Why Now? After all these years of existing with Roe v Wade

[Ferrets are Cool]

are so many governors emboldened to sign complete/almost complete abortion bans. I'm 67 years old. I have never seen the country so "openly" divided be issues.

[lapfog_1]

1. they finally got the majority on the SCOTUS

if the leaked opinion stands, the decision will be 5-4.

If they had only restricted abortion to the Mississippi law, the decision would likely be 6-3.

They have been working on this for 49 years.

Had to do it now because if one of the SCOTUS should fall over dead (most likely a con), then Biden will nominate another justice to make it 5-4 the other way (for the complete ban).

They will not stop here... contraception of all types will be next up. Gay marriage after than. even inter-racial marriage could be up for review.

[Samrob]

2. While you are thinking about that, think about ALL the other things you are not thinking about. nt

[smirkymonkey]

3. What?

What does that mean? That other things are more important that this?

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. Damn, you are so right.

Obviously, I have to start working on my multi-tasking and time-slicing abilities.

[roamer65]

4. 1860.

Overturning Roe is the enslavement of women.

I see parallels.

[moondust]

6. 2020 GQP gains in state legislatures.

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Nationally, Republicans are touting the legislative election results as an even bigger victory for the party than 2010, when the GOP flipped 22 state chambers.
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‘A decade of power’: Statehouse wins position GOP to dominate redistricting

GQP voters may be more focused on redistricting.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Long time GOP plan to have total permanent power.

Control over all US assets.

White Christian minority rule.

Took them some decades to achieve this goal.
And included selling the US out to Putin.

[dutch777]

8. It's just easily served red meat to the Repug base. Repugs show no other signs of caring for kids

in any real way like supporting nutrition programs, child care and Pre-K education, heck, even general public education and college tuition assistance, and on and on.