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anti-abortion strategy – Page 4 – No Rights To Speak Of

The Dirty Tricks the GOP Is Using to Keep Abortion Off the Ballot in 2024

“The organized opposition is more aggressive than I’ve encountered in any of these fights in the past,” says Adam Weiland, who has worked on various ballot measures in the state for years. “It’s the first time I’ve ever encountered people who don’t even want you to get on the ballot and let the voters vote. … Read more

Ohio voters just passed abortion rights protections. When and how they take effect is before the courts

But the amendment voters approved Nov. 7 did not repeal any existing laws in Ohio, prompting some antiabortion activists to step up pressure on elected Republican officials to extend their efforts to halt, delay or significantly water it down. Read more at the Los Angeles Times  

GOP frets as Senate Dems move to break Tuberville’s military holds

On Tuesday, not a single Republican sided with Democrats as the Senate Rules Committee advanced a resolution that would allow mass confirmations of those nominees for the rest of the Congress, an effort that would effectively end Tuberville’s holds. Instead, Republicans sought more time to end the quarrel internally — after eight months of failing … Read more

Inside Mike Johnson’s Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution

Johnson’s religious credentials may seem irrelevant for a movement that likes to talk about striking the commerce clause from the Constitution. But COSA does not see its cause as secular. Ferris, Meckler and other major supporters believe a Convention of States is the only way CHrito save America from their foes in the godless left … Read more

The Supreme Court dismantled Roe. States are restoring it one by one.

Multiple abortion opponents also called Wednesday for more efforts to ban or restrict the ability to vote directly on abortion-rights ballot initiatives after Tuesday’s sweeping losses. American United for Life was the most explicit, calling Wednesday for the remaining red states that have a citizen-led ballot initiative process — Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, … Read more

The Polite Zealotry of Mike Johnson

In the 2000s, Johnson was an attorney and spokesman for the Alliance Defense Fund, known today as Alliance Defending Freedom. It describes itself as “one of the leading Christian law firms committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, marriage and family, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.” Johnson has written in favor of criminalizing … Read more