Sahil Kapur

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RT @nytimes: As more trigger laws banning abortion take effect, the country is rapidly sorting into two — a half where abortion was still l… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @timkmak: Good morning to readers. Hello from Ukraine. Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. Overnight a large # of strikes were launched… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @michaelscherer: New: “It used to be the case that where the court fell was well within the lines of the average Americans’ positions. N… — PolitiTweet.org

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Lisa Murkowski—who voted to confirm Gorsuch and Barrett—criticizes the Supreme Court for going “against 50 years of precedent in choosing to overturn Roe v. Wade.” She says it is now “up to Congress to respond” and cites her bill to narrowly codify abortion rights, w/ exceptions. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TomNamako: By ending abortion rights, Supreme Court lights a fire in the 2022 election @sahilkapur: https://t.co/SMhmYSkLGd via @nbc… — PolitiTweet.org

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Kansas City Star: Abortion banned in Missouri as trigger law takes effect, following Supreme Court ruling https://t.co/hVMniAIkDf — PolitiTweet.org

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Early glimpse into how Roe ruling is playing in Senate battlegrounds. PA > Fetterman (D): "I will protect abortion rights. Dr. Oz will take them away." NV > Laxalt (R) says abortion's legal in NV, "doesn’t change settled law and it won’t distract voters" https://t.co/USKTggHdUc — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW —> By ending national abortion rights, Supreme Court lights a fire in the 2022 election Biden: "This fall, Roe is on the ballot" Dems warn of GOP seeking to criminalize abortion McConnell: "historic victory for the Constitution" Many Rs celebrating https://t.co/USKTggHdUc — PolitiTweet.org

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Don’t expect @KyrstenSinema to change her position in support of the filibuster. She noted after the Roe leaked draft that Democrats have used Senate “protections” like the 60-vote rule to stop GOP attempts at restricting abortion, calling it “more important now than ever.” May: https://t.co/jXfoft4iTV — PolitiTweet.org

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New —> Collins, Manchin suggest they were misled by Kavanaugh and Gorsuch on Roe v. Wade Their critics respond: 🤬 https://t.co/Ujvqb0o2KV — PolitiTweet.org

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Donald Trump, who campaigned in 2016 on appointing justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade, celebrates the Supreme Court's ruling in a new statement. https://t.co/mZloDDy7L0 — PolitiTweet.org

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BIDEN: "I call on everyone, no matter how deeply they care about this decision, to keep all protests peaceful. Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful. No intimidation. Violence is never acceptable. Threats and intimidation are not speech. We must stand against violence in any form." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "This fall, Roe is on the ballot." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says the Supreme Court's abortion ruling will impact "women and girls, who are forced to bear their rapist's child." — PolitiTweet.org

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"It's a sad day for the Court and for the country," @POTUS says in response to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. — PolitiTweet.org

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Susan Collins — who voted for Gorsuch and Kavanaugh — on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: “It is a sudden and radical jolt to the country that will lead to political chaos, anger, and a further loss of confidence in our government.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Susan Collins on SCOTUS/Roe: “This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Standard rhetoric, and not very meaningful. Senators know that Supreme Court justices have the power to reverse precedents—even extremely well-settled ones—and that the Republican nominees were vetted by advocates that have long fought to end Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/UX03q4p7HJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin praises the SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe. “I'm proud to be a pro-life Governor and plan to take every action I can to protect life,” he says, and tells the legislature to “be prepared to introduce legislation” when it returns. https://t.co/IzPrrFNRKH — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats have a bill to codify Roe v. Wade. It passed the House. It lacks a path in the Senate; currently has 49 votes (Manchin is a no). A narrower version has a path to 52 (+Manchin, Collins, Murkowski). But Manchin and Sinema still favor 60-vote rule. https://t.co/QvBcWktQsV — PolitiTweet.org

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Seminal moment: 2014 election. Republicans dominated, captured the Senate and put in charge McConnell, who blocked a vote on Obama's Supreme Court nominee for 10 months. It enabled Trump to attract then-skeptical evangelicals in 2016 by highlighting SCOTUS; the rest is history. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just added to Biden’s schedule 12:30 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin: "I support legislation that would codify the rights Roe v. Wade previously protected. I am hopeful Democrats and Republicans will come together to put forward a piece of legislation that would do just that." (Reality check: They will not come together to do that.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Joe Manchin: "I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v. Wade was settled legal precedent and I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided for two generations of Americans." — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi, at her press conference now, rips into "this Trumpian Supreme Court" after the rulings to end abortion rights and expand gun rights. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeetThePress: BREAKING: The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. @PeteWilliamsNBC: “This is the first time the Supreme Court has… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi: “While Republicans seek to punish & control women, Democrats will keep fighting ferociously to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law. This cruel ruling is outrageous and heart-wrenching. But make no mistake: the rights of women and all Americans are on the ballot this November.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell, who had a larger role than anybody in building this Supreme Court, celebrates the end of Roe: “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs is courageous and correct. This is an historic victory for the Constitution and for the most vulnerable in our society.” — PolitiTweet.org

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It doesn’t simply go back to the states. It also goes back to Congress, which now has the power to restrict or outlaw abortion nationally. — PolitiTweet.org

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Clarence Thomas, writing separate in the abortion ruling, says the Supreme Court should now "reconsider" its decisions that found a right to contraception, sex between consenting adult men, and same-sex marriage — and "correct the error" it made in those cases. https://t.co/8SnyCil7v8 — PolitiTweet.org