- cross-posted to:
- atheism@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- atheism@lemmy.world
Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution
Republicans in Ohio want to undermine the will of voters who approved a measure enshrining reproductive freedom into the state’s constitution
Republicans went against their own rules and held a special election in August to stop abortion; they lost. Republicans then lost in November and abortion rights were enshrined in Ohio’s constitution. Now Republicans are saying no to democracy and laws.
Our problem here is all the Republicans. They’re anti-American. Ship them off to a place that fits them better.
“If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” - David Frum
See also the “We’re a republic, not a democracy” talking point that swelled a year or two ago (and was even repeated by a senator). It’s patently stupid to anyone who knows the meaning of those words, but it was also testing the water for overt anti-democracy rhetoric.
If all the conservatives consented to moving to the same new location uninhabitabed before yet the land provided all the basic needs, how would it work out?
They’d still find a way to divide and argue amongst themselves.
It probably wouldn’t change anything. They have some kind of biological imperative to force their beliefs on other people that disagree with them.