Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution

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Republicans went against their own rules and held a special election in August to stop abortion; they lost. Republicans then lost in November and abortion rights were enshrined in Ohio’s constitution. Now Republicans are saying no to democracy and laws.

Our problem here is all the Republicans. They’re anti-American. Ship them off to a place that fits them better.

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“If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” - David Frum

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See also the “We’re a republic, not a democracy” talking point that swelled a year or two ago (and was even repeated by a senator). It’s patently stupid to anyone who knows the meaning of those words, but it was also testing the water for overt anti-democracy rhetoric.

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Honestly, they’ve been well-actually-splaining that for quite a while now. Usually it goes along with a lecture about how “kids these days” are not forced to take a Civics class, and therefore, all these scholars have to step into the breach…

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deserted island in… hmm. lets go with the south china sea.

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Fuck that, just send 'em to russia.

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Putin’s propaganda machine would love that. They even have a nice little village all ready to go,

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Here is uniform, Comrade, here is Z decal for your car, here is Chinese-made AK-47, here is map to Ukraine border, now go or you will be shot.

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I hear Gaza is nice this time of year.

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What? And give the Israelis more reason to bomb the place?

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How about Somalia?

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Let them build their perfect society on (spins globe) Marion Island.

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I was thinking south china sea so that they get into trouble with china and wind up in one of their detention camps.

But that works, too.

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If all the conservatives consented to moving to the same new location uninhabitabed before yet the land provided all the basic needs, how would it work out?

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They’d still find a way to divide and argue amongst themselves.

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See for example the GOP in the House right now. Qbert vs. Marge, Kevin vs. Groomer Gaetz and so on…

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It probably wouldn’t change anything. They have some kind of biological imperative to force their beliefs on other people that disagree with them.

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They’d genocide themselves in ever increasing purity purges.

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Get your god out of my government. Shitbags.

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And off the money And out of the pledge And out of the schools

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Could not agree more. These dumbasses just cannot grasp the rules in their little club are for them, not for me. Their rules don’t apply to me. Any extra-secular claims are completely invalid in our government.

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“No amendment can overturn the God-given rights with which we were born,”

But then, that implies that you don’t have rights until you’re born…

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Guess it’s time to take the guns away. Pack them up, second amendment doesn’t take my God given right to protect children.

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Redefine birth = conception. Solved.

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Does that fucking suck or is sucking fucking?

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I was just about to quote this exact thing. That has to be the winner. The most idiotic anti abortion quote ever. Congratulations to that lady.

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*baby

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If anyone’s curious exactly which rights are bestowed by God, I’ve compiled an exhaustive list:

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Where’s the list?

Edit: Oh lol. I should go to sleep.

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I hate how long it took me to get this.

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and it’s still too long lol

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It’s my Constitution-given right to not give a fuck what anybody’s god says I should do.

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Or shouldn’t.

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