The GOP Is Too Scared to Let South Dakota Vote on Abortion
The GOP Is Too Scared to Let South Dakota Vote on Abortion
Gov. Kristi Noem's new "emergency" law is meant to kneecap a pro-choice referendum.
State's Rights!
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"Not like that"
Yeah, that's it. State's rights.
IMHO, there are only personal rights and government rights. State's rights just means consolidation of power to a specific level of government and since those powers rarely come from a different level of government, where else could they come from*...?*
Funny how the population of pretty much every state is majority pro-choice even as the governments of many are staunchly anti-choice.
It's almost like a system devised in the 1700s that didn't take two corporations masquerading as political parties gaining absolute control into consideration is NOT an effective way to achieve a truly representative government!
Its main sponsor, Republican Rep. Jon Hansen—who sits on the board of directors for South Dakota Right to Life—claimed to South Dakota Searchlight that people had been “misled, or frankly, fraudulently induced,” into signing Dakotans for Health’s abortion rights petition. “People have approached me and they said, ‘Hey, I signed that abortion petition because I thought it was pro-life. That’s what they led me to believe,’” Hansen alleged
Yeah, I sorta doubt it.
To Summarize:
The article discusses the efforts of reproductive rights activists to get abortion-rights amendments on ballots in various states, particularly focusing on South Dakota. Despite recent trends favoring abortion rights supporters in ballot initiatives across states, South Dakota Republicans are attempting to thwart these efforts. Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill allowing people to revoke their signatures from ballot initiative petitions, which directly impacts an abortion-rights initiative being pursued by a group called Dakotans for Health. The article highlights the tactics employed by Republicans, including claims of misleading petition signatures and the passing of a law with an emergency clause to take immediate effect. Despite criticisms of the proposed abortion-rights amendment in South Dakota for its limitations, such as only allowing abortion in the first trimester and restrictions in the second trimester, the initiative continues to gain support. However, challenges persist as Republicans attempt to undermine the initiative, raising questions about the respect for voter will and the potential impact on the success of the campaign.
They're trying to hamper similar efforts in Missouri, like Ohio where they wouldn't let a simple majority make changes. I don't expect them to succeed.
When you put referendums in front of the Missouri electorate, they actually act surprisingly progressive. We legalized weed and expanded Medicaid, much to the chagrin of the Republican government.
Fascists
They tried like hell to keep it off of the ballot in Ohio because they were afraid of what did happen. I can’t say if all of the dirty politics influenced people who were unsure how to vote in the opposite direction the GOP intended. Statistically speaking the final vote wasn’t even close. That is what they fear.
They'll just vote on abortion in November then.
The article talks about the initiatives taken by proponents of reproductive rights to place amendments protecting abortion rights on state ballots, with a special emphasis on South Dakota. Republicans in South Dakota are working to obstruct state ballot initiatives that support abortion rights, despite recent patterns that show this is the case. basketball stars