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It was certainly well-known and publicized in Michigan. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #10
Guess we should have passed some trigger laws outselvrsz fescuerescue Jun 2022 #21
We did. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #28
We knew it was coming when boof and coneydog were put in . But it was not a priority. Autumn Jun 2022 #2
Pretty much everyone, I thought. The "trigger laws" have been discussed a lot in recent days MerryHolidays Jun 2022 #3
This, I remember them being mentioned in pretty much every Roe discussion over the years Amishman Jun 2022 #31
They weren't secret laws; they were pretty well known. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #4
It really doesn't go into affect until 30 days after the released decision jimfields33 Jun 2022 #5
Federal laws are much tougher to pass comparing to states laws, especially when you are talking Claustrum Jun 2022 #6
Trigger laws have been discussed for decades. Solly Mack Jun 2022 #7
Everyone? ruet Jun 2022 #8
We passed them but there was not as much fanfare. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #29
SOP. -NT- ruet Jun 2022 #41
These trigger laws were in the news for months. Novara Jun 2022 #9
If there had been any federal law providing nation wide access to abortion lapfog_1 Jun 2022 #11
We did here in Illinois thanks to a democratic supermajority and dem Governor mucifer Jun 2022 #12
IL is lucky. They have a good governor. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #30
Everybody knew; it's been well-publicized for a long time. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #13
The universe wasn't created six thousand years ago FBaggins Jun 2022 #34
And Blue states had sanctuary laws waiting for the moment, too. haele Jun 2022 #14
Who knew? Anyone who was paying attention Effete Snob Jun 2022 #15
Not secret, bragged about and cheered in their states, discussed in media. Hortensis Jun 2022 #16
That seems like a mistake in hindsight. fescuerescue Jun 2022 #25
Well, it held for 50 years and its loss grieved now. Hortensis Jun 2022 #26
Didn't you know? It's been well-publicized. yardwork Jun 2022 #17
Pretty much everyone here knew about those "trigger" laws. MineralMan Jun 2022 #18
How in the world did you miss knowing about them? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #19
I'm wondering how law makers missed doing the same. fescuerescue Jun 2022 #24
How would that have gotten passed with the filibuster in place onenote Jun 2022 #38
Well if there was no good time to do in the last 50 years fescuerescue Jun 2022 #39
Voting for Hillary in 2016 would have been nicer... W_HAMILTON Jun 2022 #50
Yup. or Gore, Kerry, Dukakis, Mondale, Carter, fescuerescue Jun 2022 #51
Trigger laws? IMO that phrase means little now that... brush Jun 2022 #20
Trigger laws are laws based on the existence of other laws fescuerescue Jun 2022 #23
Sounds maybe we should have passed a few trigger laws out selves. fescuerescue Jun 2022 #22
Joe Biden campaigned on it Shrek Jun 2022 #35
Several states passed laws guaranteeing women's healthcare prior to the decision so we gldstwmn Jun 2022 #27
Anyone who has been following the news Retrograde Jun 2022 #32
I did. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #33
These have been regularly reported on. Not secret. betsuni Jun 2022 #36
Any super majority of Dems in the last 50 years fescuerescue Jun 2022 #37
I doubt there was a supermajority that would have supported such legislation in the past 50 years onenote Jun 2022 #40
When? During Clinton/Obama administrations Republicans controlled the House for six out betsuni Jun 2022 #42
The most recent one was 2009 fescuerescue Jun 2022 #43
They had 60 votes for four months and ten days, September 24, 2009 to February 4, 2010. betsuni Jun 2022 #44
I didn't realize it was that long. fescuerescue Jun 2022 #45
24 working days. betsuni Jun 2022 #46
And when you get down to the nitty gritty Mad_Machine76 Jun 2022 #52
I know right inthewind21 Jun 2022 #47
Secret? Zeitghost Jun 2022 #48
People that live in red states and know there is a difference between Democrats and Republicans. W_HAMILTON Jun 2022 #49
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