The Albanese government has accepted the lowest number of recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council in 20 years, with none protecting the LGBTQIA+ community.
we should undermine the democratic process and state government powers because I don’t like it when the state government doesn’t lean the way I personally want
A very dangerous road to walk
I never thought I’d be defending the coalition but imagine if the coalition federal government (who historically avoid/prevent federal overrides) did this for issues like abortion
I think you touch on a really good point. If the federal government was to use its powers like a cudgel to force compliance of the states it also creates a single point of failure if you have a change of government. We should be looking at building legislation at both the federal and state level synergistically.
Tangentially, look at the damage Roe V Wade has caused by being overturned. From how I’ve understood it the federal (and some state governments) have basically relied on the supreme court decision instead of building proper legislation to protect abortion.
While that’s true, there should be some federal minimums to prevent backsliding in case a bigoted state govt gets voted in.
A very dangerous road to walk
I never thought I’d be defending the coalition but imagine if the coalition federal government (who historically avoid/prevent federal overrides) did this for issues like abortion
I think you touch on a really good point. If the federal government was to use its powers like a cudgel to force compliance of the states it also creates a single point of failure if you have a change of government. We should be looking at building legislation at both the federal and state level synergistically.
Tangentially, look at the damage Roe V Wade has caused by being overturned. From how I’ve understood it the federal (and some state governments) have basically relied on the supreme court decision instead of building proper legislation to protect abortion.