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valleyrogue

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24. No, I am not.
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 11:01 AM
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Last edited Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:44 PM - Edit history (1)

I have probably followed the political far right longer than you.

This radical incarnation has not been even talked about until recently. Rushdoony ideas have only taken hold with a small minority of Christians since he died in 2000. That is basically what Doug Wilson and Joel Webbon are, Rushdoony loonies. They are sucking up more oxygen than they deserve. The NAR was a little bit earlier, in the 1990s, but they weren't pushing for repeal of the 19th. They still don't, and there are a number of women who are prominent in that movement.

It is impossible to change a constitutional amendment except through another one.

The ONLY exception is through a constitutional convention, and that won't happen because of the legislatures.

NOBODY can do anything by fiat. In fact, repealing the Voting Rights Act is far more likely than repeal of the 19th.

Comparing the overturning of Roe v. Wade to this proposal is apples and oranges. Roe was overturned by overturning precedent, while repealing the 19th doesn't involve the USSC but Congress and the legislatures.

There is too much paranoia about what the far right can actually do. Trump declaring the 19th null and void isn't going to happen.

Not even P25 calls for this.

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I they'd have to have Congress repeal the 19th Amendment which was fought for since 1848 and we wont let it go Deuxcents Yesterday #2
Pretty sure we said we wouldn't let abortion go Laurelin Yesterday #3
Yes, it definitely got a real kick in the teeth so we gotta be extra dedicated since we know what it means to lose Deuxcents Yesterday #4
Abortion rights were nor legislated into GenThePerservering Yesterday #8
Two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures. valleyrogue Yesterday #15
When I was pointing out decades ago that the misogynist, theocratic, niyad Yesterday #5
Whenever people say, "Just a few crazies," you KNOW it's an idea that will catch on like wildfire with the far right. Scrivener7 Yesterday #10
The far right isn't anywhere near the majority. valleyrogue Yesterday #16
And yet, they've managed to take the most basic human right away from a little more than half the population. Scrivener7 Yesterday #23
Trying isn't succeeding. valleyrogue Yesterday #25
See my answer below. And JFC? I'm guessing that means "I disagree," but with a big dash of nasty, right? Scrivener7 Yesterday #30
JFC is jesus fucking christ, so you are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #33
Yes. Also translated as, "I can't believe anyone is so stupid as to believe what you are saying." Scrivener7 Yesterday #34
That, too. niyad Yesterday #35
We no longer have a US Constitution. Irish_Dem Yesterday #29
They don't care Cirsium Yesterday #40
It is impossible to do it. Impossible. valleyrogue Yesterday #18
You are missing the main point here. And that is the fact that a niyad Yesterday #20
No, I am not. valleyrogue Yesterday #24
They have unlimited money and they will use that unlimited money to achieve their goal. Scrivener7 Yesterday #28
Wow, nice insult there, since you apparently have no idea how old I am, niyad Yesterday #31
That would be nice Cirsium Yesterday #41
And it wouldn't end there. Mister Ed Yesterday #6
Yep EuterpeThelo Yesterday #7
Their attacks on no-fault divorce, domestic violence laws, child custody. . niyad Yesterday #22
Probably want to start burning women at the stake again. Irish_Dem Yesterday #27
That has already been proposed. niyad Yesterday #32
They are refusing to give dying women medical care. Irish_Dem Yesterday #42
Every single country that has disenfranchised GenThePerservering Yesterday #9
"Christian Nationalists" are NOT Christian. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #11
Men and Owned Women have been whining GenThePerservering Yesterday #12
I wondered when they would get around to returning to the "good old days" when... Redleg Yesterday #13
They wouldn't be talking this bullshit if women voted GOP. valleyrogue Yesterday #14
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I am sure Rebl2 Yesterday #19
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