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Yeah, some people forget that “long gone” was not Ernie’s long-time home run call. Just like referring to Tiger Stadium as “The Corner”—he didn’t do that until at least the 1990s.

That’s because Republicans lead with fear, which almost by definition spurs reaction and action, while the Democrats have traditionally led with hope, which is basically the opposite.

I hate it when Pat Hughes if the Cubs does that on no doubter home runs, which he does all the time—it is, regrettably, his signature home run call—and I don’t like it any better when Dan does it.

It’s true, companies are not going to stampede out of Texas and Florida en masse starting today. But over time, as these states boldly and proudly adopt more fascist laws that are out of step with most of the rest of America—particularly those intended to punish the freedom to just be—some companies who rely on top industry talent to stay competitive will peel off as they lose that talent, or fail to attract sufficient new talent; and companies looking for a move will think twice before moving there. The only way Texas et al will be saved from an economic crippling due to these freedom-sapping laws over the next couple or so decades is either (1) wake up to the negative impact and at least moderate their moves in passing these laws; or (2) the United States becomes a one-party fascist autocracy molded in the image of Texas et al Republicans. I know which one they’re working for.

I’ve been noodling this a bit more, and I don’t know how that would work in blue states. Congress passed a law (during the Trump years!) prohibiting Justice from interfering with state marijuana laws, so unless they change that at the federal level, which they would need 60 Republicans in the Senate to do, I assume (unless someone kills the filibuster), I’m not sure how they get there. So I could see a path to Michigan outlawing weed again, but it’s going to be a tall order to do that in Illinois. All this assumes, of course, there’s no extralegal way to work around laws on books.

I don’t care, but at the same time I just wish I didn’t have to find out. It didn’t used to be like this. You remember those days.

I wish I didn’t have to find this out.

Now we can truly defund the police, since good guys with guns will be everywhere.

How long before this ends up before the Supreme Court and gets thrown out?

And now I know there are both a Tony Gonzalez and an Anthony Gonzalez in the right wing of Congress.

Maybe. Or maybe in two years we'll all have problems worse than this staring us down. Republicans will make sure of that.

lol suck it up

How can Biden veto a state's abortion ban?

You gotta spend out the marketing budget, or else they'll cut the budget for next year.

It's not all about flaky voters. A lot of it has to do with the state selectively restricting voter access to the polls. Thus, the qualifying statement leading off the post.

There may actually be a pretty simple way red states with contestable races could avoid an electoral catastrophe in November that might result from this issue: don't pass outright abortion bans, and publicly state that they have no plans to. If they have prior abortion bans that are going back into effect now that Roe is toast, such as Michigan has, put the law on hold. The idea is to turn the heat on the issue way down while heating up whatever issues hurt Democrats. Then, after the Republicans win in November, lower the abortion ban boom. Then go on Fox, OANN and Newsmax and cackle about how they put one over on the stupid voters.

If it's a free, fair and unfettered election, the Democrats will win the House and Senate.

I'm not saying this would be a preferable state of affairs, because it wouldn't, so don't misconstrue this reply in that context. I could see where the black market for abortion pills would be very different from the black market for heroin or fentanyl. I would bet that the providers of such black market pills would, for the most part, not be the same sort of criminal drug dealers who deal in those other drugs, but more likely be committed abortion rights advocates putting themselves at great risk because they are motivated to help women living behind the Fetus Curtain exercise control over their own bodies.

Supreme Court will rule against the law that makes that contract legal by a vote of 6-3.

I mean legally her fault, like in a court of law.

Oh my god, is Trump actually agreeing with me on something I posted last week? Do I need to reverse myself on it?

Getting pregnant will definitely end up being considered the woman's or the girl's fault, all because they failed to simply Just Say No.

Legal weed is definitely not safe, and I too believe it stands a good chance of going away.

I guess we soon will be able to add violent pro-abortion activists to the list of Bunker's bogeymen.

I know it's illegal. But for all the worries about poor and middle-class women having to risk dying on an illegal back-alley abortion table or—and that will happen in some cases—an illegal abortion pill might be one way to mitigate that risk. That is one difference between now and pre-Roe. This is all so horrible to contemplate.