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No, We Don’t Need to Heed the Word of the Supreme Court
The Biden administration is making a mistake fighting for the credibility of an illegitimate Supreme Court trying to strip the rights of its core supporters.
It’s not on the timetable many hoped for nor does it go as far as his powers allow, but President Biden has signed an executive order in response to the Supreme Court overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
The fact that on the same day of the signing, a new report revealed the Biden administration considered declaring a public health emergency to preserve broad access to abortion services following the overturn of Roe, but officials ultimately decided against the move speaks volumes. They took two weeks to do something they had several weeks to prepare for, and when they finally did do something, we’re immediately told that they could have done more and decided not to.
But at least is at least Biden speaking more harshly about the Supreme Court.
With Vice President Kamala Harris and Health Secretary Xavier Becerra standing behind him, Biden said, “We cannot allow an out-of-control Supreme Court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the Republican Party to take away freedoms and our personal…
