There was once a time when Tennesseans fought against corruption in the state. I'm currently reading about it now:
The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution
Bill White and the young men of McMinn County answered their nation's call after Pearl Harbor. They won the freedom of the world and returned to find that they had lost it at home.
A corrupt political machine was in charge, protected by violent deputies, funded by racketeering, and kept in place by stolen elections - the worst allegations of voter fraud ever reported to the Department of Justice, according to the U.S. Attorney General.
To restore free government, McMinn's veterans formed the nonpartisan GI ticket to oppose the machine at the next election.
On Election Day, August 1, 1946, the GIs and their supporters found themselves outgunned, assaulted, arrested, and intimidated. Deputies seized ballot boxes and brought them back to the jail. White and a group of GIs - "The Fighting Bunch" - men who fought and survived Guadalcanal, the Bulge, and Normandy, armed themselves and demanded a fair count. When they were refused the most basic rights they had fought for, the men, all of whom believed they had seen the end of war, returned to the battlefield and risked their lives one last time. Amazon Books.
I'm beginning to think we may need to see some new brave veterans. I'm too old, Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran, 65-69.
I can’t think of a worse way to spend time than watching trump talk about his hallucinations, paranoia and psychopathic thoughts.
Although the subject matter is very serious about TN politicians wanting to kill women who get abortions, I am still laughing out loud at your comment; “..as you can see, it is quite a diverse bunch sponsoring this…” 😄😂😂 And the names!😂 Just missing Jed Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies.
What's with the polite mail to these legislators? I'm in NYC where abortion rights are codified in our state Constitution. I'm also 70, so I see these crackpots for what they are -- crackpots who wouldn't live past tomorrow if they so much as breathed a word of their ideas here. I don't think being polite and begging for the right to control my own body works with these idiots. They have to told forcefully that their sickness isn't welcomed in America, and unless they're planning on becoming eunuchs then they need to shut up now. Anyone who would vote for one of these deranged sacks of crap needs to be put in their place and fast. And their place is where daisies grow. These clowns are fertilizer to me.
I sent the email to all. Thanks for making it easy. This is a diabolical bill. It needs to be rejected. What happens if a fetus spontaneously is lost due to miscarriage? The never ending laws against women are out of control.
I don't mean to be glib, but when are women going to start walking. Out of these stupid states. Maybe our "mutual aid" networks need to start hooking women in states like this up with an underground railroad network of women who will take them in and let them get a fresh start OUTA THERE. jesus.
I have a lot of trouble with the letter. Acting like this just a regular bill to give the government permission to execute women for their own advocacy of their human rights? Signing off “Sincerely “?
This is INSANE.
Of course their daughters and mistresses will have safe abortions and not be murdered subsequently.
These 5 are great examples of the worst of humankind and the best of the Republican/Nazi party.
Not being resident in the US, I don't have much leverage, but I can endorse your figures. The overall US figure went up between 2018 and 2022 from 17.4 to 33.6 deaths per 100,000 births, a rise of 93 per cent. In Germany it's about 4/100,000 deaths. The U.S.'s mortality rate among Black women is 2.6x higher than amongst white, with indigenous 2.4x higher.
If I were asked whether the proposed legislation seeks to ensure the deaths of Black and Indigenous women as well as white women with poor access to health care, whereby a failure to abort might result in death at childbirth, and abortion itself might secure a conviction for homicide, so that certain population groups get chipped away at within TN society, I'm not sure if I could disagree.
My own law studies taught that a doctor will always assess the dangers of childbirth to be greater than the dangers associated with termination. About that there was no discussion. Death of the mother-to-be by abortion is a relatively remote eventuality, unless, of course, it be carried out by back-street operators. That, too, could well constitute a realisation of the legislators' proposed law in my view.
I am myself of a conviction that abortion is wrong. But it is something about which I will not decide on behalf of others, because it is on moral grounds that I am against it, and I will not impose my morals on others. Especially as, being a man, I have never been confronted with the decision myself, and as a gay man I trust I never will be. And it is the lack of any such considerations among the bill's tablers that raises the indignation in me.
Anything's possible in legislation, but an act committed prior to the effective date of legislation normally cannot be caught by that legislation. When money laundering was easier, the US had a rule that one could not leave the country with over 5,000 $ in cash. One man was stopped at the airport with 250,000 $ in cash and prosecuted. He was acquitted, because he was arrested before he had left the country. This led law enforcement to have to monitor (mostly private) flights at remote airports and pounce only when the aeroplane was taxiing for take-off. That's how silly legislation can sometimes be.
These fascist and sexist white males are the ones who should face the death penalty, NOT THE WOMEN WHO WERE PREGNANT.
There was once a time when Tennesseans fought against corruption in the state. I'm currently reading about it now:
The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution
Bill White and the young men of McMinn County answered their nation's call after Pearl Harbor. They won the freedom of the world and returned to find that they had lost it at home.
A corrupt political machine was in charge, protected by violent deputies, funded by racketeering, and kept in place by stolen elections - the worst allegations of voter fraud ever reported to the Department of Justice, according to the U.S. Attorney General.
To restore free government, McMinn's veterans formed the nonpartisan GI ticket to oppose the machine at the next election.
On Election Day, August 1, 1946, the GIs and their supporters found themselves outgunned, assaulted, arrested, and intimidated. Deputies seized ballot boxes and brought them back to the jail. White and a group of GIs - "The Fighting Bunch" - men who fought and survived Guadalcanal, the Bulge, and Normandy, armed themselves and demanded a fair count. When they were refused the most basic rights they had fought for, the men, all of whom believed they had seen the end of war, returned to the battlefield and risked their lives one last time. Amazon Books.
I'm beginning to think we may need to see some new brave veterans. I'm too old, Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran, 65-69.
I can’t think of a worse way to spend time than watching trump talk about his hallucinations, paranoia and psychopathic thoughts.
Although the subject matter is very serious about TN politicians wanting to kill women who get abortions, I am still laughing out loud at your comment; “..as you can see, it is quite a diverse bunch sponsoring this…” 😄😂😂 And the names!😂 Just missing Jed Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies.
There is a special hell for men who want to control women's bodies. How any women can live in Tennessee is beyond me. Shame on them.
What's with the polite mail to these legislators? I'm in NYC where abortion rights are codified in our state Constitution. I'm also 70, so I see these crackpots for what they are -- crackpots who wouldn't live past tomorrow if they so much as breathed a word of their ideas here. I don't think being polite and begging for the right to control my own body works with these idiots. They have to told forcefully that their sickness isn't welcomed in America, and unless they're planning on becoming eunuchs then they need to shut up now. Anyone who would vote for one of these deranged sacks of crap needs to be put in their place and fast. And their place is where daisies grow. These clowns are fertilizer to me.
Thank you, Qasim for the contact info.
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬. If you haven’t a uterus, you haven’t a say.
I sent the email to all. Thanks for making it easy. This is a diabolical bill. It needs to be rejected. What happens if a fetus spontaneously is lost due to miscarriage? The never ending laws against women are out of control.
I don't mean to be glib, but when are women going to start walking. Out of these stupid states. Maybe our "mutual aid" networks need to start hooking women in states like this up with an underground railroad network of women who will take them in and let them get a fresh start OUTA THERE. jesus.
Sent to all. Thank you for the heads up, the names and emails, and the sample letter. And thank you for the example of your activism.
I have a lot of trouble with the letter. Acting like this just a regular bill to give the government permission to execute women for their own advocacy of their human rights? Signing off “Sincerely “?
This is INSANE.
Of course their daughters and mistresses will have safe abortions and not be murdered subsequently.
These 5 are great examples of the worst of humankind and the best of the Republican/Nazi party.
Regular churchgoers, no doubt.
Not being resident in the US, I don't have much leverage, but I can endorse your figures. The overall US figure went up between 2018 and 2022 from 17.4 to 33.6 deaths per 100,000 births, a rise of 93 per cent. In Germany it's about 4/100,000 deaths. The U.S.'s mortality rate among Black women is 2.6x higher than amongst white, with indigenous 2.4x higher.
If I were asked whether the proposed legislation seeks to ensure the deaths of Black and Indigenous women as well as white women with poor access to health care, whereby a failure to abort might result in death at childbirth, and abortion itself might secure a conviction for homicide, so that certain population groups get chipped away at within TN society, I'm not sure if I could disagree.
My own law studies taught that a doctor will always assess the dangers of childbirth to be greater than the dangers associated with termination. About that there was no discussion. Death of the mother-to-be by abortion is a relatively remote eventuality, unless, of course, it be carried out by back-street operators. That, too, could well constitute a realisation of the legislators' proposed law in my view.
I am myself of a conviction that abortion is wrong. But it is something about which I will not decide on behalf of others, because it is on moral grounds that I am against it, and I will not impose my morals on others. Especially as, being a man, I have never been confronted with the decision myself, and as a gay man I trust I never will be. And it is the lack of any such considerations among the bill's tablers that raises the indignation in me.
I wish you luck with your campaign.
Pro-life 🙄
Since murder has no statute of limitations, could women who have had abortions be put in jeopardy?
Anything's possible in legislation, but an act committed prior to the effective date of legislation normally cannot be caught by that legislation. When money laundering was easier, the US had a rule that one could not leave the country with over 5,000 $ in cash. One man was stopped at the airport with 250,000 $ in cash and prosecuted. He was acquitted, because he was arrested before he had left the country. This led law enforcement to have to monitor (mostly private) flights at remote airports and pounce only when the aeroplane was taxiing for take-off. That's how silly legislation can sometimes be.
Thank you for providing their contact info.
Women-haters.