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Related: About this forumAvalanche of Right-Wing Legislation Expected in Republican States
Avalanche of Right-Wing Legislation Expected in Republican States
The 24 states where Republicans now hold total control are planning a juggernaut of conservative legislation that could especially impact womens access to reproductive health, according to the Washington Post.
States like Tennessee can expect to see further restrictions on abortion access in the coming months, following an amendment to the state constitution that was narrowly passed in November. Tennessees Amendment 1 takes away privacy rights for abortion and birth control access and permits state legislators to pass laws restricting abortion and birth control. Republican State House Speaker Beth Harwell plans to take up three more restrictive measures, previously struck down by the state Supreme Court. Because of Tennessees privacy clause that was amended by Amendment 1. The three, if passed by the Tennessee legislators, measures would require a woman seeking an abortion to go through a waiting period and receive mandatory counseling, and would mandate stricter inspections for clinics.
Attacks on labor unions are to be expected as well, as Republican legislators plan to take up dozens of measures that challenge the power of labor union. Many of these measures are designed to weaken labor unions. Moreover, bills designed to privatize many social services, such as kindergarten development, are expected.
Right-wing legislation advocated by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing think tank that promotes model legislation, is going to eliminate defined benefit pension systems and replace it with a defined contribution system. A prime target will be public employees pension plans, which would directly affect state employees in traditionally female roles, such as teachers, administrative staff, hospital workers, but would also impact firefighters and police officers.
http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/01/05/avalanche-of-right-wing-legislation-expected-in-republican-states/
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Avalanche of Right-Wing Legislation Expected in Republican States (Original Post)
niyad
Jan 2015
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upaloopa
(11,417 posts)1. Well how did those states get that way?
Right wing votes out numbered left wing votes. People get the government that wins in elections.
Of course as it is so often said here, Dems weren't given anything to vote for. Yet they get the same government the righties voted for.
niyad
(113,350 posts)2. do you recommend that we just sit quietly by as the few rights we have left are destroyed?
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)3. No fucking way. Those states need liberal candidates
and people to vote for them.
niyad
(113,350 posts)4. unfortunately, in this state, the liberals get run over.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)5. It is up to younger people to make the change.
Right wing ignorance is learned. Hopefully it doesn't get passed on to many more generations.
niyad
(113,350 posts)6. unfortunately, there are a lot of young idiots here as well.