The State of America: Roe v. Wade Will Be Overturned Soon — Did the Democratic Leadership Fail to Protect Us?
Opinion: Did the Democratic Leadership fail to protect (Roe v. Wade) us? It is self-evident that the Democratic Leadership has failed to protect us. In order for us to no longer feel the sting of defeat and the devastation of failure, we must first ask ourselves why and how this has come to pass.
It has been 50 years since Roe v. Wade was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, and for nearly 50 years the Democratic Leadership has failed to codify it into law. The Democratic Leadership has spent a 50-year grace period playing reactionary politics, infighting, complacency, societal disconnects, and right-wing kowtowing.
The Dred Scott decision created the mechanism for slave-holding states to effectively create “Bounty hunters” who went to free states(under the guise of enforcing laws of the slave states that were not recognized by the free states). This, in turn, was one of many reasons that led to the outbreak of civil war. Would overturning of Roe have a similar effect, for similar reasons?
Ten Grand if you rat on someone(healthcare worker, driver, etc) in Texas. Right now Louisiana Republicans are creating a law that classifies abortion as a homicide, my question is will they go after all those who previously had an abortion, and Target Healthcare Workers(doctors, nurses, providers, etc) by harassing them for previously performing abortion from and out of state, if it becomes law? Will they go after information and data on individuals? Right now data brokers track abortion visits and are willing to sell that data. If abortion is codified into law as murder, then will a miscarriage be manslaughter, and will they go after them for possible murder, how do you prove your innocence? Where will you raise your daughters, will you allow her to be raised in a state of choice or no choice? Their bodily autonomy/freedom will vary from state to state, what state will you support with your taxes? Women no longer have privacy or equal rights when it comes to their bodies.
Consider the “Boiling Frog” metaphor for a moment. When we apply this metaphor to the current State of America, we can easily designate democracy as the frog, and the Republican Party has had control of the burner for the past 50 years, simmering our freedoms to a boil. The Republican Party has been quietly and consistently playing the long game by plotting and planning the dismantlement of our democracy. The Democratic Party only flinches in this fight after the Republican Party has landed a punch rather than putting up their fists and fighting back with equal passion and perseverance. Democratic Leadership only reacts after an attack on our rights within this democracy, (Gun Violence only after a school shooting), (Abortion only after a state restricts it),(Voting Rights only after 2016),( Criminal Justice Reform only after someone is murdered) (A Living Wage after a housing collapse) (Healthcare as a human right only after destitute or death) (Education after exorbitant inflated costs on the middle class) rather than realizing their ambition towards real progress.
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Liberty is choice and is at the heart of every great union. Unions should stand for choice and stand with their sisters. Democracy is a frog in a pot at the moment. Democratic Leadership and Complacency have eroded the Democratic Party, a 50-year-old law will be overturned and women lose the right to their bodies. We should not be looking to them as saviors but as those that failed, we the people determine our rights. For example, Hillary Clinton said that she could compromise on abortion. Obama promised PP he would codify Roe v. Wade but never did despite having a supermajority. Nancy Pelosi said that pro-life Democrats should be welcomed in the Democratic Party. Pelosi is also campaigning for a pro-life candidate. Pelosi led the effort to get rid of abortion access from the Affordable Care Act when pressured to do so by the U.S Conference Of Catholic Bishops. Democrats stalled abortion protection in a committee. Pelosi said that Democrats shouldn’t focus on abortion access. Clinton chose a pro-life running mate in 2016. But yes, blame the voters who are sick of the party of the oligarchs. Do I need to go into LBGTQ rights and marriage????? If nothing is done, it's time for new blood and new leadership.
This should make some of us feel like the good lord bird John Brown wanting to protect all for all deserve equality. The Slow cooking of this meat that is liberty’s left hand has been going on for far too long thanks to Democratic Leadership has failure to protect the rights of women by the inaction of making it a law federally and my bet is the slow erosion will follow for LGBTQ rights of equality and treatment under the law Democratic Leadership has been totally disconnected from their base over the past 20 years ranging from Lbgtq Rights they were late to standing behind marriage(not believing in marriage in the early 2000s), Criminal Justice Reform, Healthcare as a human right, Technical or Higher Education as a Human Right, College Debt, Housing is a human right, a living wage equal to one’s labor, and dignity for People regardless of idealogy. We all have more in common with each other from their labor, their family, their losses, and success than they do with any career politician or billionaire. They are disconnected from the struggle for the dream. There should be term limits, and age limits for all supreme court justices, house, and senate members. They should all wear body cameras when working and have them tied to the national archive database and released after reviewing to the public through the freedom of information act IF public servants like police officers must wear one, so should politicians and other public officials, for they could do more damage to the collective. Age has restricted understanding of technology just watch a cspan senate hearing. Individuals' data should fall under the 4th amendment and be protected, not sold by companys to be abused by possible foreign powers or political idealogues. The problem with people with power and time is that they can become a dragon. An Idealist who can impose aka tyranny, who can outspend and burn the Family/new/startup aka mom pop industry and buys out or makes laws by lobbying politicians against their competitor all leading monopoly singularity of technocracy of industry. If nothing is done, nothing is gained. Unions will be severely needed in profit over people, automation over worker future and I stand with them the laborer .
Should a Person, Business, Religion, or Government own/control Nature? Or do natural resources/cycles/weather belong to everyone equally in an egalitarian manner unowned or owned collectively? why?
In a finite resource-based society where weather affects others should those companies/individuals/government that leave impacts on it, should they pay/work off a continuous cost/face punishment for their length/damaging negligence depending on the action? these are the question we should be asking in regard to climate justice. I won't even go to the Democratic party's incompetence with automation/unions and the future that is coming while we have been distracted.
The middle ground doesn't exist anymore. flood the supreme court if this judgment is allowed, vote, and bring about something similar to FDR’s Second bill of rights. It's time the Democratic Party introduced REAL LAWS with backbone. Make a federal law making women's individual rights in regards to their own bodies and their own rights a law. LGBTQ Laws need to be voted to guarantee the protection of all under the law. Grant a basic income to every American a Law, A optional at Least Nationalize Healthcare System that competes with the free market, Provide housing and by the government claiming from banks houses that have remained unoccupied for an absorbant amount of time or build federal housing market that competes with the local markets to drive down costs, no family should be homeless regardless. provide technical or state college within each state free as it is taxpayer paid as is that way we to can meet the world's competitive market and empower the children of tomorrow.
The current political climate I would summarize in two words, “Popcorn Politics”. Actions like this have not been seen since the fierce campaigning since the time the radio was invented. The birth of the internet has created platforms like social media, which allow a greater voice and, narrative for the individual. Like minds attract other like-minded people and tribalism and echo chambers have formed. They want to feel safe and sane in their own principles and ethics. At the end of the day though it emboldens ego and people don’t want safe. They don’t want the safe choice anymore in the party. Safe is boring. It not an instant or dramatic change for the better its the same old, same old and the majority of the population between x-z live in an instant world. With more instant knowledge, we want more instant action and answers that lead to more questions. They want something deeper, something bolder. If you say an extremist cant win I say you do not know America. Sex, excess, hard music, hard alcohol, and extreme sports sell; why not extreme politics? Rarely is it argued the only way to counter one extreme is with another of equal weight in order to find or create a middle. I say extremes will be the case for the 21st century for politics. Why extremes in the Democratic Party? well, maybe it is to make up for the lack of action on all the social movements of the past 20–60+ years. From the Anti-War movements, civil rights, and women’s rights. to recently Occupy Wall St, to Black Lives Matter, Antifa, #Metoo. They are the Disenfranchised screaming about the issues, and what has truly been done? The status quo has not worked those are disenfranchised and forgotten.
Let’s Have a maybe moment. Maybe it's because two of the longest wars in American history; the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan were voted by centralists, who forgot the errors of Vietnam or were enticed by the military-industrial complex and forgoed evidence, facts, and diplomacy. Maybe it was the fact that some centralists worked with Segregationists during the 60–70s to find solutions, instead of protesting and standing with people of color. Maybe it was because centralists voted for a bailout for corporations during the recession instead of helping those facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. Maybe it’s because Democratic Centralists did not do more for abortion rights aka equal body autonomy, settled with a hyde amendment and now there is a 5 to 4 Supreme Court Conservative majority that could overturn. Maybe it was the 90s crime bill that put a generation of non-white people behind bars for petty drug crimes voted by centralist, along with stop and frisk programs enacted by Centrists. Maybe it was the fact that 20 years ago the majority of Centralists were against Equal Marriage or LBGTQ+ rights. Maybe it's the fact that the whole generation is burdened with college debt which costs compared to the cost of what it was 40 yrs ago have increased to almost debt slavery for X-Z Generation. Maybe is hows Rent is out of control, and people want rent control to better regulate the market from scumlords. It could be a few of these things or all these things. The Party right now has, and many times before had full control of all 3 branches of government at various times over the last 50 years. There’s only one reason they never codified Roe. They use abortion rights as a wedge issue to keep people voting for them. Their incompetence is legendary. Either way, the status quo has not worked for those that are disenfranchised and forgotten.
Some say its a time of generational change and ideals within both parties; that it is a passing of the torch with the Democratic Party, as bold and equal to its rival. Others say its returns to the roots, to something similar to FDR progressives. If they wish to go 50 years back with overturning Roe v. Wade then let us as a party go back 77 years to the true values of a true progressive and modernize the goals of the party then with a second bill of rights. Its time that those that kowtow leave, and the rest of us unite.