woke. Many still don't bother to Vote, refuse to believe there's Trouble In Paradise and if they don't wake the fuck up fast, Paradise will be Lost. I see America heading towards extremism forcing their will upon the majority and slowly but methodically installing those who will try to make this a Fascist Theocracy.

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    1. As the quote goes, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
      We'd better do something.

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  15. Anonymous8:36 PM

    President Bill Clinton said "Abortion should be legal and rare." Under Roe we satisfied the legal part, but the rare part hardly. Abortion is some women's birth control of choice. In this day and age that's an outrage. With so many birth control options available today why is abortion a method of birth control? Straight men should learn from us put on a damn condom!!!!

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    1. It is sad when women use abortion as a method of birth control, but I think that's rare. I also think no women ever comes to that decision lightly.
      And if SCOTUS says life begins at conception, then child support should begin then, too, and the fathers of these children need to start paying.

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    2. Anonymous12:51 PM

      Most data report almost a million abortions in the US annually! That's hardly rare!! (Google number of abortions in the US)

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    3. I don't think a million women a year use abortion as birth control.

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  16. The Supreme Court has become too partisan and too power hungry. Conservative presidents used to appoint judges who followed the constitution now they just pick nitwits who follow the republican party platform

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    1. Well, when you have traitorous power hungry asshats like Mitch McConnel and dumbasses like Thing 45, this is what happens. This is why certain laws need to be codified into law by Congress.

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  17. Well said, but I have one question. What do Republican women think of this? They are as much affected by this as Democrat women. Perhaps now they will finally realise just how bad things have become and VOTE BLUE. Please.

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    1. I think the GOP women are using their so-called faith to take a stand, not seeing that their faith shouldn't be weaponized against anyone. Some might vote Blue, but some will think their doing God's work ... judging others.

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  18. Well said Bob.
    Who knows? This SCOTUS court (with 3 illegitimate Trump judges and 2 from Bush, Jr.) just might try and go after women's voting rights if they get the opportunity.
    Stay well.

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    1. I think they'll go after anything that might keep their leaders in power.

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  19. Honey, we're going back to pre CIVIL WAR DAYS WITH THIS COURT! I'm going back outside before I start screaming! xoxox

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    1. Screaming is what we need; staying screaming mad until election day and screaming mad after!

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  20. Pardon the pun, but "Amen!" You're right about people not voting, and ditto the people who wouldn't vote for Hillary because she was too mainstream or too outspoken or "they just didn't like her" or whatever. Hope they're happy now.

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    1. It's just proof that we need to vote and yell and shout and VOTE!

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