(CNN) California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his "outrage" Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow the Texas six-week abortion ban to remain in effect and said he would use similar legal tactics to tackle gun control in his state.
"I am outraged by yesterday's US Supreme Court decision allowing Texas's ban on most abortion services to remain in place, and largely endorsing Texas's scheme to insulate its law from the fundamental protections of Roe v. Wade," Newsom said in a statement
"But if states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect people's lives, where Texas used it to put women in harm's way," the statement continued.
The Friday ruling from the Supreme Court allowed Texas' abortion law that bars the procedure after the first six weeks of pregnancy to remain in place but said abortion providers have the right to challenge the law in federal court. However, the ruling limits which state officials can be sued by the abortion providers, which could make it difficult for them to resume providing abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy.
That is due to the law's novel enforcement mechanism, which allows private citizens -- from anywhere in the country -- to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the law.
meineThoughts on December 12nd, 2021 at 20:05 UTC »
Let's be clear. This is about how the law works in this country, not abortion or the 2A.
Texas is attempting to circumvent constitutional review (SCOTUS) at the federal level with this notion of private civil suits instead of government enforcement. It's a terrible idea and it's scary it's gotten this far.
Don't let the smokescreen that immediately clouds any reference to guns or women's rights cloud the real issue here.
CorruptasF---Media on December 12nd, 2021 at 17:49 UTC »
Now let's get a state like Vermont or Montana to make it legal for citizens to sue any corporations or billionaires who spend more than $100 on political contributions and more than $0 on super PACs or dark money. And why stop with with a $10,000 fine? Might as well make it a million.
InclementImmigrant on December 12nd, 2021 at 15:35 UTC »
Honestly they should expand this to tax law. Have private citizens be allowed to sue churches and the clergy behind them for 501(c)(3) violations of participating in politics.