John,
The overturning of Roe v Wade is looming — a final decision could come ANY day now and dozens of states are poised to ban abortions.
But around the country, progressive District Attorneys and Attorney Generals are fighting back. DA Steve Descano in Virginia and Joe Gonzales in Texas — both of whom Real Justice endorsed and helped elect — have pledged to refuse to prosecute abortion cases in their jurisdiction.
It’s one of the first lines of defense we have against this unconscionable Supreme Court decision — and the lawmakers who are taking this stance should be applauded.
But it also puts a massive target on their backs. The right wing mob isn’t going to go down without a fight. In Virginia, there are two ongoing Republican-led efforts to recall Steve, and in Texas, Joe will be facing a tough challenge against a Republican in November.
John, the next few weeks will be hard. Real hard.
And tens of millions of people will be put in harm’s way as a direct result of this disastrous Supreme Court ruling.
But we know with certainty that District Attorneys have the authority and power to block some of that damage.
Real Justice has elected 24 DAs in cities and towns across the country and ALL of them have pledged to protect women’s reproductive rights.
Now imagine if we had 10, 20, or 100 District Attorneys — representing millions of people in jurisdictions nationwide — all willing to make this same pledge and undermine the Supreme Court’s ruling.
That would be monumental.
Thank you,
Real Justice