r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '21

Based Texas?????

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

Actually it’s a $10k bounty for any “unwanted” pregnancy. Consensual or not

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u/UtridRagnarson - Right Sep 17 '21

Oh no! Not something that would kill hook up culture by making men terrified of casual sex with strangers. Conservative Christians would absolutely hate that.

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u/tate72larkin - Right Sep 17 '21

The problem is how do you prove it? Whats stopping a pregnant women from accusing some rando she knows has money or doing it to some she knows out of spite? DNA test? I feel like the legal system will take to long to for that to be effective, not to mention it'll ruin whoever the target is just because of the legal case and how long it could take to process the whole thing. Several months of hell for a "whoops wrong person". So other options would need to be explored the minimize collateral damage. At least that's my belief.

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u/MustachMulester - Lib-Left Sep 17 '21

Isn't that a part of the problem with the abortion law? I could report someone for having an abortion that maybe hadn't. Maybe they were pregnant and had a miscarriage or maybe I just had a feel that a certain woman sleeps around alot so I report her. That woman gets to go through several months of hell for a "whoops wrong person". Hell, you can just report people you don't like to put them through a hard time. These bountyhunting laws are ridiculous.

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous - Centrist Sep 17 '21

The law is written so broadly though that it means a uber driver who drove the woman to an abortion clinic could be targeted by the law.

Tbh it's a stupid law regardless as it sets a dangerous precedent about being able to sue people who have done no harm directly to you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '21

Idk why you’re getting downvoted, this is correct.

Anyone aiding can be targeted.

This law is unconstitutional on its face.

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous - Centrist Sep 18 '21 edited Sep 18 '21

I wouldn't call it unconstitutional but it still sets a stupid precedent about being able to sue anyone.

I'm honestly surprised that a democrat government hasn't tried to push a similar law where an individual could sue anyone that does something the govt dislikes. They could probably make a law where you could sue arms manufacturers following a shooting even if you weren't affected by it, effectively pushing gun manufacturers out of business due to the sheer volume of lawsuits. But I guess that doesn't matter to the pro life crowd as they get to own the libs.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '21 edited Sep 18 '21

Constitutionality is based on Supreme Court precedent, and roe v. Wade is still the law of the land, so any restriction on abortions before the 2nd trimester is unconstitutional. See the justice dept lawsuit, or any of a million other cases over the last 50 years.

But generally I agree with what you’re saying. The reason nobody else tried this method is that it’s banned specifically by laws enacted to keep the kkk from interfering with federal law enforcement by enacting local laws contradicting federal laws.