Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about how one of the insidious aspects of the Texas abortion law is that it is technically difficult to sue over, unless you're the Department of Justice, as Attorney General Merrick Garland demonstrated today.
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“Merrick Garland says hold my beer” uhm…
Right he is a drunk since his college days…
More like hold my lunch, which he brought in a rubber.
@Advanced Impressions You really are desperate huh? Mommy didn’t give you enough attention eh?
@Jeigh Neither Disparage and Deflect… straight out of the stale commie playbook. EVOLVE Misanthrope.
@Advanced Impressions Used one..
“Hold my beer” lol gotta love it..
Freedom of religion and freedom from.
GOD bless Texas
Thank you thats what’s up!
Don’t bug me with you religion
F… that ain’t nobody can tell another what to do with their own dam body .the ones that cry about this s… the most couldn’t begin to give a dam about “life” or another’s child .
@Be Well Well, that right there is the problem. There’s been no compelling argument to imbue fetuses with civil rights. So what’s the basis for your claim?
It does speak!
Merrick Garland, an AG with integrity, finally!
🤣
Sort of. At least he isn’t a mobster.
SPIRIT COOKING 101⚫Eat the pain
Watch the bandaged fingers.
@Craig Mitchell ✔
People need to deal with reality, the 10th Amendment refers to POWERS not rights, the word doesn’t even exist in it.
The United States Constitution
Article VI, Clause 2 grants total authority over State Laws and State Constitutions to the Federal Government.
A classic example?
States had the authority to impose a State income tax, the Federal Government didn’t until the 16th Amendment was ratified and the Constitution amended February 3rd, 1913.
It’s even simpler than that. The Constitution is The Supreme Law of the Land.
@Kelvinnkat That was Youtube’s doings “Radio”
Yet you forget the 9th amendment:
The explicit enumerations of right and freedoms in the text of the constitution are *not* to disparage others retained by the people.
The people have rights that are not explicitly defined or expressed in the law. Such is the case with right to privacy and bodily autonomy. The fourteenth amendment expands this to include all people in every state under the Equal Protection clause.
As with Brown v. Board, Interstate Commerce Clause, et al adjudicated Supreme Court decisions become Federal (Constitutional) Law (aka “law of the land”) “…those not enumerated…” precludes and proscribes State contravention (infringement?) of Federal Law (to wit: Robert Kennedy DOJ vs. Gov. George Wallace, President A. Lincoln vs. “Confederate States”… etc. ad nauseam.) Roe v. Wade *IS* said existing Federal Law, qualified as above, enforceable under Federal DOJ jurisdiction. (the “Separate but Equal” segregation stunt failed miserably, under the aforementioned premise).
Been that way since Lee handed his sword to Grant on a fine spring day at Appomattox. At that moment, the concept of state’s rights died immediately.
This is GREAT NEWS!
GOD bless Texas.
@Critical Purple drop it
It’s the Reich-wing TalibaNaziation of SCOTUS, as the highest court in the land sinks to a new low.
I thought your current regime loved the Taliban? The Press secretary called them “business like and professional” at yesterday’s White House Press conference! 🤣
These ppl are straight from the pit! Just watch & listen to their evil…
You a Qanon conspiracy theorist?
Cue the trolls again! My god you guys have nothing better to do.
Movie with the doj try to get involved in the Arizona audits and they actually did fail yeah I’m sure everyone has liked selective memory on here but I thought this job or anyone else job to get involved and state laws
America is going back to the dark ages.
Yep welcome to the american version of The Republic of Gilead, under his eye
I hope the lawsuit works and stop that ban which is totally illegal in my opinion.
I like countries who sue themselves.
Oh wait…
About time Garland found his testicles.
Unconstitutional? He would definitely recognize the gesture!
Question. If some states have legal Marijuana laws and some states don’t, but it’s illegal on the federal level. Wouldn’t that be the same? Asking for a friend.
No one has an answer to this question? Why? Will it destroy the DOJ going after Texas. States are sovereign in their laws the federal government is in charge of taking care of our borders.
Frankly I think Merrick Garland is part of the problem.
Abortion is a fancy word for Murder, and Murder is Illegal.