Roe vs Wade vs SCOTUS legitimacy

[Belsnickel]

(05-12-2022, 09:13 PM)hollodero Wrote: I see the narrative, but that imho is not a very good one. For one, let republicans at least filibuster, especially if your point is that you have to get rid of the filibuster to get things passed.

Also, I see a party not doing their best to codify Roe, or to be at least bi-partisan with the two republican senators that could be had. How is that not preferrable, I wonder. But maybe I just don't see it, that's very well possible.

Quite a few Democrats wouldn't support the narrower bill if it doesn't provide enough protections. There is no win in the scenario.

I know you've noticed that our political parties are much more loosely organized than they are in Europe. They may have many party-line votes, but parties aren't really anything more than an organization to get people elected. They don't have to share platforms in any way. It's even more of a thing in the Senate where each Senator holds more individual power than members of Congress do. As a result, they are much more likely to vote their own mind.