We knew it was coming, but that didn't make it sting any less last week when the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of established precedent by abolishing the constitutional right to abortion. Yet as devastating as the ruling is for many, this most regressive of moments can serve as a pathway to new political power and progress on abortion, as well as a range of issues that have languished in Congress for decades.
In fact, buried in the SCOTUS decision is a sentence intended to disperse responsibility but that is actually a clear call to action. Justice Samuel Alito wrote, "Women are not without electoral or political power. It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who register to vote and cast ballots is consistently higher than the percentage of men who do so. In the last election in November 2020, women, who make up around 51.5 percent of the population of Mississippi, constituted 55.5 percent of the voters who cast ballots." This is a disingenuous rationale for overturning a 50-year precedent, but abortion foes may very well find out exactly how right Alito is.
 We knew it was coming, but that didn't make it sting any less last week when the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of established precedent by abolishing the constitutional right to abortion. Yet as devastating as the ruling is for many, this most regressive of moments can serve as a pathway to new political power and progress on abortion, as well as a range of issues that have languished in Congress for decades.
In fact, buried in the SCOTUS decision is a sentence intended to disperse responsibility but that is actually a clear call to action. Justice Samuel Alito wrote, "Women are not without electoral or political power. It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who register to vote and cast ballots is consistently higher than the percentage of men who do so. In the last election in November 2020, women, who make up around 51.5 percent of the population of Mississippi, constituted 55.5 percent of the voters who cast ballots." This is a disingenuous rationale for overturning a 50-year precedent, but abortion foes may very well find out exactly how right Alito is. They were having a very fun date night. She said it left her a "shell of a person." Great way to kick off the weekend. They were so affectionate at the dealership. They are deeply grateful to fans. |
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