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Originally Posted by Damien
They can't because although they have a majority you need a super majority in the Senate which the Democrats don't have.
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Well they have to work within the confines of their democratic system and not circumvent it via the courts. Roe v Wade and the actions resulting from that were unconstitutional (which is a big thing in the US)
If they can’t get a federal bill through , then it’s down to state legislature.
Many states will still offer abortions, if your state doesn’t, then lobby the state senate and Governor and /or vote them out.
Again……..democracy.
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Originally Posted by Mick
Democrats tried, earlier on but failed in part because of the 50/50 split Senate and the old filibuster chestnut. One Democrat Senator sided with Republicans, so they couldn’t even use Vice President, Kamila Harris to break tie vote
The legislative branch of Government is the bottleneck to real modern day changes required in America.
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Understood, but you can’t short cut democracy when it suits, or doesn’t suit.
Look at the blow back here on the ECHR interference with the Rwanda plan.
We will sort that out through our government changing the law, the US has to do the same with the abortion issue.