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I have said it before but as long as these idiots are demanding control of womens 'bodies', women should withdraw access to the very same.
I get what you mean, but technically that is also punitive to women as we also have to give up sex. Also could increase abuse and perpetuate the idea women don't really like/enjoy sex and the taboo/shaming of women for enjoying/seeking sex.
Rather see men getting similar "consequences" as women for pregnancy. She presumably didn't get pregnant on her own.
If she was "chemically impaired" why isn't the father in jail for putting a fetus at risk by impregnating an impaired person.
Why isn't the father ensuring adequate prenatal care for his unborn child? He's abandoned the fetus. (presumably as he's not mentioned in the article)
Where are the legal consequences for men in any of this?
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Aye, I suppose so. I just find it incredibly disturbing, and I feel confident that is these men thought voting in such ways/passing laws meant non of the good times that only a lady can bring would see a change in tune. But as you say parity seems bloody obvious.
The other option would be to just move over to the UK. We will give all US ladies the warmest of welcomes and provide comfort from the distress of watching Everton live.
What kinda blows my mind is that Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes all build cars in Alabama.
Pressure should be put on these companies to reconsider where they locate their American production.
I know that's not fair on the regular folk working in these plants but these massive Asian and European manufacturers have a whole lot of clout over lawmakers. We make a song and dance about human rights violations outside the US, we should do the same for places like Alabama.
That story is horrifying.
Pressure should be put on these companies to reconsider where they locate their American production.
I know that's not fair on the regular folk working in these plants but these massive Asian and European manufacturers have a whole lot of clout over lawmakers. We make a song and dance about human rights violations outside the US, we should do the same for places like Alabama.
That story is horrifying.
Noble could not answer that nor did she have a response to Talarico's point asking why "having a rainbow in a classroom considered indoctrination, and not having the Ten Commandments in a classroom."
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Speaker fight: Jim Jordan wins over some GOP skeptics | CNN Politics
Rep. Jim Jordan won the support of several key skeptics in the Republican conference Monday, bolstering momentum for his bid for speaker ahead of a planned floor vote on Tuesday.
Gonna be an interesting week.
Martin Alvito
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It will be interesting to see if they can force it through on the floor. The timing is fortunate for the hard-right members, in the sense that there's now urgency to re-open before November.Speaker fight: Jim Jordan wins over some GOP skeptics | CNN Politics
Rep. Jim Jordan won the support of several key skeptics in the Republican conference Monday, bolstering momentum for his bid for speaker ahead of a planned floor vote on Tuesday.amp.cnn.com
Gonna be an interesting week.
As someone who worked for a Japanese company for 15 years, that type of “activist” mentality is just not what you would expect to see in Japanese corporate culture at all.
Hopefully @Boss_Blue still has room in his shed for me.
The people against Jordan also tend to be the more moderate side of that caucus and by their very nature tend to be more interested in actual governance than stunts like Gaetz.
Hope at least for no’s stand firm as would really hate for Jordan to be speaker and would reward Gaetz with exactly what he wanted.
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It's hard to say what would happen with Jordan in the driver's seat. It should change his perspective somewhat. He would have more than his own reelection to worry about. Losing five seats would cost him the gavel, and probably a place in leadership altogether, and he can see what polls have said the last two weeks. He has more credibility with the extreme MAGA nutters than McCarthy, and should have more ability to drag them along to a compromise when necessary. His word that 'this is the best deal we'll get, no matter how intransigent we are' should carry more weight with them.
Would the job change him? He has McCarthy's ambition, but not his charisma. He must be securing votes by making substantive promises. Can he keep them? If he can keep Gaetz et al in line when dealing with the Senate and Biden, it could be a positive change, but can he?
Jordan in the Speaker's chair likely would either go well or very badly, without much in between.
Jordan was all on on Jan 6th btw
Oval office diary for that day
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200 Jordan, Democrats stand firm with 212 for Jeffries, the remaining twenty to McCarthy and other Republicans. Not sure who didn't vote, as there are only two vacancies.
This will be protracted.
This will be protracted.
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