Posted on 06/30/2022 3:57:13 AM PDT by John W
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is unlikely to take up the bold steps to protect women's right to have an abortion that Democratic lawmakers have called for in recent days, interviews with officials show.
In a speech after the rollback of the Roe vs. Wade decision on Friday, President Joe Biden slammed the "extreme ideology" of the conservative-leaning Supreme Court, but said then there are few things he could do by executive order to protect women's reproductive rights.
Since then, lawmakers including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have suggested Biden limit the Supreme Court's jurisdiction or expand its membership, end the legislative "filibuster" rule, build abortion clinics on federal lands, declare a national emergency and establish Planned Parenthood outposts outside U.S. national parks, among other options.
More than 30 Senate Democrats signed a letter to Biden, urging him to 'fight back," take "bold action" and "lead a national response to this devastating decision" after the court overturned the right to abortion.
But the White House is pursuing a more limited set of policy responses while urging voters and Congress to act. The White House's plans include a range of executive actions in the coming days, as well as promising to protect women who cross state lines for abortions and support for medical abortion.
Biden and officials are concerned that more radical moves would be politically polarizing ahead of November's midterm elections, undermine public trust in institutions like the Supreme Court or lack strong legal footing, sources inside and outside the White House say.
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I love the angry menopausal women.
FTA: “...lack strong legal footing...”
That pretty much describes any words/ideas falling out of Warren’s or AOC’s pie holes.
“bold”
LMAO, more like incessant Leftist idiocy but okie dokie.
Why is it always “protect women’s rights”? Why not fetal rights? Particularly after the first trimester?
Translation: “Biden (or more likely, someone who makes his decisions for him) is smart enough to realize that attempting to force abortion by fiat with some overarching executive order would just result in the Supreme Court instantly striking it down and bee-hutch slapping Biden into the corner for being stupid enough to try.”
Yes, the hormone roller coaster—the shrill screaming, the hysterical outbursts, the crying jags. And it's beyond me why these old shrews are upset; the ruling mostly impacts red states. Someone residing in New York, California, or Illinois won't notice any difference.
I suspect what really gets in their craw is that the SCOTUS ruling says Democrats can't bully the red states into submission anymore. It's especially true since the other ruling declared that Democrats can no longer ban prayer at sporting events. The bullies were put down hard.
The Court has made it clear...It is a State matter...not a Federal matter.
What's with the "red states"
I seem to remember that the red - blue designation was alternated every presidential cycle.
More cr@p from the dims / progressives / communists.
Biden is a disaster, the only thing he is doing well is showing America the system is screwed
“build abortion clinics on federal lands, declare a national emergency and establish Planned Parenthood outposts outside U.S. national parks, among other options.”
Logically, then, I suppose we could build stores that sell AR 15s and normal capacity magazines in these same areas in states where they are illegal.
” have suggested Biden limit the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction or expand its membership, end the legislative “filibuster” rule..”
Every time Warren or AOC opens their mouth they show just how ignorant they are about the Constitution. Biden does not have the authority to do what they say. Congress does but not Biden.
Propaganda right out of the gate.
He’s giving a speech right now that contradicts this entire report put out by his puppetmasters.
“build abortion clinics on federal lands, declare a national emergency and establish Planned Parenthood outposts outside U.S. national parks, among other options.
Logically, then, I suppose we could build stores that sell AR 15s and normal capacity magazines in these same areas in states where they are illegal.
Brilliant!
The memes alone will cause heads to explode.!
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