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Let's be real. It passed because the GOP has an unbreakable majority in the Texas Legislature and the Texas and national GOP wanted another test case to try to
by zrail 5y ago
Let's be real. It passed because the GOP has an unbreakable majority in the Texas Legislature and the Texas and national GOP wanted another test case to try to break Roe v Wade while there's a conservative majority in the Supreme Court.
- crazy_horse 5y agoIt's that and the GOP sees that very conservative government action is popular and you've got a bunch of people trying to angle for 2024. But I promise you, the reason why that is possible is because the conservative morality is often pragmatic when it comes to money, however, there's enough pro-life belief across the spectrum that the average voter isn't that upset, regardless of gender, race, income, etc. These are the demographics.
- dragonwriter 5y agoIf they just wanted a Roe test case they would have done a conventional ban. They didn't, they crafted the law to maximize the chilling effect on abortion provision even if it was later held unconstitutional by gaming the rules on preemptive review to avoid getting enjoined before being applied, so that the potential litigation burden would deter abortion and drive providers out of business before a court would block enforcement.
- zrail 5y agoThat's a very good point.