Roe v Wade

[NYCBlue]

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The democrats are usually weak in the face of republican tactics, but I think this is unfair. Could Obama have 'ploughed on'? How? McConnell blocked it because he could and made sure he got his appointments because he could. How did democrats have the numbers to stop those appointments?

There's two parties in the US. One is very clearly to blame for this decision. It doesn't seem right to me to blame the other.

Exactly.

[Kind of Blue]

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And here we have it a Tory Peer agreeing with the decision. “ A great victory for US democracy. “

https://twitter.com/danielmgmoylan/status/1540361915590918145?s=21&t=JOFwEX5qTCfR_S4CbslGxw

Don’t for one minute think this couldn’t happen over here.

From a fella that spends his time on the red seats of the Lords (well, probably not that much time). Barefaced in the extreme.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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How was it estimated to such an exact figure? Wouldn't "about 8 billion" be more accurate?

I have no idea. You're correct though, it would have been better to have said circa 8 billion. Global population is increasing at a ridiculously high rate e.g in 1950 it was circa 2.5 billion. I should have just rounded up when I posted!

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Mrs Citizen highlighted this to me a while ago and here's a recent article in The Independent.

Anti-abortion police could criminalise period-tracking app data and search history

Apparently, data protection is going to be a huge issue in the USA and is linked to Healthcare companies (others will know more about this). I don't know the full details but we're heading in a grim direction. We really do need to fight this stuff.

[Joe Gillis]

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I wonder if Clarence Thomas would vote in favour of a ban on inter racial marriage? that's going to be next if far right Republicans have their way.

[tforturton]

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The US is headed towards a chaotic future. Politics there is becoming very much 'us and them' - two diametrically opposed sides, with no in-between, and no-one shifting sides at all.

[jon1959]

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[Wales-Bales]

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Is it possible to take the politics out of this matter?

[cyril evans awaydays]

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Is it possible to take the politics out of this matter?

Absolutely. Your views on abortion are well documented. You must be absolutely thrilled with this on a non-political level.

[life on mars]

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Its a country that has such a diverse make up , I love it music , film TV which is so ingrained into our own culture , decisions like this makes a mockery of their constitutions and laws ..

lets be fair there are some bizarre countries out there whose freedoms /laws or lack of we would never consider right , I am so glad to be and like in the UK ( thanks Mum /Dad )

[Wales-Bales]

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Absolutely. Your views on abortion are well documented. You must be absolutely thrilled with this on a non-political level.

What are they?

[life on mars]

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The US is headed towards a chaotic future. Politics there is becoming very much 'us and them' - two diametrically opposed sides, with no in-between, and no-one shifting sides at all.

I bet some states would like to breakaway from others , in particular Texas its somewhere around the 10th largest economy in the world by GDP

[nomad blue]

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I bet some states would like to breakaway from others , in particular Texas its somewhere around the 10th largest economy in the world by GDP

Texas seems to be a bit of a shitshow lately, with Republicans in charge. I've always wondered though, when they say about States breaking away (seceding?) and they're the Nth biggest economy, how much of that would be lost as it'd move "over the border" back to the USA.

Though they really do need to do something about the senate, where a state like Wyoming has the same votes as somewhere like California.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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What are they?

Here is a extract of you setting out a view on abortion whilst chastising people for having the temerity to criticise Trump's policy of separating migrant children from their parents and explaining how political points scoring is perfectly acceptable.

As much as I dislike what is happening in the world, you need workable solutions, and you can't ignore the political points scoring going on either. BTW What do you think about abortion? Millions of babies have been separated from their parents by having their lives terminated on a whim. Who is crying for them?

[Wales-Bales]

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Texas seems to be a bit of a shitshow lately, with Republicans in charge. I've always wondered though, when they say about States breaking away (seceding?) and they're the Nth biggest economy, how much of that would be lost as it'd move "over the border" back to the USA.

Though they really do need to do something about the senate, where a state like Wyoming has the same votes as somewhere like California.

It would more likely be a coordinated breakaway with the country splitting down the middle, followed by a movement of people to the states that align with their own interests.