Prickly City by Scott Stantis for August 03, 2022

“No problem”.

Whatever.

And it ain’t pretty.

It’s all good, Carmen.

As if conservatives don’t use cliches (Big Lie, Tax cuts stimulate the economy, compassionate conservatism, etm.)

hm

Make America Bored Again

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Kansas – a deeply conservative and usually reliably Republican state – is the first US state to put abortion rights to a vote since the US supreme court ruled to overturn constitutional protections for abortion in late June.

The state will remain a safe haven for abortion in the midwest, as one of the few states in the region where it remains legal to perform the procedure. Many other states have undertaken moves to make abortion largely illegal since June.

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The “No” campaign – which was protecting abortion rights – was strongly ahead in the referendum with 62% of the vote with the majority of ballots counted. That means millions of dollars lost for the Catholic church who contributed more than $3m trying to eradicate abortion rights in Kansas, according to campaign finance records.

Kansans turned out to vote in heavy numbers on Tuesday, in a referendum brought by the Kansas Republican legislature that was criticized for being misleading, fraught with misinformation and voter suppression tactics.

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The vote was scheduled for August, when voter turnout is historically low, particularly among independents and Democrats, and the wording on the ballot paper was criticized for being unclear.

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https:

//www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/03/kansas-abortion-vote-state-constitution

Stable genius.

Well I never . . .

Wait, what?

What is it? It’s not a question! ;o)