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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 606 - I Don't Believe the Democratic Party Will Protect a Woman's Right to Choose

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Last week, in one of the biggest leaks in American history, we learned that the Supreme Court is VERY close to overturning Roe v Wade. And even though Democrats control the House, Senate, and Presidency, I just don't believe the party will do what needs to be done to protect a woman's right to choose.

Why? Because it would require 4 things that Democrats actually need right now.

A plan.
A strategy to make that plan happen.
Unity.
And will.

In fact, I am not sure the party has any of those 4 things - and they need all 4.

Let me unpack and explain it.

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0:00.0

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0:04.4

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0:10.4

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0:15.2

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0:20.8

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0:26.0

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0:56.2

It is highly likely that Roe vs. Wade, which protects a woman's right to choose, that Roe vs. Wade is likely to be overturned.

1:05.7

I am discouraged by that revelation, but I am most discouraged by the reality that I think all of us believe

1:16.3

that Democrats are not going to do the hard things that are necessary to protect that right, particularly on the federal level.

1:26.0

In my estimation, I am talking about Democrats in the House, the Senate and the presidency,

1:32.2

the Democratic Party on the federal level lacks the courage and the will and the unity to do the hard things necessary

1:41.8

to solve the real problems that we are facing right now.

1:45.5

Let me tell you what I mean, because it matters to all of us. I'll unpack and explain it.

1:50.6

This is Sean King, and you are listening to him.

1:53.7

The Breakdown.

1:55.7

The Breakdown.

1:59.7

The Breakdown.

2:11.7

Last week, perhaps one of the biggest political leaks for sure, maybe the biggest political leak,

2:21.7

up there on the level of Watergate, the biggest political leak in modern American history,

2:29.7

came from the Supreme Court where an opinion draft, the draft of a Supreme Court decision,

2:37.7

was leaked detailing what appears to be the court's decision that has not yet been made official

2:45.7

to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

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