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Who Disenfranchises?
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Democrats Disenfranchise Tennessee Voters …
Those who remember almost any recent election will likely stop to read that headline again. After all, isn’t it the Democrats who have been making the claim every other year that their voters have been disenfranchised? Isn’t it the other guys that do that sort of thing? The answers are yes and no. ‘Yes’, it’s the Democrats that claim it but, ‘No’, it’s not the other guys that do it. Hypocritically, it is Democrats that claim it and the Democrats that do it. One need look no further than Tennessee SJR 127 for proof.
In 2000, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that common sense legislation pertaining to abortion in Tennessee be struck down. Things like a 48 hour waiting period and full disclosure of the impact of having an abortion to any woman seeking one were thrown out. It is vital to note that none of this legislation prevented, in any way, a woman’s access to abortion. Just the opposite. How is it possible that more information and consideration of such a decision would be bad for a woman considering such a medical procedure? The Court, as courts often do, ruled otherwise. Once again, a small group of appointed individuals, set aside the will of the people as expressed through their duly elected representatives.
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Didja ever notice that, by and large, one party looks at a Constitution as a document which ensures the rights of peole and the other party looks to these documents as a way to codify the limiting of rights?
And one party is the one who twists those “rights” into something they were never meant to be?
I’m going to take a wild stab and say you are referring to the Republicans as the party that is “codifying”? We just want to KEEP the rights that were “endowed by our Creator”, and y’all keep wanting to take ‘em away. Hmmm….
Now, I know you’re a smart guy, but sometimes…..