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I think Tulsi left cause she is a girl that likes to have fun and Democrats are a bunch of angry, petty bitches, who think they are the counter-culture, but are really just the safe-space clowns who are offended by everything. Being around that can only be stood for so long if you have any sense of individuality.
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"When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Better have some sugar and water too, or else your lemonade will suck! -
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I would think a professor of surgery that retired with emeritus status from Columbia University qualifies as "best and brightest".Originally posted by pinstripers View Post
Kung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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This is long, nearly an hour, and these 2 (Nate Silver on the left and I have no idea who the other guy is) are pretty tough to listen to as their nerdiness shines brightly, but I still found much of what they talked about intriguing.Comment
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“They took gas from $2 to $6 and now they want a prize because it’s back down to $5.”
---------Blake MastersComment
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I'm not sure how many on here care about the Kansas Supreme Court 2019 decision that stated that the 1859 Kansas Constitution stated that abortion was "IN Section 1 and 2" of the Constitution. Ironically, the 1859 Constitution's words that they interpreted included Abortion Rights pre-existed the formation of a Kansas Government.
Caleb Stegall was the only current Justice who dissented from the 6-1 opinion. The remainder of the Justices are most likely Pro Abortion Justices because they voted for the decision, or were appointed by Gov. Kelly who is a pro-abortion politician.
Here was a portion of the Federalist article.
The Majority Opinion
The majority in Hodes, held that Section 1 of the Kansas Bill of Rights enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution, by providing “All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This language, the Court concluded, guaranteed citizen “rights that preexisted the formation of the Kansas government,” and included in the “natural, inalienable rights” protected by Section 1 are “the right of personal autonomy, which includes the ability to control one’s own body, to assert bodily integrity, and to exercise self-determination.”
The Kansas Supreme Court reasoned:“This right allows a woman to make her own decisions regarding her body, health, family formation, and family life—decisions that can include whether to continue a pregnancy. Although not absolute, this right is fundamental. Accordingly, the State is prohibited from restricting this right unless it is doing so to further a compelling government interest and in a way that is narrowly tailored to that interest.”
After concluding that the Kansas constitution guarantees a right to an abortion, the state Supreme Court remanded the case for a determination of whether the Kansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act violates the newly defined constitutional right.
While the outcome was expected, given that former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, an abortion supporter, had appointed four of the seven Kansas Supreme Court justices, the 6-1 vote surprised some in the pro-life community. In addition to Sebelius’ appointed justices, Justices Marla Luckert and Lawton Nuss signed on to the majority opinion. The opinion was issued as a per curiam decision, thus not naming an individual justice as the author.
The Dissent
The sole dissent came from Justice Caleb Stegall. In his lengthy dissent, Stegall stressed that “this case is not only about abortion policy—the most divisive social issue of our day—it is more elementally about the structure of our republican form of government.” Continuing, Justice Stegall explained:“Here we venture onto a battlefield as old as politics itself. And as we argue about the structure of government—and ultimately delineate the proper conditions for just rule—we must never forget that we are also actively engaged in ruling.
The structural idea that gave birth to Kansas as a political community, which has achieved consensus support across most of our history, is that the proper conditions for just rule are met via participatory consent to secure and promote the common welfare. Today, a majority of this court dramatically departs from this consensus. Today, we hoist our sail and navigate the ship-of-state out of its firm anchorage in the harbor-of-common-good and onto the uncertain waters of the sea-of-fundamental-values. Today we issue the most significant and far-reaching decision this court has ever made.
The majority’s decision is so consequential because it fundamentally alters the structure of our government to magnify the power of the state—all while using that power to arbitrarily grant a regulatory reprieve to the judicially privileged act of abortion. In the process, the majority abandons the original public meaning of section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights and paints the interest in unborn life championed by millions of Kansans as rooted in an ugly prejudice.”
The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision today represents the latest example of the left pushing for the expansion of abortion laws. Earlier this year, New York’s passage of an extreme abortion-until-birth law made headlines, as did a similar law that failed in Virginia. The Kansas case is different though, as the pro-abortion decision came from the unelected judicial branch: By creating a state constitutional right to abortion, the Kansas Supreme Court has usurped the legislative branch’s authority to enact pro-life laws consistent with the conservative values of Kansans.
The Pro-Life Reaction
Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, told The Federalist:“This horrendous ruling is due to the Court’s false claim that there exists a ‘right to abortion’ in our 1859 state constitution that despite being unstated somehow deserves to trump 45 years of citizen efforts that have cut abortions in half, increased women’s right to know protections, and resulted in the first state law to send the heinous dismemberment abortion method packing.”
Over the last decade, abortion providers and advocacy organizations have quietly pushed a strategy of using liberal judges in conservatives states to invent a state constitutional right to abortion—both as a failsafe should the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade and as a means of attacking state restrictions on abortion upheld by federal courts.
The strategy has proven successful, as seen by NARAL Pro-Choice America’s boast that “15 states’ constitutions provide greater protection of a woman’s right to choose than does the federal constitution.” For instance, while the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting physician assistances from performing abortions, the Montana Supreme Court struck the law, concluding it violated the state constitution.
The Kansas Supreme Court decision cannot be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court because the power to interpret a state constitution rests solely with the state’s judicial branch. That leaves pro-life Kansans with one option—amend the state constitution. To do so, both the Kansas House and Senate must approve a proposed constitutional amendment by a two-thirds majority vote, at which point the amendment is placed on the state’s next November ballot for voters to decide.
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The Dems are taking on water fast, all over the country. At this point, the Senate is completely a toss up and only a miracle amongst miracles would save the House (which to be honest wasn't even in doubt to go red). You're either seeing (or going to see) money rush out of NC, Wisconsin, Florida and Ohio and pour into the last line of defense for the Dems....PA, Georgia and Nevada and perhaps even Arizona where a month ago it seemed all but a lock hold for the Dems.
538 has the Senate odds down to 55% for the Dems. Early voting could save the day for the left, but watch for unmitigated panic in the next week if the next round of updates moves the needle further to the right.
If the GOP takes 2 of PA, GA, AZ & NV they will have the Senate.Comment
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Don't worry, we'll see a lot of this...
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I voted today early in Western JoCo. Lots of old people in there. I am not sure if Adkins can defeat Davids. Interestingly, Davids is running ads on how she stood up to Biden on immigration... hmmm okay. And also most ads are to scare on abortion bans."When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Better have some sugar and water too, or else your lemonade will suck!Comment
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Republican expanding their chances in the House. Now at 81%Originally posted by SB Shock View Post
Republican have narrow the race in the Senate. Now at 45% of taking it back. If poll weighting is wrong, the Republican could take back the Senate in what would seem like a landslide.
RCP is projecting 53 Republican, 47 Democrats in Senate
Might want to stock up on popcorn to watch all the angst being rolled out by the media if a republican beatdown occurs.
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The Gov is running against Brownback.......(he's not running)Comment
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What I find difficult to factor in is the impact cheating might have on many of the toss up races.Originally posted by WuDrWu View PostComment
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This is so true it's embarrassing. The challenger _should_ be running against Biden, full throttle.Originally posted by pinstripers View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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I should have added to the above text that all of the Ks. Supreme Court Justices are on the ballot. Only Justice Stegall refused to say that the 1859 Ks. Constitution under the Article that said “All Citizens are entitled the the Pursuit of Happiness” pertained to killing a baby.Originally posted by Shockm View Post
This is not about abortion. This is about belief in the rule of law. Voting Justices out of office who interpret that our Constitution says something that it doesn’t say at all should be the goal of ant citizen who believes in the rule of law.Comment
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Let me guess, irregular late night dumps that just happen to be in the swing states (and even swing counties) that matter most?Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostKung Wu say, man who read woman like book, prefer braille!Comment
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