South Dakota Statewide Referendum on Abortion! Take the Poll:

[Coexist]

This MSNBC article is very interesting!
South Dakota citizens only need to get 16,728 petition signatures for a referndum for South Dakota voters! If they get the signatures, the law automatically gets put on hold until after the vote takes place (the law is set to go into effect on July 1).

This is great news for the women of South Dakota and those who love them!
South Dakotans - GET BUSY!!!

"In announcing the drive at a news conference, State Rep. Elaine Roberts said she doesn’t believe lawmakers have represented the will of the people.

“The vast majority of South Dakotans are somewhere in the middle,” Roberts said. “They have mixed feelings on this issue.”

The South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, the coalition of groups opposed to the law, has until June 19 to collect the signatures and get the measure on the November ballot. The secretary of state’s office received initial paperwork signed by a lead opponent, Dr. Maria Bell.

If you are not from South Dakota - you can make your voice heard in this MSNBC poll:


Take the Poll on whether or not it should go to a statewide vote!

[Minnesota Libra]

1. 88% YES so far nt

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2. voted

Should South Dakota let voters decide whether to uphold a law banning almost all abortions? * 2281 responses
Yes, a law this restrictive should be decided by voters, not politicians.
88%
No, the law represents the will of the people and should go into effect without delay.
12%

[Katherine Brengle]

3. holding steady at 88%...

[Dr.Phool]

4. Put it to the voters!

We finally get a chance to slap back at the religious right. Time to put them on the run for a change.

[Coexist]

6. Couldn't agree more!

[TahitiNut]

5. If a majority thought the Japanese-Americans should have been sent ...

... to 'internment' camps during WW2, it STILL would have been a violation of human rights and civil liberties. Wrong is wrong. When the Constitution says "Congress shall make no law" it does NOT say "unless impelled by a referendum." A fundamental tenet of liberalism is that a tyrrany of a majority shall not deprive any minority of their human rights and civil liberties.