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Wow, just wow....why does it seem that only the policies, actions that are for all Americans and their good interests are knocked down by a bunch of angry old men for whom the rules never seem to apply...?

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That a judge in one state can make a ruling denying medical care to the entire nation should not be permissible. Is there any hope the Extreme Court can override that ruling and thereby defend women's rights?

Thanks, Heather, for touching all the bases in today's news.

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Could a judge be any more corrupt than Thomas? That he has not been removed, or at least recused from participating in any further judgments is a monstrous problem with the system.

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More and more I believe we are living *A Handmaid’s Tale.* 🤦‍♀️🤬

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Quite the Friday with two conflicting orders from judges. Why do I think the Stench Court will back the Texas judge. He has no case for his decision, just his religion and extreme beliefs. It boggles my mind that a judge can rule on something that was approved by the correct agency 23 years ago. As for "Justice" Thomas....when the news story appeared tonight, we were shouting at the TV. He should spend the rest of his days in a Walmart parking lot. I hope the two legislators in Tennessee are reinstated or reelected. And then there is all the horrible things going on in Israel. Great timing there....holy days for the three major religions sitting on top of each other in Jerusalem.

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Thanks Dr. Richardson. I wonder if the Tennessee legislators violated civil rights statutes. The action had obvious racially motivated energy behind it. Title 18, US Code, Section 241,“Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law” It is on the DOJ website. Mr. Garland , are you there?

Just because you are a state legislator, you cannot take an action that violates Federal Laws.

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Apr 8, 2023·edited Apr 8, 2023

Without medical intervention the "unborn human" lodged in my ectopic pregnancy would have killed me. These ignorant absolutists are completely disrupting healthcare, especially care for miscarriage, which normally occurs in somewhere between 15% and 35% of all pregnancies.

-- Fighting mad in Portland, Oregon (I'm 81 years old, BTW)

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Hiliarous 'The government will know too much about people'. The IRS already receives information from employers, banks, pension plans etc. You can order an IRS document transcript by tax year. All tax returns do is add other information about spouses and children.

2017 was Paul Ryan's supposed to be the Era of Tax Simplification.

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Thank you for this update on the Friday news dump. So much to take in. We need to get to work restoring women’s rights, as well as the rights of all Americans to live their best lives.

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Guess it’s getting close to the time where every woman of childbearing age that is pro choice to be fitted for shackles.

As long as people are able to cherry pick the judges to hear their cases this is going to happen . It was a given from day one that this was going to be the outcome. And just look at the Friday he choose to announce his decision. No surprise there either.

Didn’t think I would ever say this but glad I am 75 rather than 25.

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Perhaps Pope Francis, who understands climate change and overpopulation, might excommunicate Kaczmaryk? This ruling has nothing to do with law, science, or humanity.

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Thank you, as always, Heather. Golgotha indeed! A headline in North Carolina caught my attention, and I can’t even remember to what it referred (it doesn’t matter): NC Legislature Continues to Put Culture Wars Above Common Good.

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The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) does more than just Federal Income Tax processing.

The IRS supports taxpayers and tax preparers as they prepare their tax returns.

The IRS supports departments of revenue in all the states as they share and validate information. Without full funding state departments of revenue would need more staffing for certain compliance activities.

The IRS helps lenders collect on past due student loans.

Tax return information is used to apply for Student Financial Aid

Tax return information is used to apply for a mortgage and other loans

Wage information is shared with the Social Security Administrations.

I'll even argue the IRS to enforce tax compliance supports and funds the civil service which supports our democratic government.

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While I cheer Washington state jurisprudence I almost vomit at our neighbor Idaho's new law that makes it a felony to assist a young teen woman to come across the border for a termination of pregnancy. We all know that the pregnancy has occurred either because of date rape or poor pre-sexual activity school or parental counseling, AND (news flash) it has come to my attention that pregnancy requires some guy to supply the sperm. But is it illegal to take a young man across state lines for a vasectomy? No. Is it required that the man or boy who impregnates a young girl or woman must spend the rest of his life working to produce child support? No. "Aroint thee", thou bastards of the Idaho Legislature. Just because YOU are illegitimate does not mean you need to create more like yourselves.

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Let Clarence and Ginni eat Crow! There must be new law enacted that one judge cannot make decisions that affect our entire nation. It must be introduced ASAP!

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bleep bleep bleep bleep bleep bleep - bleep!

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