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Congress couldn’t get a supermajority to pass a national abortion rights law, and it won’t be able to get one for abortion prohibition, either. There is a comp
by wrycoder 4y ago
Congress couldn’t get a supermajority to pass a national abortion rights law, and it won’t be able to get one for abortion prohibition, either.
There is a compromise somewhere, but it’s a very difficult negotiation.
- claystu 4y agoCongress is limited to what it can legislate with the remainder defaulting back into the jurisdiction of the states as part of the Federalism system of checks and balances. Check out Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which enumerates the primary law-making jurisdictions of Congress.
- wrycoder 4y agoIf Congress manages to pass a compromise, then SCOTUS can rule on its constitutionality. (But, I agree with you.)