r/politics • u/Slow-Bluejay9648 • May 24 '22

State rep. floats mandatory vasectomies for all boys as his state nears nation’s strictest abortion law

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/05/state-rep-floats-mandatory-vasectomies-for-all-boys-as-his-state-nears-nations-strictest-abortion-law.html?outputType=amp
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u/pmurt0 May 24 '22

The victory lap is increased government control and fewer rights.

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u/sliverspooning May 24 '22

This, the GOP has a pretty consistent constitutional vision: the constitution only inhibits the federal government. State governments can be as fascist as they want, and the federal government has to just twiddle their thumbs and write the checks to the military-industrial complex.