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France makes abortion a constitutional right (www.bbc.com)

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[-] clgoh@lemmy.ca 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

How? No way 75% of the states would agree.

An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

How? No way 75% of the states would agree.

By electing sane politicians and not a bunch of weak populists who bend for the loudest rightwingnuts...

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -2 points 7 months ago

Faux populists, populists are actually cool

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

No, they're not. Populism as a whole is a horrible political strategy which benefits only a few members of the political class.

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago

Populism is literally focusing on the masses. Now elitists use it as a pejorative to refer to fascists when fascists are also elitist with faux populist rhetoric.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

No, populism is a focus on electorally beneficial short term goals. Has been so since always. Political decisions taken with the intent and plan of benefitting the populous are simply called a "good political administration".

[-] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No, populism is a focus on electorally beneficial short term goals.

I mean I've heard people accuse Bernie of being a populist but I don't think he's focused on short term goals. Are they using the term wrong?

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago

Quite clearly, yes. Bernie may rely on populism more than a hardline socialist, but as a relative metric against his rivals, he's not even close to a populist.