But I thought overturning Roe v Wade was about restoring state rights?
This is exactly what they intended and, in fact, has parallels with the Confederacy.
As you no doubt know, the Civil War was over slavery. But more specifically, it was about the northern states refusal to follow the fugitive slave act and return runaway slaves to the south. The Confederate states were insisting that the other states enforced the South’s laws on slavery. The North refused to do so and treated runaway slaves like any other free person.
As Mark Twain said, History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.
This is exactly what they intended and, in fact, has parallels with the Confederacy.
As you no doubt know, the Civil War was over slavery. But more specifically, it was about the northern states refusal to follow the fugitive slave act and return runaway slaves to the south. The Confederate states were insisting that the other states enforced the South’s laws on slavery. The North refused to do so and treated runaway slaves like any other free person.
As Mark Twain said, History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.