Group Backing Abortion Amendment Asks Arkansas Supreme Court Not to Dismiss Its Lawsuit

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On Monday, the group working to write abortion into the Arkansas Constitution asked the state supreme court not to dismiss a lawsuit the organization filed against the Secretary of State.

On July 5, Arkansans for Limited Government submitted some 101,525 petition signatures to place the Arkansas Abortion Amendment on the ballot. However, Secretary of State John Thurston disqualified every petition signature, because Arkansans for Limited Government failed to provide affidavits from the measure’s sponsor as required by state law.

Arkansans for Limited Government filed a lawsuit, claiming Secretary of State Thurston unlawfully rejected its petitions. The group has asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to order the Secretary of State to count the petition signatures.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has asked the state supreme court to dismiss the lawsuit and let the Secretary of State’s rejection of the petition remain in effect.

On Monday, attorneys for Arkansans for Limited Government responded to the A.G.’s motion, arguing that failing to file the sponsor affidavit should not disqualify the petitions, and saying that the group met the Secretary of State’s requirements.

Ultimately, it is up to the Arkansas Supreme Court to decide if it will dismiss the case or allow the lawsuit to proceed.

Legal experts have pointed out the abortion amendment would prevent the State of Arkansas from restricting abortion during the first five months of pregnancy — which is more extreme than Roe v. Wade — and would allow thousands of elective abortions on healthy women and unborn children every year.

The amendment does not contain any medical licensing or health and safety standards for abortion, and it does not require abortions to be performed by a physician or in a licensed medical facility.

It automatically nullifies all state laws that conflict with the amendment, jeopardizing basic abortion regulations — like parental-consent and informed-consent requirements that both sides of the aisle have supported in the past.

The measure also contains various exceptions that would permit abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy in many cases.

The lawsuit over the Secretary of State’s rejection of the abortion amendment petitions is currently before the Arkansas Supreme Court. Family Council will continue to monitor and report on the case.

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Bud Light Still Suffering Fallout From 2023 LGBT-Endorsement

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Bud Light is still suffering fallout more than a year after its pro-LGBT marketing disaster, writing, “The former favorite has tumbled to the No. 3 spot behind Modelo Especial and Michelob Ultra, recent sales data show.”

Bud Light has long been the bestselling beer in America. But in April of 2023 Bud Light managed to singlehandedly overthrow itself after Anheuser-Busch sent transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney a novelty can of Bud Light with Mulvaney’s picture on it. Mulvaney posted a video of himself dressed like Audrey Hepburn showcasing the Bud Light can –which led to backlash and boycotts from Bud Light drinkers nationwide. The company’s subsequent backpedaling simply managed to offend customers and LGBT activists alike.

The latest report from the Wall Street Journal notes that as sales have dropped, Anheuser-Busch has lost between 5% and 7.5% of shelf space among alcohol retailers this year.

To be clear, none of this is intended to endorse alcohol, but it underscores how Anheuser-Busch has suffered long-term damage to one of its most iconic brands because some of its core customers—Bud Light drinkers—don’t support corporate, pro-LGBT pandering.

Some have speculated that this type of backlash is what prompted companies like Target to quietly reduce their Pride-themed merchandise this year.

It’s troubling to see multimillion dollar corporations use their wealth and influence to promote radical LGBT ideologies — but it’s encouraging to see consumers vote with their feet by choosing not to support this agenda.

As some of have said, it proves that the “silent majority” is real when it comes to the transgender issue.

All of that ought to show how out-of-step these corporations are with everyday Americans.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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