Yep, the party actively destroying reproductive rights is indistinguishable from the party doing a suboptimal job of protecting them from the first party. This is clearly communicated by your clever, astute word replacement.

My dude, I'm sitting here in Kansas, and I've watched our Democrat governor save our asses over and over from all kinds of insane bullshit that comes out of our Republican legislature. Certainly, the Dems could do more, but to say they're exactly the same on the abortion issue, or on many other issues, is to deny reality.

Correct! Look at all those BLUE STATES outlawing Women's Healthcare!

So you suggest allowing the orange turd in instead? That will SURELY protect abortion.

I swear. Around a year before every major election period the idiots spend a few months relearning how to spell check and type. We then get the same poorly considered, and poorly worded, series of blatantly Republican drivel that attempts, and fails, to explain why they're the better side.

Your side is evil. It wasn't always, it is now. One side attempts to do good, the other tries like hell to destroy good things. One is walking a marathon, the other is driving in the wrong direction in a suped up and raised truck billowing black smoke while flying a confederate and maga flag, adding up points as they run over people, with the radio turned up to America, Fuck Yeah by the D.V.D.A., with a picture of their sister in a bikini taped to the dashboard.

Russian troll. Go plant sunflowers!

Everything's political, especially on the Hill. Doing or not doing something as a reaction to a "political stunt" is just a cover for not having a valid reason. People by and large want access to reproductive healthcare, just like they also by and large want access to enough money to address their needs of survival, but inevitably some politician recognizing that will result in others screaming "stunt" rather than explaining why the men in Washington get to choose what women do with their bodies and why we necessarily have to have a permanent vulnerable underclass.

now that abortion access in certain states have been limited just like with other rights that have devolved into a state's rights issue people have to have gas, food, and lodging to access extra demographic rights

a PA box which has extra costs compared to a PO box is also required to access demographic rights as well as other hidden costs

so they did find a way

not to mention fundraising for and against it makes a dick ton of money

and it is making people criminals to access these demographics rights

the megacorp prison glomerate will make a shit load as well so the dissidents can have access to basic toiletries, communication with family and friends

next four years are going to suck either way and salt on the wound is Biden's crimes bill will come back to haunt everyone combined with these latest assaults to our democracy

all adding up

All the more reason to make them work for it. If they can't stand on and defend their principles, then they need to get out of the way and at least let things come up for a vote.

Too old to do their job? American politicians?

That makes sense. Absolutely awful reasoning, but it makes sense.

Thanks!

Damn you, Joe Manchin.

The ultimate oxymoron. I should have realized I answered my own question already lol.

why would they do anything?

they would not have anything to campaign on which includes donations

Not quite. You need a quorum of senators present, and more affirmative votes than negative.

Having said that, if this actually was a viable vote with 49 senators supporting, you would probably see more vote. Although, I suspect there are at least a few senate Republicans who would at least abstain to let it pass.

If all states were represented like Wyoming is, there would be 573 reps, not 435.

Senate.

Well, that makes me feel a little better.