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What Ezra Said

News   December 20, 2009 at 12:19 pm Erica C. Barnett

I’ll have more to say about yesterday’s Senate abortion “compromise” later, but for now I’ll just second what Ezra Klein/David Waldman said:

The problem with leaving the decision up to the states, he says, is that it doesn’t go far enough. “I think states should leave the abortion question up to the counties,” he explains. “Then I think counties should leave the abortion question up to municipalities. Then the neighborhoods should leave the abortion question up to each block.” And each block, as you might have guessed, should leave the abortion question up to each household.


  • sarah68

    And each household, if that consists of more than the pregnant woman, should leave the question up to the pregnant woman.

  • sarah68

    And each household, if that consists of more than the pregnant woman, should leave the question up to the pregnant woman.

  • Chris Van Dyk

    …and the pregnant woman should consider the question with whomever she wishes, men, friends, husbands, lovers, priests, priest-lovers (no pun intended), Popes, or simply no one…and only if she wishes, the US Government or its agents, including US Senators from Nebraska.

  • Chris Van Dyk

    …and the pregnant woman should consider the question with whomever she wishes, men, friends, husbands, lovers, priests, priest-lovers (no pun intended), Popes, or simply no one…and only if she wishes, the US Government or its agents, including US Senators from Nebraska.

  • Jim

    Now that is witty. Chris Van Dyk? Aren’t you the liberal who sometimes lobbies for the interests of corporations against the interests of the rest of us? Hey-nothing wrong with that Chris. it’s what the Democrats do.

    Me, i’m grateful that we have a Democrat Governor and control of the legislature. It that wasn’t the case the disadvantaged in this state would really be getting the shaft in the new budget.

  • Jim

    Now that is witty. Chris Van Dyk? Aren’t you the liberal who sometimes lobbies for the interests of corporations against the interests of the rest of us? Hey-nothing wrong with that Chris. it’s what the Democrats do.

    Me, i’m grateful that we have a Democrat Governor and control of the legislature. It that wasn’t the case the disadvantaged in this state would really be getting the shaft in the new budget.

  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr.Baker

    The state has “control” over insurance companies, but I do get the point. The impact is that there are people that have to live in Nebraska, through no fault of their own, that will be treated differently under federal legislation. This is very bad, in many ways.
    Those women that will soon-to-be from Nebraska, welcome to Washington State.

  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr.Baker

    The state has “control” over insurance companies, but I do get the point. The impact is that there are people that have to live in Nebraska, through no fault of their own, that will be treated differently under federal legislation. This is very bad, in many ways.
    Those women that will soon-to-be from Nebraska, welcome to Washington State.

  • pl

    And isn’t that the point? that abortion is a personal choice (to be made privately in each home) and shouldn’t be legislated upon by old white dudes?

  • pl

    And isn’t that the point? that abortion is a personal choice (to be made privately in each home) and shouldn’t be legislated upon by old white dudes?