Eugene Robinson on Abortion Ban: The GOP Has Become the ‘Dog that Caught the Bus’

MELBER It s such ░░░░░░░░ important distinction I d ░░░░░░░░ Gene for you to ░░░░░░░░ to it but I ░░░░░░░░ open with a short ░░░░░░░░ which is Gene are ░░░░░░░░ familiar with Shabbat ROBINSON ░░░░░░░░ yes The Sabbath MELBER ░░░░░░░░ yeah So Joan said ░░░░░░░░ there are people who ░░░░░░░░ be voting mobilized against ░░░░░░░░ ruling who themselves may ░░░░░░░░ themselves pro life And ░░░░░░░░ all seriousness I say ░░░░░░░░ re here on this ░░░░░░░░ of Labor Day you ░░░░░░░░ be pro Shabbat which ░░░░░░░░ celebrate on Saturday you ░░░░░░░░ be pro Sabbath which ░░░░░░░░ Christians celebrate on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ you could also be ░░░░░░░░ the government using its ░░░░░░░░ big government to go ░░░░░░░░ people what to do ░░░░░░░░ Shabbat or Sabbath or ░░░░░░░░ I know a lot ░░░░░░░░ people who are pro ░░░░░░░░ who don t think ░░░░░░░░ should be enforced in ░░░░░░░░ s homes Friday night ░░░░░░░░ or Sunday by the ░░░░░░░░ or to Joan s ░░░░░░░░ by people with guns ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of the ░░░░░░░░ telling teenage women or ░░░░░░░░ younger what they can ░░░░░░░░ or not do So ░░░░░░░░ say it that way ░░░░░░░░ but since Joan raised ░░░░░░░░ I wonder your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that distinction Gene ROBINSON ░░░░░░░░ I think the distinction ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right I think ░░░░░░░░ irony here of this ░░░░░░░░ thing is that generally ░░░░░░░░ opinion in this country ░░░░░░░░ basically where Roe v ░░░░░░░░ came out right There ░░░░░░░░ a fundamental right to ░░░░░░░░ to abortion care that ░░░░░░░░ t be taken away ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be taken ░░░░░░░░ However there could be ░░░░░░░░ interpretations various kinds of ░░░░░░░░ restrictions in various states ░░░░░░░░ everybody had to do ░░░░░░░░ same thing It was ░░░░░░░░ of messy and it ░░░░░░░░ t totally satisfactory to ░░░░░░░░ but that s basically ░░░░░░░░ the country was And ░░░░░░░░ to have that rug ░░░░░░░░ out and to have ░░░░░░░░ sort of total hard ░░░░░░░░ call them pro life ░░░░░░░░ ll call them anti ░░░░░░░░ zealots imposing this draconian ░░░░░░░░ or trying their best ░░░░░░░░ do it not just ░░░░░░░░ states but across the ░░░░░░░░ horrifies a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I think Certainly a ░░░░░░░░ of women who feel ░░░░░░░░ personally but a lot ░░░░░░░░ men as well So ░░░░░░░░ is an example of ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party you know ░░░░░░░░ the dog that caught ░░░░░░░░ bus And it s ░░░░░░░░ even to use that ░░░░░░░░ because it s so ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ as lives being so ░░░░░░░░ by this wrongheaded ruling ░░░░░░░░ Joan WALSH Well I ░░░░░░░░ to establish I m ░░░░░░░░ Shabbat and I m ░░░░░░░░ Sabbath.”