Trump has a talent for turning once-reasonable people into groveling sycophants. The latest Republican to fall under his spell is North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, a tech millionaire turned politician. Not so long ago, Burgum (photo, left; profile here) said outlawing abortion made it “unsafe[...]
Posts Tagged ‘abortion’
Ex-legislator has second thoughts about strict abortion ban
Former Idaho state senator Jim Woodward (photo, left) voted for all the legislative bills that made his state’s abortion ban among the strictest in the country, a Politico story begins (read it here). In 2020, he voted for a law that threatens doctors with “fines, lawsuits, jail time and rev[...]
May 19th, 2024 - 10:55 am § in Biden
Will Butker be a butt when he meets Biden again?
Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said the entire team is invited — “we always do that” — and it’s up to the team whether he comes with them. (Read story here.) The Kansas City Chiefs player (photo, left) is a man of strong opinions. A devout Catholic, he’s criticize[...]
GOP veep hopeful wants to eliminate no-fault divorce
Ben Carson (photo, left), a celebrity surgeon turned failed politician (see bio here) and possible 2024 Trump running mate, wants to end no-fault divorce, NBC News reported on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (read story here). “For the sake of families,” he says. His shtick is that if divorcing is eas[...]
Making abortion legal again
Abortion bans are unpopular, and voters are taking the laws into their own hands. “Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, abortion rights advocates have won in seven out of seven abortion-related ballot measures,” a Mother Jones article noted on May 4, 2024 (read i[...]
Republicans can’t escape their unpopular policies
It’s hard for ordinary people like me to fathom why anybody would want to be president, but a number of Republican politicians do, and they all have a problem. Most Americans hate their positions on abortion and guns. On top of that, the GOP has long been a party for the rich, and often indiff[...]
Should a rogue judge be disobeyed?
Complying with a judge’s orders, and enforcing them, is central to rule of law. But what if a judge flouts all the rules of law? Should his order be ignored? Two wrongs don’t make a right; if we start doing that, the law doesn’t exist anymore. Matthew Kacsmaryk shouldn’t be a[...]
A tale of two judges
In Texas, a blatantly partisan federal judge who worked for a Christian law firm before Trump and GOP senators put him on the bench revoked the FDA’s approval of an abortion drug on Friday, April 7, 2023, blocking its use nationwide (see stories here). The ruling was expected, because Judge Ka[...]
March 29th, 2023 - 2:52 pm § in Politics, Republicans
GOP senator holds military promotions hostage
Tommy Tuberville’s success as a football coach propelled him into the U.S. Senate, and that’s a problem, because he’s dumber than a box of rocks. Sen. Tuberville (R-AL) has slapped a hold on high-ranking military promotions because he doesn’t like Pentagon abortion policies. [...]
There are times you don’t negotiate and this is one of them
Wisconsin is a mini-Hungary, where a rightwing minority imposes its will on a more liberal majority. The state is heavily gerrymandered; in 2018, Republicans “won” two-thirds of the Assembly seats with 45% of the popular vote. The state supreme court is brazenly partisan, but conservativ[...]