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Cirsium

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40. They don't care

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:46 PM

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They don't care how the US Constitution works and it doesn't matter how the US Constitution works.

The US Constitution works, and the entire system works if and only if the people in power honor it. That ship has sailed.

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'The 19th Amendment was a bad idea': The far-right's wish list for extreme voter suppression [View all] RandySF Yesterday OP

As someone who votes by mail in a blue state (Illinois) for health reasons... greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #1

I they'd have to have Congress repeal the 19th Amendment which was fought for since 1848 and we wont let it go Deuxcents Yesterday #2

Pretty sure we said we wouldn't let abortion go Laurelin Yesterday #3

Yes, it definitely got a real kick in the teeth so we gotta be extra dedicated since we know what it means to lose Deuxcents Yesterday #4

Abortion rights were nor legislated into GenThePerservering Yesterday #8

Two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures. valleyrogue Yesterday #15

When I was pointing out decades ago that the misogynist, theocratic, niyad Yesterday #5

Whenever people say, "Just a few crazies," you KNOW it's an idea that will catch on like wildfire with the far right. Scrivener7 Yesterday #10

The far right isn't anywhere near the majority. valleyrogue Yesterday #16

And yet, they've managed to take the most basic human right away from a little more than half the population. Scrivener7 Yesterday #23

Trying isn't succeeding. valleyrogue Yesterday #25

See my answer below. And JFC? I'm guessing that means "I disagree," but with a big dash of nasty, right? Scrivener7 Yesterday #30

JFC is jesus fucking christ, so you are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #33

Yes. Also translated as, "I can't believe anyone is so stupid as to believe what you are saying." Scrivener7 Yesterday #34

That, too. niyad Yesterday #35

We no longer have a US Constitution. Irish_Dem Yesterday #29

They don't care Cirsium Yesterday #40

It is impossible to do it. Impossible. valleyrogue Yesterday #18

You are missing the main point here. And that is the fact that a niyad Yesterday #20

No, I am not. valleyrogue Yesterday #24

They have unlimited money and they will use that unlimited money to achieve their goal. Scrivener7 Yesterday #28

Wow, nice insult there, since you apparently have no idea how old I am, niyad Yesterday #31

That would be nice Cirsium Yesterday #41

And it wouldn't end there. Mister Ed Yesterday #6

Yep EuterpeThelo Yesterday #7

Their attacks on no-fault divorce, domestic violence laws, child custody. . niyad Yesterday #22

Probably want to start burning women at the stake again. Irish_Dem Yesterday #27

That has already been proposed. niyad Yesterday #32

They are refusing to give dying women medical care. Irish_Dem Yesterday #42

Every single country that has disenfranchised GenThePerservering Yesterday #9

"Christian Nationalists" are NOT Christian. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #11

Men and Owned Women have been whining GenThePerservering Yesterday #12

I wondered when they would get around to returning to the "good old days" when... Redleg Yesterday #13

They wouldn't be talking this bullshit if women voted GOP. valleyrogue Yesterday #14

Wherever There Are Rights, MineralMan Yesterday #17

I am sure Rebl2 Yesterday #19

And there are a good many women who are fine with this idea. niyad Yesterday #21

No it wasn't. You know what was a bad idea? Letting Donald Trump back in the White House. Initech Yesterday #26

Trans people and undocumented immigrants were only the beginning... DSandra Yesterday #36

I believe quite a few women vote gop GenThePerservering Yesterday #37

Well, they've been pushing this forever. themaguffin Yesterday #38

"The Handmaid's Tale"; coming to a craphole Red State soon. /nt artemisia1 Yesterday #39

Incels fantasy MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #43