Even in conservative corners of Texas, efforts to crack down on abortion travel are meeting resistance with some local officials who support Texas’s strict abortion laws, expressing concern that the efforts go too far.
These laws seem ripe for exploitation by contrarian little shits who hate this bullshit and have nothing to lose if they get sued. Amtrak is in Texas – does it count if you’re driving them to the station? What if you go off-road? Plus, if I get in my car with someone, what’s to stop me and my abortion-seeking friend from driving through the town without stopping? How would anyone have cause to suspect me? If I get pulled over somehow, then this law can’t apply, right? It’s specifically private citizens.
Since it relies on people suing you, I feel like it leaves a lot of avenues open for someone with the right resources to fight in court.
Republicans with their fucking “signals”. Remember that law DeSantis passed about illegal immigrants that the GOP thought would just “send a signal”, and suddenly half of Florida’s industries were suddenly without a workforce?
These laws seem ripe for exploitation by contrarian little shits who hate this bullshit and have nothing to lose if they get sued. Amtrak is in Texas – does it count if you’re driving them to the station? What if you go off-road? Plus, if I get in my car with someone, what’s to stop me and my abortion-seeking friend from driving through the town without stopping? How would anyone have cause to suspect me? If I get pulled over somehow, then this law can’t apply, right? It’s specifically private citizens.
Since it relies on people suing you, I feel like it leaves a lot of avenues open for someone with the right resources to fight in court.
Like the article says, this law is not about standing up in court, it’s about “sending a signal” and spreading fear and confusion.
Republicans with their fucking “signals”. Remember that law DeSantis passed about illegal immigrants that the GOP thought would just “send a signal”, and suddenly half of Florida’s industries were suddenly without a workforce?