Democrats to force vote next week on Roe v. Wade decision

[mystery-ak]

 Democrats to force vote next week on Roe v. Wade decision
by Jordain Carney - 05/05/22 12:54 PM ET

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will force a vote next week on legislation codifying Roe v. Wade in the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would strike down the landmark case.

The test procedural vote is guaranteed to fall short because the bill needs 60 votes to advance, but Democrats are eager to make Republicans go on the record and show their own voters that they are fighting.

“Next week the U.S. Senate is going to vote on legislation to codify a woman’s right to seek abortion into federal law,” Schumer said from the Senate floor.

Schumer will move to tee up the bill on Monday, setting up an initial vote for Wednesday.

It will be the second vote Schumer has forced on the issue. The Senate previously rejected a similar bill in a 46-48 vote earlier this year, with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voting with Senate Republicans.

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https://thehill.com/news/senate/3478492-democrats-to-force-vote-next-week-on-roe-v-wade-decision/

[Killer Clouds]

So what if a new law codiries Roe vs Wade. If SCOTUS overturns Roe vs Wade the new law codifieing it would obviously be unconstitutional and therefore would be null.

[mystery-ak]

 May 5, 2022 3:40pm EDT
Democrats to force Senate vote on abortion bill after Supreme Court leak
An abortion bill is almost certain to fail due to GOP filibuster
By Tyler Olson | Fox News

Senate Democrats next Wednesday will for a vote on a bill to codify the abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, after a draft Supreme Court opinion leaked this week indicating the court plans to overturn the precedent.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the planned vote, which will be a procedural vote rather than final passage of the bill, in a Thursday press conference.

The vote almost certainly will fail because Republicans are expected to filibuster it. But Democrats are expected to make hay of that fact ahead of the midterm elections, seizing on an issue where they believe the public is on their side.

"Republican politicians across the country are passing laws telling the women of America, your body, our choice. So much for the party of limited government," Schumer said.

"And now with the Republican court on the verge of tearing down five decades of precedent, Republicans suddenly don't want to talk about their complicity in this effort," he continued. "You asked them about do they support repealing Roe v. Wade? They change the subject."

A Politico report earlier this week reveled a draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito which would overturn the precedent Roe v. Wade entirely. Roe was the 1973 Supreme Court case which ruled there is a Constitutional right to abortion, anchored in the right to privacy.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-plan-senate-vote-abortion-bill-supreme-court-leak

[Killer Clouds]

So the DCP is ok with trying to force people to get a potentially deadly vaccine but then say my body my choice when it comes to abortion? I guess they don't see the problem there.

[Hoodat]

So the DCP is ok with trying to force people to get a potentially deadly vaccine but then say my body my choice when it comes to abortion? I guess they don't see the problem there.

At least they are consistent when it comes to forcing their morality on everyone else.  They become enraged when Mississippi tries to write their own laws.

[DB]

They should do it on Mothers Day...