On Thursday, President Biden called upon the Senate to grant an exception from its filibuster rules so Congress can codify abortion protections as well as privacy rights under Roe v. Wade. The landmark decision was overturned last week by the Supreme Court.
During a press conference after a NATO summit, the president supported temporarily changing Senate rules. The president also called the Supreme Court’s decision not to grant abortion rights a “destabilizing” and “outrageous.”
“The most important thing is that we change — I believe that Roe v. Wade should be codified in the law. And the only way to do this is to ensure that Congress votes for that,” Mr. Biden stated to reporters on Thursday. “And if filibuster gets the way, it’s just like voting rights, it should not be — we provide an exemption for this. This action requires an exception from the filibuster.
At this moment, it doesn’t seem that there are enough votes in Senate to allow such a rule exception. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with the president.
“We must codify Roe V. Wade into law. She tweeted that if the filibuster is preventing the Senate from passing the legislation, they should make an exception to do so.
While the president maintained that the country is better placed to lead the world than ever before, he expressed his concern that the Supreme Court’s decision was the only thing that could have hampered that position.
“America is better placed to lead the world now than ever,” Mr. Biden stated. We have the strongest economy and our inflation rates are lower that other countries in the world. One thing that has made the United States’ situation unstable is the shocking behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States in overruling Roe v. Wade and essentially challenging the right of privacy.
According to the president, he believes it’s a serious problem that the court has placed upon the United States. He also expressed concern about the right to choose whom to marry and “a whole host of privacy issues.”
He confirmed that he will meet with a group governors on Friday to discuss next steps in accessing abortion. Despite his past concerns about abortion, the president dismissed any notions that he wasn’t the most effective messenger for the Democratic Party in this matter.
He said, “I’m their only president.” “And I feel very strongly that I’m going do everything I legally can in terms of executive order, push Congress and the public. If you care and if you believe the polling data to be correct, or you feel that the court’s decision was a serious error, vote. Vote. Vote in this year’s election and vote, vote vote. This is how we will change it.
