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Why have the abortion bill decided by politicians instead of putting it up for vote by the people?
Why have the abortion bill decided by politicians instead of putting it up for vote by the people?
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People who do not work in lawmaking do not often think about overarching consequences. Before you read on, I do believe our lawmaking does need fixed and the people should have more say but this is why there is no overall vote:
I saw a post about legalizing the sale of your own organs earlier today. Some people agreed because most people’s initial thoughts are, “Yeah, I should be able to sell my own kidney,” without thinking about the fact that it opens a can of worms that would lead to the diminishing rights of your own body, eventually the poor would be forced by economic situations to sell their kidneys or face homelessness. Stuff like that
Edit: I thought this post was about bills in general. I agree that abortion should be allowed and am pro choice. My opinion on lawmaking still stands however.
That’s not how our government works.
It isn’t an “abortion bill”, it is a Supreme Court case that they are considering overturning. The public didn’t vote on it originally (because we never do that with Supreme Court cases) so the same rules are applying now. However if it DOES get overturned, the States then theoretically can make their own laws regarding abortion, and if they wanted to, they could put that up for a vote.
Because politicians know what’s best for you, more than you do, duh. /S
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Because we are a constitutional republic, not a democracy
Is the idea that the legality of abortion would change whenever the popular opinion shifted over 50% one way or the other?
That’s kind of what repealing rvw is doing. Granted, we’re still a representative democracy.
And there’s going to be more to it, just like any change
Do you not know what a Republic is? I feel like that was taught multiple times in history class
Because America is a democratically elected Republic and not a true democracy. We elect the people who then vote on our behalf. Unfortunately our representatives haven’t been representing their constituents for some time now.
Perhaps you should have paid more attention in civics class.
It is on the state level.
Because the people know next to nothing about anything. They’ll just decide what they like best, as a kneejerk reaction.
I can summarize The People^TM in one word:
Idiots.
Because people are stupid and will vote the wrong way.
Because our stupid Brains can’t comprehend what’s good for us
We don’t have that option at the Federal level since it not given in the constitution. About 1/2 of the states also do not have it. [https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_initiative](https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_initiative)
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Because this is NOT a democracy, it’s a Republic. In a Republic the people vote for politicians to represent them in Washington.
So essentially, you already voted for them, now they vote for you.
Because you do not get a say. Peon.
Large scale direct democracy has always ended in disaster. That’s why every single modern, large scale democracy works by electing representatives.
Because: US Constitution.
Because you vote for the politicians that you want to make decisions like this.
Because they know the people would vote against it and why would you let people with uteruses make decisions about the female reproductive system when old men who don’t even know what a Fallopian tube is can do it? /s
Politicians know better than the people
Has there ever been a national referendum in America?
This is an area that your political identity decides which side of the abortion line you stand.
Politicians can’t have a public debate, too much chance they fall on the wrong side of public opinion.
As long as it is an argument, no one is wrong or right.