Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoJD Vance called for ‘federal response’ to block women from traveling for abortionswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down16
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minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·4 months agoWhen a conservative says “states rights” they actually mean “localized tyranny” within any locality they control. That’s why they instantly apply the tyranny at a federal level whenever they are in control.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 months agoWhen a regressive says, “states’ rights,” they actually mean, “we tried and failed to legislate this at a federal level.” You are absolutely right.
When a conservative says “states rights” they actually mean “localized tyranny” within any locality they control. That’s why they instantly apply the tyranny at a federal level whenever they are in control.
When a regressive says, “states’ rights,” they actually mean, “we tried and failed to legislate this at a federal level.” You are absolutely right.