🙅♀️🚫👶 Federal Abortion Ban? Nikki Haley Say Das No Be Honest, Brah
Da Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, she wen say ‘a’ole’ to da idea of one federal abortion ban wen we talking certain weeks’ gestation. She say, if she wen say ‘ae’, dat would be lying to da American people about what stay politically possible. 🇺🇸🗳️💬
“Da media, dey been trying fo’ divide everybody by saying we gotta decide certain weeks,” Haley wen tell in one interview on top CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “Fo’ da states, yeah can. But at da federal level, das no realistic. Das no being honest with da American people.” 🎥📺🎙️
Her words wen come as one answer to Margaret Brennan, da interviewer, wen she ask why Haley no like join one odda likely candidate, Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina, fo’ support one 20-week national ban. 🤔🗨️🕑
Haley wen say — and she wen say again in da interview — dat da Senate filibuster make um impossible fo’ pass one federal abortion ban as strict as da ones plenty Republican-led states wen pass since da Supreme Court wen overturn Roe v. Wade last year. She say any president who against abortion going need find one “national consensus.” (If dey like, one Republican Senate majority could get rid of da filibuster.) But her words on Sunday wen stand out ’cause she wen clear kine reject da idea of promising one gestational limit. 🏛️⏳⛔
Last month, one of da most well-known anti-abortion groups in da nation, S.B.A. Pro-Life America, wen give her props ’cause, dey say, she wen hint she would support one 15-week federal ban. Da group wen say dey no go support one candidate who no promise go at least dat far. But Haley neva wen make dat kind promise in public. In one speech at S.B.A. headquarters on April 25, she wen stick to her “national consensus” stance. But da group wen tell one reporter from The Hill dat dey been “assured she would set national consensus at 15 weeks.” 📆📣1️⃣5️⃣
As da governor of South Carolina, Haley wen sign one 20-week ban. But she not da only Republican trying fo’ sidestep da specifics ’bout abortion. 📜🖊️🚫
Ex-President Donald J. Trump’s campaign wen say he like leave da issue to da states. Senator Scott and ex-Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas wen call demselves “pro-life” but dey neva go all in on da details. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, who likely going run for president soon, wen sign one six-week ban in his state but no go for anything similar at da federal level. 🗣️🔄🏛️
One potential candidate, Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, wen go da odda way on Sunday. He wen say, during one interview on MSNBC’s “Inside With Jen Psaki,” dat da federal government should stay out. “Not only would I not sign a national abortion ban, but nobody should be talking about signing a national abortion ban,” he wen say. 🎤🗨️🚫
Most candidates stay walking one tightrope between da social conservatives — who one big part of da Republican base and been waiting plenny years fo’ da chance fo’ ban abortion nationwide —and da political reality dat da Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling and da wave of state-level bans wea wen follow, have turned anti-abortion policies into one big kine liability among da American people. 🏛️🌊👥
Dis been clear from all da election results. Started with Kansas voters’ who wen reject one anti-abortion constitutional amendment last August, and continued with Wisconsin voters’ election last month of one liberal Supreme Court justice who wen promise to support abortion rights. 🗳️⚖️👍
So, das da scoop. In da end, all dis talk and walking on top da tightrope, all for what? Only time going tell. But one thing for sure, da conversation about abortion, where stay da line, who get fo’ decide — all dat still going stay one hot topic for da coming years. So, we see how everything going unfold, yeah? Keep your eyes and ears open, braddahs and sistahs! 👀👂🔄
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🙅♀️🚫👶 Federal Abortion Ban? Nikki Haley Says That’s Not Honest, Folks
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has given a firm ‘no’ to the idea of a federal abortion ban at a specific number of weeks’ gestation. She stated that if she were to agree, it would be akin to lying to the American people about what is politically feasible. 🇺🇸🗳️💬
“The media has been trying to create a divide by suggesting that we need to decide on a specific number of weeks,” Haley expressed in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “At the state level, sure. But at the federal level, it’s simply not realistic. It’s not being honest with the American people.” 🎥📺🎙️
Her comments were in response to a question from interviewer Margaret Brennan, who asked why Haley wouldn’t join another potential candidate, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, in endorsing a 20-week national ban. 🤔🗨️🕑
Haley has stated — and reiterated in the interview — that the Senate filibuster makes it impossible to pass a federal abortion ban as strict as those passed by several Republican-led states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. She suggested that any president opposing abortion would need to seek a “national consensus.” (If they wished, a Republican Senate majority could eliminate the filibuster.) But her comments on Sunday stood out due to her clear rejection of committing to a gestational limit. 🏛️⏳⛔
Last month, one of the nation’s most prominent anti-abortion groups, S.B.A. Pro-Life America, praised her because, they said, she had hinted at supporting a 15-week federal ban. The group stated they would not endorse a candidate who does not commit to at least that far. Haley, however, had not publicly made such a commitment. In a speech at S.B.A. headquarters on April 25, she held firm to her “national consensus” stance. Yet, the group told a reporter from The Hill that they had been “assured she would set the national consensus at 15 weeks.” 📆📣1️⃣5️⃣
As the governor of South Carolina, Haley did sign a 20-week ban. But she’s not the only Republican trying to dodge specifics about abortion. 📜🖊️🚫
Former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign stated he preferred to leave the issue to the states. Senator Scott and former Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas have called themselves “pro-life” but have been vague about the details. Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is likely to run for president soon, signed a six-week ban in his state but has not advocated for anything similar at the federal level. 🗣️🔄🏛️
Potential candidate, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, took a different stance on Sunday. During an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside With Jen Psaki,” he stated that the federal government should not be involved at all. “Not only would I not sign a national abortion ban, but nobody should be talking about signing a national abortion ban,” he stated. 🎤🗨️🚫
Most candidates are walking a tightrope between social conservatives — a significant part of the Republican base who have been waiting many years for the opportunity to ban abortion nationwide — and the political reality that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling and the subsequent state-level bans have transformed anti-abortion policies into a significant liability among the American populace. 🏛️🌊
