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If the GOP had to kill the filibuster to completely outlaw abortion in america, would they?

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The dems so far are apparently not willing to kill the filibuster to get biden's agenda passed. Should the opportunity arise to completely outlaw abortion in america, would the gop kill the filibuster to get it done?
 

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The dems so far are apparently not willing to kill the filibuster to get biden's agenda passed. Should the opportunity arise to completely outlaw abortion in america, would the gop kill the filibuster to get it done?
If the Dems won't take that step, why should the GOP do it? After all, the GOP want to leave it up to the states, right?

A better question is this: If the Democrats had to kill the filibuster to completely legalize abortion in america, would they?
 

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The dems so far are apparently not willing to kill the filibuster to get biden's agenda passed. Should the opportunity arise to completely outlaw abortion in america, would the gop kill the filibuster to get it done?
I really doubt it. Abortion to the Republicans is like gun control is to the Democrats. Talking about it energizes the base but doing things about it only loses you votes.
 

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The dems so far are apparently not willing to kill the filibuster to get biden's agenda passed. Should the opportunity arise to completely outlaw abortion in america, would the gop kill the filibuster to get it done?
YOu know they would.
 

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If the Dems won't take that step, why should the GOP do it?
Because fundamentalist extremists do shit like that. The american taliban wouldn't hesitate for a second.
 

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I don't think you could even get 50 GOP Senators to make abortion illegal! Unfortunately for Republicans, if this is true, a few vulnerable Dem Senators just got a gift and a few GOP seats just became a bit more vulnerable.
 
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