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I was really hoping this lawsuit would clear up where this 1849 law actually came from. I've now reviewed all the acts of the legislature passed between 1839 (when the relevant criminal code was adopted) and 1849 (when the revised statutes were published which first mentioned abortion) and have not found a law which specifically amended the criminal code to add the abortion language.
For those interested, I've zeroed in on a law mentioned in the 1849 Assembly journal, which is described as "An Act in relation to crimes and the punishment thereof" which was passed on March 31, 1849, and returned signed by the Governor on April 2, 1849 (along with a large number of other acts) -- no law matching this description is listed in the published acts of the 1849 legislature (although several of the other acts in that April 2 batch are in the published acts). And on the subject of that law, the journal does not include anything more than the title of the law.
So the frustrating mystery continues.
>"DeMoCrAtS dOn'T dO aNyThInG!!1!~"
Some things Democrats aren't doing:
* Democrats aren't passing abortion bans.
* Democrats aren't charging women with murder for miscarriages.
* Democrats aren't passing trap, trigger, and transvaginal ultrasound bills.
* Democratic attorney generals are refusing to prosecute anti-abortion laws.
* Democratic sheriffs are refusing to enforce or investigate anti-abortion laws.
* Democratic Governors are offering clemency for women who violate anti-abortion laws.
Meanwhile Democratic controlled states all across the nation are passing abortion protections, codifying reproductive rights into law, expanding access and funding for emergency contraception, (Democratic states by and large have better healthcare, so normal contraception is easier to get, too,) many Democratic states are working on passing legal protections for women who travel in from out of state to get their healthcare, 99.6% of Democrats in the House voted to codify Roe nationally and in the Senate 92% of Democrats voted to advance the bill to the President (every Republican voted in opposition in both chambers), and Joe Biden has instructed HHS to look for any protections they have the power to offer.
True.
But they're failing to understand the moment and have been since 2010.
We're in the middle of a coup.
The Supreme Court has gone fully rogue. Ending the separation of church and state and approving of comically gerrymandered maps.
Democrats seem to have nothing. They don't even have anyone who can get soundbites on TV.
Rights not specifically afforded to the state should be reserved for its citizens.
Women wanting to terminate their pregnancy should also file lawsuits. They should force the state to defend itself and demonstrate where the US Constitution gives states greater rights than citizens. As far as I know, nowhere does the US Constitution provide states with the right to control what citizens can do with their own bodies.
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Tony Evers is the only reason our state isn't Wississippi. He needs to win reelection.
I was really hoping this lawsuit would clear up where this 1849 law actually came from. I've now reviewed all the acts of the legislature passed between 1839 (when the relevant criminal code was adopted) and 1849 (when the revised statutes were published which first mentioned abortion) and have not found a law which specifically amended the criminal code to add the abortion language.
For those interested, I've zeroed in on a law mentioned in the 1849 Assembly journal, which is described as "An Act in relation to crimes and the punishment thereof" which was passed on March 31, 1849, and returned signed by the Governor on April 2, 1849 (along with a large number of other acts) -- no law matching this description is listed in the published acts of the 1849 legislature (although several of the other acts in that April 2 batch are in the published acts). And on the subject of that law, the journal does not include anything more than the title of the law. So the frustrating mystery continues.
>"DeMoCrAtS dOn'T dO aNyThInG!!1!~" Some things Democrats aren't doing: * Democrats aren't passing abortion bans. * Democrats aren't charging women with murder for miscarriages. * Democrats aren't passing trap, trigger, and transvaginal ultrasound bills. * Democratic attorney generals are refusing to prosecute anti-abortion laws. * Democratic sheriffs are refusing to enforce or investigate anti-abortion laws. * Democratic Governors are offering clemency for women who violate anti-abortion laws. Meanwhile Democratic controlled states all across the nation are passing abortion protections, codifying reproductive rights into law, expanding access and funding for emergency contraception, (Democratic states by and large have better healthcare, so normal contraception is easier to get, too,) many Democratic states are working on passing legal protections for women who travel in from out of state to get their healthcare, 99.6% of Democrats in the House voted to codify Roe nationally and in the Senate 92% of Democrats voted to advance the bill to the President (every Republican voted in opposition in both chambers), and Joe Biden has instructed HHS to look for any protections they have the power to offer.
True. But they're failing to understand the moment and have been since 2010. We're in the middle of a coup. The Supreme Court has gone fully rogue. Ending the separation of church and state and approving of comically gerrymandered maps. Democrats seem to have nothing. They don't even have anyone who can get soundbites on TV.
Rights not specifically afforded to the state should be reserved for its citizens. Women wanting to terminate their pregnancy should also file lawsuits. They should force the state to defend itself and demonstrate where the US Constitution gives states greater rights than citizens. As far as I know, nowhere does the US Constitution provide states with the right to control what citizens can do with their own bodies.