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OK, the Texas trigger law contains no exemption for rape or incest. Our Lt. Governor, a despicable human being, has said on a number of occasions that the child of rape is more important than the woman's feelings, and that women pregnant from rape just need to get over it and put the child up for adoption.
If you truly care about rape victims, why do you support a party which espouses reducing sentences for violent crime - including rape?
Do you not believe that a child is more important than someone’s feelings? Look, I’ll be the first to call for death to rapists. And I cannot even begin to fathom how rape victims feel. But there is a legitimate argument to be made that any resulting offspring is innocent and should be spared. I don’t see how that’s despicable.
So the rape victim gets to be victimized again for nine months then go through childbirth? At what point does a woman get have bodily autonomy? Her choice to consent to sex is nullified by rape, her choice to make decisions regarding her own body are nullified by the government. When does she get to decide for herself?
That's not how it works. The nomination is submitted to the Senate after the nominee is chosen, not before. The Senate then provides their confirmation vote. In the case of Garland, the Senate didn't even provide the courtesy of a hearing, because McConnell is a scummy piece of garbage who sees himself as God.
Have you ever actually read the U.S. Constitution? Do you know anything about the judicial nomination system other than the last 6 years?
Article II, Section 2
He (the president) shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for
There is no constitutionally proscribed manner in how the President shall receive advice from the Senate. Before the Democrats blew up the filibuster for judicial nominations it was common for names to be floated to be sure they could survive a filibuster. Before the Democrats blew up the notion that Presidents should have wide latitude with judicial nominations, even a radical, far Left wing judge like Ginsburg only got 3 No votes. Not long before that, voice votes were common. Hearings, if they had them, lasted two or three days.
Byron White was nominated on a Tuesday and confirmed on a voice vote 8 days later.
Even with sex education, the 15 year old may give in to raging hormones and desire, or believe the boy when he says she can't pregnant the first time.
If she had sex ed, she wouldn't believe any nonsense the boy told her. Raging hormones to the point of not being able to stop oneself is more of a male problem IMO, especially at that age.
I do believe sex ed is needed, especially in states with high teen pregnancies and high rates of abortion.
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Look, I’ll be the first to call for death to rapists. And I cannot even begin to fathom how rape victims feel. But there is a legitimate argument to be made that any resulting offspring is innocent and should be spared. I don’t see how that’s despicable.