On June 30, local time, U.S. President Biden pointed out at a press conference that the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of the “Roe v. Wade case” undermined domestic stability and violated women’s privacy rights. Biden has called for a congressional vote to rewrite into law the abortion rights that were established in the United States 50 years ago but were overturned in recent days. In a show of support, he publicly proposed for the first time to temporarily repeal the Senate’s “long debate” rule, creating an exception for the passage of the law.
According to the US political structure, establishing a new law needs to be passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the Senate, senators who oppose legislation have the power to delay the proceedings by delivering a marathon debate that has the effect of preventing the passage of the law, a practice known as a “long debate.”
However, Biden’s proposal is unlikely to work, as West Virginia Rep. Joe Manchin and Arizona Rep. Krysten Shinima have made it clear that they do not support changing the rules for lengthy debates.
Since the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case, all sectors of the United States and the Democratic Party have been pressuring Biden, hoping that he can take stronger countermeasures and use more administrative means to protect women’s abortion rights.
Biden has used his presidential powers to call for bypassing the Senate to write abortion rights into law. Click on the video to see what it is!