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Principle behind Roe v Wade

dimanche 8 juillet 2018 à 02:00

The decision Roe v Wade was based on a principle called "substantive due process", established by previous Supreme Court decisions and applied in many other areas including contraception and the legalization of homosexual sex.

Gorsuch opposes that principle in general, and the oppressor's other Supreme Court nominees are likely to oppose it too.

The 49 Senate Democrats can't directly defeat a Supreme Court nominee, but there are many things they can do to delay it — if they stand firm and united. With firmness, they have a chance of delaying until January, when perhaps they will have a majority.

Most Americans are poor

dimanche 8 juillet 2018 à 02:00

There are many ways to judge whether people are poor. In general, they lead to the conclusion that most Americans are poor.

Endangered Species Act

dimanche 8 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Republicans want to "modernize" the Endangered Species Act so that it won't protect endangered species.

Plastic bags and bottles

dimanche 8 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Sikkim's example demonstrates what is required to entirely stop the use of plastic bags and bottles.

Skirts in school

dimanche 8 juillet 2018 à 02:00

"Don't ban skirts in school. Let everybody wear them."

The idea of requiring students to wear a specific uniform strikes me as mere repression.