OT: American Politics
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axlsalinger
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Wayward DP
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there was a draft judgment, written in February, that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
as far as I know it is still a draft but honestly I think they wanted to wait until after the mid-terms to release the decision.
so Roe v. Wade still stands, but it is functionally on death row.
Is RBG still to be revered and put on a pedestal? This decision is as much part of her legacy as anything else she accomplished.
leafman101
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Yep. I mean the Court could always, and has, reversed decisions that were incorrectly decided. Although in the past that has typically been to expand rights, not shrink them. But the process here is crazy. You can strategically use the Supreme Court to attack constitutional rights based on ideology, rather than the law itself. Talk about undermining the integrity of the court. It means nothing now.
lecoqsportif
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Can’t say I blame you.
hockeylover
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This feels kinda icky to me, honestly.
hockeylover
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leafman101
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She fucked up, but this isn't her legacy. This is all Mitch and the Federalist Society.
Wayward DP
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wait why would this undo her legacy?
Wayward DP
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what is the connection of RBG to overturning Roe v Wade? asking seriously, I have no idea.
hockeylover
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They're blaming her for not retiring in 2016.
hockeylover
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The day after the most devastating news for women's rights in like 50 years and the huge long list of people that had a hand in it, everyone's blaming... the dead lady who fought for women's rights her whole damn life. Yeah, sounds right.
Doyou mean my post criticizing her decision?
Hopefully, it didn't come off anything other than criticizing a supreme Court judge.
We were railing against the latest judge to step aside on time as well.
RBG was an accomplished person. She inspired many. However, it's hard to characterize her decision at the end anything other than selfish at best, narcissistic at worst.
She isn't the cause of this all. That falls on the right for pursuing fascism, then on the left for working for corporations rather than the people, then the to 1% for pursuing greed rather than universal well being their money could accomplish, then the people who stayed silence when the writing was on the wall and made excuses for these parties.....then after a few more groups it comes to RBGs decision.
This is not her legacy but certainly should be part of it. Thanks to her decision, we will have thirty years of right wing court.
It's Blaming the victim for the criminals act.
Like If your house was broken into you should have secured it better.
Now that said she knew how the court was going... strategic retirement was probably a good choice.. but it's still not her fault any more then She dressed slutty so it was cool to rape her..
Ok I see where you are coming from and I definitely see why my criticism would come off as the way you described it (i.e her years of activism. The fact that she has passed I don't really care about)
My thought was that it was a selfish decision which helped undo decades of work. That has to be part of the conversation. It was an absolutely unnecessary decision she made ; and one that she should have known the consequences of.
Listen we all know who are the main reason for this travesty. And RBG certainly isn't anywhere near the top of the list. But other justices need to take note.
Never said, or meant, the this should undo her legacy. Not should be part of it. She should have retired but chose not to for no other reason that selfishness/narcissism/ not sure how to describe it.