Democratic operatives and activists have been imploring the White House to do everything it can to ensure Americans still have access to abortion after watching the Supreme Court demolish what had been a fundamental right for over 50 years with anger.
President Biden’s statement last week that he favors a carveout to eliminating the Senate filibuster to codify abortion rights at the federal level was seen as a positive start, but it has done little to assuage their wrath.
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Biden Moves on Abortion Have Not Calmed Progressives’ Concerns
“You’d genuinely think this decision hadn’t even leaked because it seems very clear there has been no real planning from the White House,” said Max Burns, a progressive strategist working on down-ballot races ahead of the midterms, referring to the leak earlier this summer of a draft of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. “I don’t know how you get caught by surprise on a pre-announced decision!”
“Every senior official who speaks about our post-Roe nightmare seems to have a different narrative,” he went on, “which is a sign there is no narrative at all.”
“Sorry,” Burns concluded, “this is a point of immense fury.”
Burns does not stand alone. People are angry that the Biden administration hasn’t done more to safeguard women since the Supreme Court reversed its landmark abortion rights ruling.
Biden issued a fiery statement about the decision hours after it was made, in which he called it a “tragic error.”
“This decision must not be the final word. My administration will use all of its appropriate, lawful powers, but Congress must act,” Biden said.
However, the address did little to calm nerves. In addition, the progressive backlash has been unusually vociferous.
Legislators and activists on the left have pushed Biden and his whole White House to send a strong message of urgency to Americans about the significance of the verdict and provide a cohesive roadmap of practical choices to help individuals keep access to the full range of reproductive health care.
At tonight’s #SOTU, @POTUS touched on the abortion care crisis, but we need to hear more. #AbortionJustice can’t wait! pic.twitter.com/aTlfvyjmzX
— All* Above All (@AllAboveAll) March 2, 2022
On Thursday, it appeared like the president was moving on a different path.
During a press conference broadcast around the world, President Joe Biden urged the Senate’s Democratic majority to change the filibuster rule it has had in place for decades to defend Roe v. Wade. As a result, Democrats could approve a bill even if no Republicans supported it.
“I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure the Congress votes to do that,” he said from a NATO conference in Madrid, Spain.
“If the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights, it should be we provide an exception for this.”
Liberals who weren’t afraid to speak their minds said this was finally a positive development. Some have said they are encouraged that the president and his team seem to be listening.
Some Republicans have openly questioned why the other side hasn’t moved to formally codify the judgment in the preceding half-century.
What were Democrats thinking for so long when they refused to make Roe permanent? Republican Women for Biden was founded during the past election cycle by GOP operative Rina Shah.
Although some conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision, others privately voiced surprise that Democrats are in this position.
“They didn’t have to do this, so I have no regard for these justices,” she remarked.
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