We've had four years of a democratic regime. What have they done for abortion?
To clarify: I think this is an important issue, but I think the past four years demonstrates that the promises democrats make regarding protection of abortion rights are empty ones. The capability to do something is demonstrably there (look at Trump, he got Roe v Wade overturned, which is huge, and it's not like he has more power than a democrat president), the will to wield this capability is not.
Ok, I'm not super sure what point you're trying to make. I think the claim you're trying to make is that the democratic party has something on offer regarding abortion. We're on the back end of a four year democratic presidency. There's logically two possibilities regarding abortion:
- there's something on offer now that Biden wasn't offering four years ago
- Harris' offer is the same as what Biden was offering four years ago
That's a mathematical fact.
In the first case, my question is "what is it?" Personally, I haven't seen anything in the messaging of Biden and Harris' respective campaigns to indicate there is a difference between them on this front, but I could've missed something, and I'm glad to be corrected.
In the second case, we have a means of seeing what this offer actually means in terms of actions and policies. And judging by the accomplishments of the Biden regime on this front, that's basically nothing. Effectively, nothing is on offer on the abortion front.
Listen, the Presidents signature on a national abortion ban won’t be a Democrat. You’re extrapolating a political strategy when it’s simply: don’t sign a bill that makes menstrual tracking a responsibility of the United States Government.
Listen, when we look back at the achievements of presidents, we don't talk about the things they didn't do. We don't praise Ronald Reagan for _not_ signing a bill that reinstates slavery. We don't praise Carter for _not_ starting a war with Denmark. When I apply for a job, I don't tell my interviewer I won't shit on their desk, I tell them about the stuff I can do for their business. Saying you won't do something is not making an offer.
