Re:Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site vi...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:14PM
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> The fact the Texas legislature came up with that completely ridiculous scheme is not that surprising. They just aren't that good at making laws
They are very good at making laws to do what they want (in this case, leverage precdent
to ensure that that wfeffoets to block the law before it went into effect did not succeed, maximizing the chilling effect on abortion provision).
> That the Supreme Court basically rubber stamped it is absolutely insane.
The Supreme Court did not rule on the legality of the law (either the abortion restriction or the enforcement mechanism), it only validated the Texas Legislature's attempt to avoid a pre-implementation block against the law. While this enables the chilling effect of the law, it does not validate the substance of the law.
> That the Supreme Court basically rubber stamped it is absolutely insane.
If you want an outcome-oriented reasoning explanation, I’d say the majority wanted to set back the availability of abortion without overturning row; indeed, while likely still upholding it once a case reaches it through the slow path it has required.
They are very good at making laws to do what they want (in this case, leverage precdent to ensure that that wfeffoets to block the law before it went into effect did not succeed, maximizing the chilling effect on abortion provision).
> That the Supreme Court basically rubber stamped it is absolutely insane.
The Supreme Court did not rule on the legality of the law (either the abortion restriction or the enforcement mechanism), it only validated the Texas Legislature's attempt to avoid a pre-implementation block against the law. While this enables the chilling effect of the law, it does not validate the substance of the law.
> That the Supreme Court basically rubber stamped it is absolutely insane.
If you want an outcome-oriented reasoning explanation, I’d say the majority wanted to set back the availability of abortion without overturning row; indeed, while likely still upholding it once a case reaches it through the slow path it has required.