Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Congress must code Roe v. Watch out and blow up the filibuster if necessary to make it happen.
Rep Ocasio-Cortez tweeted:
If we don’t, what message does it send? We cannot sit down, point fingers and wring hands because people’s future and equality are at stake.
It is time to be decisive, to lead with confidence, to strive for a prosperous future for all and to protect the most vulnerable.
Leave everything on the pitch.
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 3, 2022
Senator Sanders tweeted:
Congress must pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade as the country law in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there aren’t, we have to close the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
– Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 3, 2022
Senator Sanders and Rep. Ocasio Cortez were right. Congress can’t wait to see what the Supreme Court will do or how the final opinion will differ from the leaked draft.
Congress has the power to make the Supreme Court majority opinion insignificant by passing a single piece of legislation, and if Joe Manchin doesn’t change the filibuster, then Joe Manchin can find a new job.
Women will die of complications because they will be forced to carry children who will kill them. Women want to die from illegal abortions. Women will die of domestic violence because they had to carry their tormentor’s baby in the womb and could never escape.
This is the America that four men and one woman who sits on the Supreme Court are trying to create.
Bernie Sanders was right. It doesn’t have to be that way. Democrats can change that, and if they get the legislation passed before November, voters can elect a Democratic House and Senate who will.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is also a White House press pool and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in political science. His undergraduate work has focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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