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        3 months ago

        Because it’s not “free speech”. It’s government sponsored speech to describe what voters are choosing, and supposed to be an impartial description of the proposal.

        Inflammatory language is not impartial.

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            3 months ago

            A bundle of cells that might, a meaningful distance in the future after a woman’s body has been taken away from them, eventually become a human.

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                It’s the exact mirror equivalent of the other side calling the fetus an “unwanted parasite”. We know, for a fact, that the framing of questions massively impacts how people vote, which is why requiring objective, neutral wording is mandatory for a democratic result.

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                  3 months ago

                  Maybe they should just have a Republican section and a Democrat section.

                  Also abortion is one of those things people dig in about. Words aren’t going to change high held beliefs

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                    Or they could just use neutral language like they’re supposed to.

                    Elections don’t get decided by the people entrenched on any side. They’re decided by people in the middle.