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Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (apnews.com)

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[–] 0x815@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Bemoaning Ohio results, Santorum says ‘pure democracies’ aren’t how to run a country

After a particularly disappointing night of election results for Republicans, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) lamented “pure democracies,” where major decisions are left up to voters rather than their elected officials.

“Thank goodness that most of the states in this country don’t allow you to put everything on the ballot, because pure democracies are not the way to run a country,” Santorum said Tuesday night on Newsmax.

[–] ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Santorum leaking again?

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We can expect the anti-choice crowd to ramp this rhetoric up in the coming months and years. Lots of them already like to crow about how we're a "republic not a democracy" (while having no understanding of what those terms actually involve, or the history behind them).

Once they realize how outnumbered they are they will absolutely abandon consent of the governed as a principle of legitimate government.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

"we want democracy"

Democracy happens

"No, not like that!"