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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: zahc on September 04, 2021, 04:26:57 PM
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I just heard about this because Lyft took it upon themselves to email me to tell me how bad it is. Apparently Uber is broadcasting opposition as well. To hear them talk about it, SB8 allows prosecution for those aiding people who try to break the new law, apparently including drivers. Even though I think it's super farfetched to imagine an Uber driver being prosecuted for anything his passenger was on the way to do (except maybe Deadpool's taxi driver). Can Uber drivers even tell where you are going before they pick you up?
They are apparently creating a legal defense fund for their drivers.
Second, what do we think about SB8. I thought roe vs. Wade was still in effect to stop states from banning abortion, did something change?
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My understanding of SB8 is that it doesn't allow prosecution, but rather allows private citizens to sue anyone involved in the abortion for $10k each.
So any citizen of Texas could sue the driver, the Dr., the Nurse, the receptionist, etc for $10k if an abortion was performed that ran afoul of the law. That's how they sidestepped Roe v. Wade, by not having the .gov enforce it.
I admit though, I haven't read the bill, only the various pundits opinions. I will reserve my opinion until I get around to reading the actual bill.
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My understanding of SB8 is that it doesn't allow prosecution, but rather allows private citizens to sue anyone involved in the abortion for $10k each.
Almost. Someone who impregnated a woman via rape or incest is prohibited from suing.
The approach is a clever one: the law does not ban anything as such. It just exposes the providers to liability.
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Ho’s mad because they can’t kill their babies after 6 weeks.
I love it because it gives the shitlibs a taste of their own medicine…how does it feel to live in an area where you don’t get your way because you are outnumbered?
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Also not being able to slice and dice a kid after six weeks is totally comparable to the oppression of the Taliban.
(https://i.ibb.co/9bf7zhN/9-B8-CEB98-EADD-423-C-A4-A5-F58-F2-E42-ADD9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jyxSBzT)
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Apparently Portland is looking to boycott Texas, which I'm sure has Texas just worried to death.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-ban-texas-travel-trade-protest-abortion-law
Interesting aside in the story, John Roberts voted with Sotomayer et. al.
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The decision of the Supreme Court had nothing to do with the substance of the law, but was focused on the procedure of seeking an injunction before the law could be challenged. The majority found that those seeking injunction did not meet their burden. The dissent was more along the lines of "let's overlook the procedural issues to stop the law and hear the challenges, because of the great public interest."
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I'm going on record here as saying this bill has nothing to do with Abortion.
This bill is all about dissuading (the wrong?) Californians (if there is such a thing as a "right" Californian) from coming to Texas.
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After reading most of SB8, and more about it, I gotta say this seems like a really bad idea.
Essentially deputizing every Karen in the state to sue into oblivion folks you can't prosecute because of the constitutionality of their actions really seems like the kind of precedent that could bite everyone in the ass. My prediction is that if this isn't shot down as soon as someone has standing, we will all rue the day it passed.
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What standing does some random person have to sue an abortion provider if they themselves are not in anyway party to said abortion? ???
Think what you want about abortion, but this is a terrible law that needs to die.
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Yes, they could have left that "random lawsuits" part out and perhaps had better legislation (depending on your POV, obviously).
Unless I'm missing something in who can sue and how. The way I'm reading it, it could be applied elsewhere to a whole lot of stuff that I care about. Ammo manufacturers for instance, could be harassment sued out of business.
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After reading most of SB8, and more about it, I gotta say this seems like a really bad idea.
Essentially deputizing every Karen in the state to sue into oblivion folks you can't prosecute because of the constitutionality of their actions really seems like the kind of precedent that could bite everyone in the ass. My prediction is that if this isn't shot down as soon as someone has standing, we will all rue the day it passed.
I was thinking last night I can see the left applying something like this to guns to sue everyone from the gun owners, dealers, distributors, and manufacturers
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Wait until the concept of an undefined 'aid and abet' clause is extended onto things we care about.
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I was thinking last night I can see the left applying something like this to guns to sue everyone from the gun owners, dealers, distributors, and manufacturers
Wouldn't the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act apply? (at least for some cases)
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Wouldn't the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act apply? (at least for some cases)
They could do gun ranges and get around the act, I think.
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... and when it gets used against the cause of freedom the conservatives will all fall in line and say their hands are tied, it's the law.
I think I've seen this movie before.
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After reading most of SB8, and more about it, I gotta say this seems like a really bad idea.
Essentially deputizing every Karen in the state to sue into oblivion folks you can't prosecute because of the constitutionality of their actions really seems like the kind of precedent that could bite everyone in the ass. My prediction is that if this isn't shot down as soon as someone has standing, we will all rue the day it passed.
You mean like they already did with ADA violations?
Or in Colorado where they are using the exact same idea to persecute the cake-maker?
Yeah, quite the precedent Texas is setting here.
(I'll stop with two examples because I'm too lazy to search for more, but my point is the left is ALREADY doing this.)
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I'm going on record here as saying this bill has nothing to do with Abortion.
This bill is all about dissuading (the wrong?) Californians (if there is such a thing as a "right" Californian) from coming to Texas.
I appreciate the thought, but likely better ways to do it. Constitutional Carry is better.
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Or in Colorado where they are using the exact same idea to persecute the cake-maker?
No denying this. What they are doing to this guy with the constant nuisance lawsuits is criminal. Which is why I would rather see a change in the legal system that will prevent it being done to him or anyone else vs one that lets everyone do it to everyone else.
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https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008F.htm
What I see in the bill:
1. It limits damages to $10,000 per abortion. No attorney fees. (see quoted section in the next post)
2. not allowed for pregnancies resulting from rape, sex assault, incest, etc. Doctor can certify abortion is necessary in an emergency.
3. No duplicate damages for the same abortion act.
Sounds to me like it is designed to allow harassment suits, but limit it to that. You may notice legalese I missed. I get the impression there are some loopholes.
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If a claimant prevails in an action brought under this
section, the court shall award:
(1) injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the
defendant from violating this subchapter or engaging in acts that
aid or abet violations of this subchapter;
(2) statutory damages in an amount of not less than
$10,000 for each abortion that the defendant performed or induced
in violation of this subchapter, and for each abortion performed or
induced in violation of this subchapter that the defendant aided or
abetted; and
(3) costs and attorney's fees.
Okay, misread some of that I think related to #1 above.
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On the tangent, this kind of thing from people like the justice dept doesn't help the conversation either:
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/09/06/attorney-general-merrick-garland-says-the-justice-department-will-not-tolerate-violence-against-those-seeking-reproductive-health-services/
Every *expletive deleted*ing thing is "violence" now. If I tip the waitress 15% instead of 20%, that's "violence". When I see the purportedly unbiased justice dept and others promote this kind of made up definition stuff, it kinda makes me want to have the back of whoever they're doing it to, even if I think that person is wrong (for reasons other than "violence").
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Well, it was Merrick Garland. Who once again displays himself as totally unqualified for much else than dog catcher.
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Well, it was Merrick Garland. Who once again displays himself as totally unqualified for much else than dog catcher.
And to think he was a federal judge who some thought of well enough to be on the SC.
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I mean, it shouldn't matter what side of the issue you are on (at least on APS - out in the wild with the sheep is another matter) this is just whackadoodle:
Salon
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When human life begins is a question of politics — not biology
Party of science, yo!
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For leftists is was never about truth, the "science", what works or what is right. On any issue.
It has always been about removing moral restraints and accumulating money/power.
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Feminists In Texas Frantically Research What People Do With Babies Other Than Killing Them
https://babylonbee.com/news/feminists-frantically-looking-up-what-you-can-do-with-babies-other-than-kill-them
(https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/article-9396-1.jpg)
Some have discovered adoption as an option, but many see this simply as “allowing the baby to destroy some other woman’s life.” That just leaves what seems like a complicated series of instructions to care for and feed the baby.
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In case you weren't convinced they have lost their minds this should do it.
Note: This is NOT from the Babylon Bee
Pro-abort Texas journo is furious that police are ‘criminalizing pregnancy’ by searching for the mother of an infant found dead in a shallow grave
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/09/08/pro-abort-texas-journo-is-furious-that-police-are-criminalizing-pregnancy-by-searching-for-the-mother-of-an-infant-found-dead-in-a-shallow-grave/
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In case you weren't convinced they have lost their minds this should do it.
Note: This is NOT from the Babylon Bee
Pro-abort Texas journo is furious that police are ‘criminalizing pregnancy’ by searching for the mother of an infant found dead in a shallow grave
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/09/08/pro-abort-texas-journo-is-furious-that-police-are-criminalizing-pregnancy-by-searching-for-the-mother-of-an-infant-found-dead-in-a-shallow-grave/
You are an archaic fellow. It's not a person unless it is a day old week old month old can walk we say it is.
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https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/21/portland-quietly-walks-back-boycott-of-texas-over-pro-life-law/
The city of Portland quietly abandoned its pledge to ban goods and services from Texas in protest of the Lone Star State’s new pro-life law, which prohibits abortions once an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, because it could be “punitive to Texans who, are in fact, the most affected.”
Despite the national attention the city’s original resolution received, the City Council walked back its proposed ban last week and instead voted to allocate $200,000 to “programs and services related to reproductive healthcare.” It is unclear which organizations will receive these funds.