President Biden on Wednesday said the "MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in American history," while speculating on how conservative state legislatures could respond to a potential Supreme Court ruling that would drastically curtail abortion access.
Why it matters: Biden, answering questions from reporters on a recent Politico leak of draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, suggested the draft goes against Supreme Court precedent that established a right to privacy.
What he said: "This is about a lot more than abortion," Biden said before asking what "the next things that are going to be attacked" might be.
"What happens if you have states change the law saying that children who are LGBTQ can't be in classrooms with other children. Is that legit under the way the decision is written?"
Flashback: On Tuesday, Biden said that his administration "will be ready when any ruling is issued" after Politico published a story about the Supreme Court potentially voting to overturn Roe v. Wade.
"If this decision holds, it's really quite a radical decision," he said.
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that "the rights of all Americans are at risk" with the potential ruling.
ATribeOfAfricans on May 4th, 2022 at 17:07 UTC »
All I need to know about the GOP, is that a candidate said,' if you're being raped and you can't stop it, might as well lean back and enjoy it", and he still got 40% (!!) If the entire vote.
The right has no morals, no goals other than to repress people who are already struggling.
EmmaLouLove on May 4th, 2022 at 16:35 UTC »
Republicans, explain in one or two sentences what the GOP stands for currently in the MAGA environment. Because this is what I see. After Republicans gave corporations and the rich huge tax cuts, Senator Rick Scott released a Republican plan to tax every American and to sunset Social Security and Medicare. Republicans rail against books they don’t agree with and make believe issues like CRT in grade schools. Republicans say they want limited government but are all in on the federal government inserting itself into liberty and privacy issues as we see the supreme court conservative justices poised to overturn Roe V Wade. The wording of the draft opinion leaves the door open the justices will next come after same-sex marriage and other issues they may not agree with. Some people may have forgotten that during her confirmation hearing, Amy Coney Barrett refused to comment on the case of Griswold v Connecticut that said contraception is a right. And my favorite, Republicans still support a twice impeached former corrupt president who staged an attempted coup and tried to prevent the peaceful transition of power. So what do you support and what is the Republican platform?
frustrating2020 on May 4th, 2022 at 16:20 UTC »
"We're not racist or hate-filled! We are just the group that the racist and hate-filled join!" GOP