Bring it on, South Dakota...

The South Dakota abortion bill doesn't scare me. I don't think the Supreme Court will overturn Roe if this gets that far. YES, they do now have Alito and Roberts, but I think Kennedy will swing to the left, and that gives the left the majority on this issue. Additionally, this law may be the impetus we need to get some change in this nation. If the bill passes into law - the SD state senate has already passed it - perhaps liberals, women, and sane people in general will finally be driven to DO SOMETHING about the patriarchal, theocratic, misogynisitic far-right that is crippling our country. Perhaps people will finally see that the policy makers in this country are not in line with widely-held American values. Perhaps they will see that the "Pro Life" movement is NOT really pro life, but in fact is anti-women, anti-modern, and anti-progress. Perhaps they will see that the "Pro Life" movement is in fact hell-bent on returning our society to an oppressive, restrictive patriarchy that favors the rich, the white, the male, and the powerful over all others. Perhaps they will realize that reproductive rights are essential to modern society and women's rights. Perhaps they will see that this isn't about protecting "innocents," but it's about punishing "uppity" women. This is an attempt to chain women to the stove. This is a longing for the Leave it to Beaver nirvana that never really existed. This is an issue that if left uncombatted, will return us to the middle ages.

I for one, am ready for a fight. Bring it on, I say. I want the righties to show us just how despicable they are. I want the left to become mobilized, and reclaim out country. Bring it on. I'll come out swinging.