How far are with from taking the vote away from women by constitutional originalists.??

[Peacetrain]

Our Democracy is on the line here folks.. Time for everyone to get out and vote in every single election that comes up.. Take to the ballot!!! lets unseat these lunatics

[NotTodayPutin]

1. Probably as far away as we are from a 2A repeal

Since it's a Constitutional Amendment.

But I see your point.

[Irish_Dem]

2. With the GOP, nothing is off the table. Nothing.

[Peacetrain]

3. Amen to that!!!

[PortTack]

4. The Supreme Court cannot undo a constitutional amendment. Only a new constitutional amendment

Can do that

[Igel]

5. Some think that "originalist" means

"the text when it was first printed."

It doesn't. For any "originalist" that I've seen draw breath or whose writings I've read.

"Originalist" refers to the text of the Constitution, the words with their range of meanings and usage current when the words were made part of the Constitution--not necessarily the original document that established the United States federal government. If the text dates to 1900, then it's what the text meant not in 1792 but when it was put to paper, 1900. < shakes head >

[In It to Win It]

10. Requires a bit of making shit up and cherry-picking when there isn't enough of a historical record

Anyone can research writings at any given time period but no matter how much you find in historical records and documents, it’s still missing so much context.

[First Speaker]

6. So was the 15th amendment...

...the one that gave black males the vote. How did that work out? Thru the entire Jim Crow era, the 15th amendment was part of the Constitution. Racist Southern legislatures, corrupt Federal judges, and Northern indifference made it a dead letter. I think a similar thing happening with women voters is a very real possibility. At the very least, an increasingly-powerful wing of the GOP *wants* to do this...

[Ilsa]

7. Can't happen, not without consequences, like a strike. nt

[Zeitghost]

8. Which State

Would pass the law to challenge it? The Supreme Court can't just rule on any law on the books, there has to be a case brought that challenges the standing law.

[In It to Win It]

9. Even Originalists have to recognize the 19th amendment exist

For the court to actually do anything, someone has to have standing to bring a suit… which I would think that means someone would actively try to take away a woman’s ability to vote to give that woman standing in court.