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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 14 days
Why are lawmakers trying to repeal PARTS OF the Comstock Act instead of just repealing the whole horrible law? reason.com/2024/06/21/t...
The Stop Comstock Act doesn't go far enoughreason.com Upcoming legislation would repeal parts of the 1873 law that could be used to target abortion, but the Comstock Act's reach is much more broad than that.
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 14 days
Because LAWMAKERS:
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Dan Lather @danlather.bsky.social · 14 days
They want the control but don't want it to be used to control favored parties.
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the talented Mr. Dittmann @werrrp.bsky.social · 14 days
Comstock is apparently used in some indictments relating to CSAM, so any repeal would probably need to fill that hole
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Lupuseverto @lupuseverto.bsky.social · 12 days
My theory is that they know they can't get a repeal through right now(for several reasons), but if they center the parts about abortion they can continue to force the Republicans to vote against reproductive freedoms.
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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 11 days
What the hell? Probably they're afraid of being accused of being pro-porn and worse. But still.
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Chris Peterson @realchrispeterson.bsky.social · 12 days
Did you ask the lawmakers named in this article this question?