▲ 301 ▼ Republican Legislator Turns Democrat, Credits Gay Son: “I've Had Enough” (www.them.us) submitted 1 year ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/51503416
[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's cool. He still needs to be primaried next election. permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago Last year, Javadi voted with then-fellow Republicans to recriminalize drug possession in Oregon, leading to nearly 2,600 arrests solely for possession in the year since. Javadi is also anti-abortion, enthusing “The Constitution wins!” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 in a Facebook post that misleadingly stated “abortions are legal for any reason up to the moment of birth in Oregon.” (Post-viability abortions are extremely rare, and usually occur because of a life-threatening complication or an inability to access care at an earlier stage.) In 2024, Javadi sponsored an unsuccessful bill to place restrictions on abortions after 15 weeks. Yeah ... oof permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago Last year, Javadi voted with then-fellow Republicans to recriminalize drug possession in Oregon, leading to nearly 2,600 arrests solely for possession in the year since. Javadi is also anti-abortion, enthusing “The Constitution wins!” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 in a Facebook post that misleadingly stated “abortions are legal for any reason up to the moment of birth in Oregon.” (Post-viability abortions are extremely rare, and usually occur because of a life-threatening complication or an inability to access care at an earlier stage.) In 2024, Javadi sponsored an unsuccessful bill to place restrictions on abortions after 15 weeks. Yeah ... oof permalink fedilink source parent