Posted on 08/02/2022 6:35:39 PM PDT by Trump20162020
Ballot measure to remove right to abortion from the Kansas state constitution is strongly rejected.
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This Kansas result is honestly consistent with my long-standing gut feeling on the abortion issue and the Republican party.
I think there are a lot of loyal Republican voters who are such because they want border security, law and order, a strong defense and small government.
I think a LOT of those Republicans, when the issue of abortion came up, would say “oh yeah, I’m pro-life” because that’s their “team’s” position. But a lot of those same people would want abortion to be an option if they got drunk and got some girl in a bar pregnant.
We need to defuse this issue somehow before November. As long as we take the House we can stop the Biden agenda.
Most Republicans dont support a total ban, especially women.
Amen
“You cannot strip away a half century old “right” without consequences. My guess is that the Republican wave is barely going to be a trickle.”
The Supreme Court threw the Democrats a lifeline. Most of the swing districts are pro-choice.
They are right.
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I know.
It's sad.
Nah. Can’t blame it on our of state money. Pro-life people were out numbered by pro abortion people in KS.
Simple as that.
I did a deep dive of Congressonal redistricting. The Housr looks like 27 pickups at least. It’s the Senate that is very dicey.
I wouldn't read too much into it. The question should read, do you support the right to abortion up to late term? Peopke would and answer differently. That's why this should be debated and voted on in the legislature.
Sounds like a ballot amendment was the final say underwriting the decision of the judge.
Unless you folks rearm for another amendment I think the Kansas abortion ban is there to stay.
Why exactly was it during a primary and not the general election?
“I did a deep dive of Congressonal redistricting. The Housr looks like 27 pickups at least. It’s the Senate that is very dicey.”
Looks about right to me.
The Senate looks bad, hopefully we can keep it close.
NO,No No No, you and Alito could not be more wrong. abortion IS NOT a state issue, No more than slavery. A person’s right to live is not subject to the “elected representatives of the people” ala Alito. The courts position overturning Roe as a state issue, completely absolved the SC purpose to exist. If the constitution does not guarantee my right to live, then the constitution be damned. Everyone wants to talk like a legal constitutional scholar, and make yourselves look like fools. Is slavery a states right issue too? Is bearing arms? Well you say the 2nd amendment clearly states, but we just punt when it comes to the right to life cause it’s not in the constitution? Well that’s just brilliant. What good is your precious 2nd amendment when you are dead?. When your state votes you are too old for health care, too physical disabled to be productive, your child is not smart enough to live, you are in jail cause you don’t want your boys pecker cut off and made into a girl like the teacher says it should be? If people want to throw away our very existence by stating something so fundamental as the right to live is subject to a vote and not ordained by God then TO HELL with the stinkin constitution.
Independents turned out to vote on the referendum. They couldn’t vote in the party primaries.
Pro-life “YES” won in a landslide before the Democrats stuffed the ballot boxes!
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Why inject reality on this issue?
This is FR in case you forgot.
Wow. Can some Kansas FReepers weigh in here? I don’t understand this. Isn’t Kansas a deep RED state??
Kansas is RINO heaven, and always has been.
The legislature selected the date. They may have thought independents would not turn out to vote just for the referendum, since in Kansas they can’t vote in party primaries.
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