Aimée, I knew a woman years ago in Alabama who had to share her parental rights with the sack of shit who had date-raped her AND been previously issued a restraining order after an arrest outside of her house. The lesson: stay the hell out of family courts in redneck states.
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hayden - Feb 24, 2006 11:45:34 am PST #9315 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Aims - Feb 24, 2006 11:49:08 am PST #9316 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Fucking A.
sarameg - Feb 24, 2006 11:51:44 am PST #9317 of 10002
That sound you just heard? Was my cousin exploding in rage and frustration in Sioux Falls. She's been working hard against this.
Hayden - Feb 24, 2006 11:53:29 am PST #9318 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Geez, and here I thought that sound was the entire US leaping back in time to the early 20th century.
Burrell - Feb 24, 2006 11:54:55 am PST #9319 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I do think it's likely that Roe v Wade will be reversed. And wondering how moderate Republicans plan to spin their voting for Alito.
Couldn't help but notice this:
The Planned Parenthood clinic in South Dakota has performed about 800 abortions a year.
If the state has already created such a hostile environment for abortions that there are only 800 performed a year, access for most women in the state has already been cut off.
tommyrot - Feb 24, 2006 11:55:45 am PST #9320 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
They know that this will immediatly be appealed - they're counting on this. They're hoping it will end up in the Supreme Court. And then they'll be hoping that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Most people think this is a long shot - there's still (probably) a 5-4 majority that supports R. v W.
eta: sorta x-posty.
Aims - Feb 24, 2006 11:57:26 am PST #9321 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I think Alito was FOS. I think that he spewed a bunch of crap and BS to get confirmed, and the instant the opportunity to overturn RvW comes up, he'll chomp on it.
Jessica - Feb 24, 2006 11:58:36 am PST #9322 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They know that this will immediatly be appealed - they're counting on this. They're hoping it will end up in the Supreme Court. And then they'll be hoping that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Exactly. It's not so much a law to ban abortion as it's a law to jumpstart a chain of events ending at the Supreme Court.
I don't know which makes me more sick to my stomach.
Hayden - Feb 24, 2006 11:59:04 am PST #9323 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
the instant the opportunity to overturn RvW comes up, he'll chomp on it
Oh, yeah. That's 100% of the reason he was nominated. This is the antithesis of Tom Frank's What the Matter With Kansas?: the Republicans have been promising the religious right action for years and Alito & Roberts were the big payoff.
sarameg - Feb 24, 2006 12:00:59 pm PST #9324 of 10002
SD is really really politically polarized. The 2004 senatorial campaign was very ugly.
It's total population around three quarters of a million, in case any one is curious.