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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMichigan abortion proposal off ballot!
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/31/michigan-abortion-rights-proposal-off-ballot-for-now/65466518007/After getting hundreds of thousands of signatures to get it on the ballot, two Republicans refused to certify it. Unbelievable. The party is proving to be anti-democracy!
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Michigan abortion proposal off ballot! (Original Post)
bif
Aug 2022
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,314 posts)1. Freedom! Tell me again how Republicans care about our rights.
peppertree
(21,604 posts)2. Oh, but they do!
They obsess non-stop about them - and how to stamp them out.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,314 posts)3. I think of these people as the anti-Freedom Party.
Sucks for us, Bucks for them.
peppertree
(21,604 posts)4. Well put
The most pathetic part of it, is that they've got these millions of rubes cheering them on - just because they promised to come down on people they hate.
But like anyone who's lived under fascist regimes elsewhere could tell Repug voters, it's never long before it becomes like a snake eating its tail.
Pathwalker
(6,598 posts)5. Will be decided by Michigan Supreme Court - 5/4 Dem.
There's still hope. Hang in there.
crickets
(25,952 posts)6. Thanks for the info - good to know. nt