Wish I lived in VA so I could vote for him.

As someone who is a detail person, I'm tired of hearing the word "Roe" so often when the decision that came down was "Dobbs".
Dobbs.
It would be nice if Congress made one national standard, its in their power. But here's the thing....for someone advocating changing the Senate rules to eliminate the 60 vote cloture rule....its a trap. Its a trap because no majority is permanent, and the next time there is a republican house, senate, and president, in 4, 8, 12 or 20 years....you'll see the same tool used in reverse. The whipsaw would be intense and to nobody's benefit.

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Anonymous wrote:I voted for him because of schools. No other politician cared. And I’m super happy he got the kids unmasked too. Well worth my vote so far.

Exactly the same for me. I don’t regret it at all.

Where in the DMV are kids still masked at school? DC dropped masks months ago. Were kids in VA not in school before Younkin was elected? Wasn't he just elected last November- seems super late if VA school were still closed then.

Youngkin had to pass an executive order, and several counties resisted. They would still be masked if it wasn't for Chap Peterson not letting a slim D majority in the Senate block the governor.

They probably would have closed schools again under McAuliffe. There were posters on this forum complaining that cases were at an all time record in Fairfax and Loudoun in May.

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Anonymous wrote:I voted for him because of schools. No other politician cared. And I’m super happy he got the kids unmasked too. Well worth my vote so far.

Exactly the same for me. I don’t regret it at all.

Where in the DMV are kids still masked at school? DC dropped masks months ago. Were kids in VA not in school before Younkin was elected? Wasn't he just elected last November- seems super late if VA school were still closed then.

Youngkin had to pass an executive order, and several counties resisted. They would still be masked if it wasn't for Chap Peterson not letting a slim D majority in the Senate block the governor.

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SCOTUS chose to hear the Dobbs case last spring. As soon as they did that it was obvious they wanted to overturn Roe. Dobbs was virtually identical to a number of other cases that the Court without all the Trump justices had decided not to hear. People like me who knew this was going to happen were saying this and you didn’t believe us or didn’t care.

It wasn't that long ago, where the Supreme Court, particularly John Roberts, twisted himself into a pretzel to strike down a law requiring abortion doctors have admitting privileges at a local hospital for woman who need to go to ER after complications from an abortion.

It is a bit of a stretch to expect people to follow the details of Supreme Court cases on abortion and connect dots while voting for a governor.
On top of that, Youngkin made some claims of being moderate on abortion, while telling supporters he was not. So now you are expecting even more from pro-choicers.
On top of that, any law has to pass through the state legislature, and this was majority D in both chambers at the time, and still is majority D Senate.
Not sure if the abortion issue cuts across party lines in Virginia, but there is more reason to expect anything to change with regards to abortion based on vote for governor. Indeed it is not clear that any restrictions on abortion will pass in Virginia. Will they even undo the laws passed under the previous governor?

Could PP explain what the abortion wars are really about? Honest question, I’m sorry I don’t know but would like to be informed.

Anonymous wrote:Guess y’all shoulda reigned in your far leftists before the gubernatorial election. Live and learn.

They did. It's why they issued statements about how advanced math isn't being eliminated, tracking will still be an option.
They passed a law that schools would be open.

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Anonymous wrote:FML.... Where are my people?!? The social liberals, financially conservative? I just don't see myself in either party.

This is my close friend. She thought Youngkin was too wacky. She was pushing for Bill Weld in 2020.

In 2016, Bill Weld was running for VP of Libertarians, but was supporting Hillary.

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"reasonable" abortion restrictions in Virginia. This will be his entry into running for President. Virginia sends men to the White House.
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Who was the last one they sent?

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Anonymous wrote:Guess y’all shoulda reigned in your far leftists before the gubernatorial election. Live and learn.

Oh yes this is the leftists’ fault. Make it make sense.

Why is Youngkin in office?

Because he successfully scared suburban white women. Its as simple as that.

If you’re a suburban t white women in VA who voted for Youngkin, don’t come to DC for your or your daughter’s abortion. STick to your principles.

That’s right. Only worthy women are entitled to control their reproduction: rape victims, incest victims, and Dem voters. Nice principles you got there.

DP. Are you kidding me? You vote against abortion rights for others because you know that if you or someone you care about ever needs one, you have the resources to send them to DC? What kind of craven jackass are you?

DP. No one voted against abortion. It was not on the ballot.

Yes, it was. Youngkin was caught on camera saying he wanted to go after abortion after he was elected, and everyone knew it. You don’t get to pretend abortion wasn’t an election issue just because the word wasn’t literally printed on the ballot.

Last fall, RvW was settled law. No matter what Youngkin wanted or said.

RvW was settled law. Now it's not.

Don't be unreasonably obtuse. Trump ran in 2016 saying that he was going to nominate right wing SC judges who would overturn RvW, he even made a list of names pubic before the election. he nominated three as we all know and it was clear (lies during confirmation notwithstanding) that they were going for it and with a super majority of 6-3 even Roberts could not do much to moderate. If RvW was overturned, decisions would go back to the states. Youngkin said he was going to go against abortion if elected. so only people with an IQ of 10, or people who have never read a newspaper or seen a news broadcast in their lives can say that they are so surprised now they could have never imagined that abortion would have been an issue in Virginia if Youngkin was elected.

For some reason, believing what Republican politicians say makes you obtuse

And for no reason, you are just obtuse.

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And the right will keep gleefully voting to kill women. Bonus if they’re black or brown women.

Abortion has disproportionately killed more black and brown women, and black and brown men.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess y’all shoulda reigned in your far leftists before the gubernatorial election. Live and learn.

Oh yes this is the leftists’ fault. Make it make sense.

Why is Youngkin in office?

Because he successfully scared suburban white women. Its as simple as that.

If you’re a suburban t white women in VA who voted for Youngkin, don’t come to DC for your or your daughter’s abortion. STick to your principles.

That’s right. Only worthy women are entitled to control their reproduction: rape victims, incest victims, and Dem voters. Nice principles you got there.

DP. Are you kidding me? You vote against abortion rights for others because you know that if you or someone you care about ever needs one, you have the resources to send them to DC? What kind of craven jackass are you?

DP. No one voted against abortion. It was not on the ballot.

Yes, it was. Youngkin was caught on camera saying he wanted to go after abortion after he was elected, and everyone knew it. You don’t get to pretend abortion wasn’t an election issue just because the word wasn’t literally printed on the ballot.

Last fall, RvW was settled law. No matter what Youngkin wanted or said.

RvW was settled law. Now it's not.

Don't be unreasonably obtuse. Trump ran in 2016 saying that he was going to nominate right wing SC judges who would overturn RvW, he even made a list of names pubic before the election. he nominated three as we all know and it was clear (lies during confirmation notwithstanding) that they were going for it and with a super majority of 6-3 even Roberts could not do much to moderate. If RvW was overturned, decisions would go back to the states. Youngkin said he was going to go against abortion if elected. so only people with an IQ of 10, or people who have never read a newspaper or seen a news broadcast in their lives can say that they are so surprised now they could have never imagined that abortion would have been an issue in Virginia if Youngkin was elected.

For some reason, believing what Republican politicians say makes you obtuse

Anonymous wrote:SAVE THIS THREAD.

When you all find out the REAL reason for abortion wars I promise your views on this will change.
And you will find out soon. Buckle up. It's going to be a very emotional ride. One you may not be prepared for.

I think I know the real reason, but I suspect your answer is different than mine. Give us a hint.

Anonymous wrote:Teachers aren’t lazy at all! But got tired of politicians telling me whether my kids can go to school and that they have to wear a mask. That’s more important to me than a abortion.

Well then I hope you or your family members don’t have lupus or other autoimmune diseases: see below NoVa woman denied refill of a drug of her treatment against lupus because it is considered an abortifacient. Let’s see what Younkgin does about it. But thank God your kid can now go to school without a mask, like kids in Md and DC

https://www.newsweek.com/anger-woman-denied-abortifacient-medication-roe-v-wade-abortion-1721428

Anonymous wrote:Teachers aren’t lazy at all! But got tired of politicians telling me whether my kids can go to school and that they have to wear a mask. That’s more important to me than a abortion.

HAHAHAHAHA, so now you will have politicians telling you that your 13yr rape victim daugher must stay pregnant or cannot have an abortion if her waters break at 16 weeks until she goes into sepsy. or that she cannot use contraceptive (yes they are coming for those too in case you have not noticed)