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[deleted] t1_jcokg6n wrote

Reply to comment by RamaSchneider in Clergy reporting bill fails to make key legislative deadline over constitutional concerns by RamaSchneider

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heartbeatsleft t1_jcosjpe wrote

Has that stopped the rightwing from pushing their agenda through legislatures, knowing it’ll be challenged or rejected? Then they simply try again and again, improving their craft each time until it’s finally the new law. They did it with abortion in numerous states until it was federally overturned. They found a way to have bounty hunter laws for abortions be accepted by the courts. Has that literally ever stopped them from challenging existing laws? So why should it stop us?

Maybe let Texas be an example and implement bounty Hunter laws against clergy sex abuse.

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RamaSchneider OP t1_jcokzfx wrote

I guess the kids could challenge on the basis of constitutional protections too, but they'd have to do that after the fact and all the damage. The churches get to cover up the abuse in a proactive fashion.

Fine, maybe a court would throw it out, but until that moment there'd be that much more protections for the children.

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[deleted] t1_jcol4dg wrote

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RamaSchneider OP t1_jcoltr5 wrote

So tell me how it works then, and let's figure out how to keep religious leaders from covering up some of the worst crimes imaginable.

PS. I don't think ANY religion will be found to legally aid and abet child molestation, rape, murder and torture. I do not think that will be found constitutional.

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halfbakedblake t1_jcp2y3d wrote

I am pretty sure the Catholics legally aided their rapists by hiding them and moving them location to location. Murder is totally okay in a lot of religions, especially if deemed holy by another human. Torture, see murder.

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endeavour3d t1_jcqphfa wrote

remind me what happened with Roe v Wade or the Civil Rights act

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