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31. Where do you think stuff like this ends up?

Thu May 19, 2016, 05:20 PM

May 2016

The people behind the bill are hoping it will end up at SCOTUS, as the article discusses. That's kind of how these things work.

If the SCOTUS moves to the right, shit like this will be passed into law, make it through the court system in red states intact and be upheld by the SCOTUS.

If the SCOTUS moves to the left, shit like this will get knocked down.

Unless you're aware of a process where the governor of a state can override SCOTUS, the governor is irrelevant in the end.

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Oklahoma Passes Anti-Abortion Bill, Making Procedure A Felony [View all] Saviolo May 2016 OP

K&R, disgusting assholes indeed uppityperson May 2016 #1

Federal law takes precedence over state law. Vinca May 2016 #2

As the News9 article indicates Saviolo May 2016 #4

That is a concern. Vinca May 2016 #7

Settled Law Squaredeal May 2016 #3

The medical manufacturers too bucolic_frolic May 2016 #5

Take a peek at the News9 article linked Saviolo May 2016 #9

Then we'd all better vote for the Democrat on the ballot in November. Orrex May 2016 #19

Indeed Saviolo May 2016 #21

:thumbsup: Orrex May 2016 #22

Exactly. hamsterjill May 2016 #27

And the taxpayers of OK awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #12

I wrote this moron an email and asked him if planned to pay for the court costs out of Tess49 May 2016 #16

ARRRRRGH! Behind the Aegis May 2016 #6

Don't they have fracking & earthquakes to worry about? milestogo May 2016 #8

This is how they placate their angry gods Orrex May 2016 #20

Maybe if we focused as much on state houses and other positions of power vi5 May 2016 #10

Yep awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #17

Amen! treestar May 2016 #28

No too many people. vi5 May 2016 #32

What procedure? greymattermom May 2016 #11

Same old same old for Oklahoma avebury May 2016 #13

OH BUT THE SURPREME COURT PICK! YOU MUST VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS! ViseGrip May 2016 #14

Where do you think stuff like this ends up? TwilightZone May 2016 #31

Did you take civics in high school? wysi May 2016 #33

Do you SERIOUSLY believe that baloney you just posted? SCOTUS has EVERYTHING to do blm May 2016 #34

OMG! I am assuming you don't know what the Supreme Court Does? leftofcool May 2016 #35

FFS mcar May 2016 #36

YES THE SUPREME COURT PICK. Maven May 2016 #37

Women's rights do not fall under States Rights. The Supreme Court determines what laws Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #41

Hit and run troll or sheer embarrassment? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #42

Why don't we start acting like repub-fucks, too? SpankMe May 2016 #15

what is wrong with these people? I have to think this will end up in the Supreme Court secondwind May 2016 #18

Of course it will. That's what they're hoping for! Maven May 2016 #38

Interesting trick ... Jopin Klobe May 2016 #23

And that right there Saviolo May 2016 #25

... CrispyQ May 2016 #24

There will be much more of this if Trump wins... apcalc May 2016 #26

Stupid bible-belt hillbillies! wolfie001 May 2016 #29

But there's no difference between the parties! TwilightZone May 2016 #30

Oklahoma adopts bill outlawing abortion Judi Lynn May 2016 #39

Oklahoma bill to jail abortion doctors heads to governor Judi Lynn May 2016 #40

Well, if we can boycott a state for LBGT bathroom laws we certainly can boycott OK for this. Jitter65 May 2016 #43