“It is unfathomable that women today wake up in a country with less rights than their ancestors had years ago,” Biden's deputy campaign manager said.

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“The president has been adamant that we need to restore Roe. It is unfathomable that women today wake up in a country with less rights than their ancestors had years ago,” Fulks said.

Biden has been poised to run on what has been described as the strongest abortion rights platform of any general election candidate as he and his allies look to notch a victory in the first presidential election since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

Last month, Biden seized on a case in Texas, where a woman, Kate Cox, was denied an abortion despite the risk to her life posed by her pregnancy.

“No woman should be forced to go to court or flee her home state just to receive the health care she needs,” Biden said of the case. “But that is exactly what happened in Texas thanks to Republican elected officials, and it is simply outrageous. This should never happen in America, period.”

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    189·
    10 months ago

    He had zero issues going around Congress to “sell” weapons to Israel to be used in an o going genocide…

    Bonus points:

    They “bought” the weapons with American taxpayers money after Biden had just given it to them.

    Why can Biden go around Congress for that, but not for what would help Americans?

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      144·
      10 months ago

      Because the president can’t create a constitutional amendment. They are not a member of the legislative branch. He can provide emergency military support, being the leader of the executive branch (head of the military)

      I don’t agree with what he did, but it is under his perview apparently. Much like he can send our troops to fight for ~90 days before needing congressional approval. Essentially creating a situation that you are already in a war by the time congress can say no

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        95·
        10 months ago

        He can fix the supreme Court all on his own by adding members, then the case can be brought up again.

        But let me guess, you think if Dems do that, Republicans will somehow do even more of what they’re already doing?

        So we’re going to ignore the stolen SC, because if we take it back legally, they might steal it again?

        And people wonder why 1/3 of the country don’t vote.

        Only one side is actually fighting, the other wants to pretend there’s no war because then people will ask them why they let it get this bad

        • Pyramid8058@kbin.social
          61·
          10 months ago

          The number of Supreme Court justices is set by statute. The president cannot add more justices without the support of Congress.