Okay, But Listen...
I'm not so worried about Roe.
I know that a couple of SC justices are precariously teetering between this world and the next. I know that this administration manipulated a fundamentalist Christian agenda to gain power and that, given the opportunity, they might appoint ultra-conservative justices or promote Scalia, etc. It seems reasonable.
Almost.
The Republicans have been milking pro-life sentiment for politcal leverage for years. They don't want to lose that advantage. Roe v Wade is too valuable a political tool for the GOP. Like the War on Drugs, they don't really want to win it: It brings in too much money and support.
posted by kStyle @ 4:04 PM
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That's a good point that I hadn't really thought about. I'm not so sure, though, that they wouldn't see a bigger boost if they "won" that issue and moved on to new things. For example, even with the passage of all these bans on equal right to marriage, that's an issue that will only get bigger. As court challenges come up they can rally support against all of us gay marriage supports who are out here trying to turn the impressionable young christian boys gay. With the celebration they could have overturning rvw they could start pushing for taking care of all of us heathens which would be a bigger and even more expensive fight. Then they could outlaw the shaving of beards and revealing clothing. They could start destroying unproved religious idols and artifacts. They could have training camps for learning how to take care of the unbelievers.
... I'm pushing what I really believe could happen, for the sake of being extreme... I think we can fight this stuff.
-Ben
What they're going to do--I betcha--is find a way to not overturn Roe, but send it back to the states. That way, it (a) gets on each state's ballots, like SSM, and (b) thus energizes the bigoted base to come out and vote. Every gay-basher interviewed, just about, also mentioned abortion. What better way to make sure they come out and vote again? Get ready for a big-ass fight, people. Because you know what? "No Surrender" was always one of my favorites, and it's going to be a useful theme.
all interesting theories, but I stand behind my original statement. :)
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