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A |     Last week, the predominantly conservative US Supreme Court overruled the precedent established by the Roe v. Wade and decided that states may regulate the practice of abortion. The Roe v. Wade decision upheld pregnant women’s right to seek an abortion without government restrictions. A decision in the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey largely upheld the Roe ruling.,Effect on Midterms,In November, US citizens will go to the polls in what will be the first midterm election of the Joe Biden administration as well as a referendum of sorts on the current US president's performance. The Republicans have been projected to win back the House of Representatives and the Senate as well, as the public has been increasingly frustrated by the issues such as inflation, crime, education and jobs. The recent ruling, however, could potentially give the democrats a shot in the arm by generating excitement among their voters.,"It will certainly galvanize the Democrats' base, for sure, it will help them to raise campaign funds and it may - perhaps - make some races more difficult for Republicans, especially in the suburbs among women voters," Robert Singh, a professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London, said, adding that most voters will still be focused on other issues and he still expects the Republicans to win both houses of the Congress.,This sentiment was echoed by Ziad Munson, a sociology professor and the chair of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, who also warned that the effect of the decision can be overstated.,"A consistent finding in political science over the last several decades is that the abortion issue, while a potent ideological symbol, seldom is a key policy issue for voters when they cast their votes," Munson explained.,Andrew Wroe, a senior lecturer in American politics at the University of Kent, agreed as well that the issue should help the Democrats, citing the effectiveness of the Republican use of cultural issues for rallying their base.,"The Democratic Party has been less successful in prosecuting the Culture Wars, but this is its great opportunity. Whether it will use it well is a different question, however," Wroe suggested.,At the same time, Christopher Kaczor, the chair of the philosophy department at Loyola Marymount University, is doubtful about the abortion issue having an impact on the US political landscape and helping Democrats to excite their voters.,"I expect that the very small minority of people for whom abortion is the key issue, on both sides, will be energized by this decision, but for most people other political and economic issues will remain more important," Kaczor stated.,New Wave of Protests?,The Supreme Court's decision has triggered a strong reaction on both sides of the issue in the United States, with hundreds of protesters, pro-life and pro-choice, gathering outside the Supreme Court last week following the decision. After the ruling, protests broke out in various US cities, showing a possibility of a nationwide backlash.,"People are angry, distraught, and ready to mobilise. It is difficult to say precisely how long the protests will persist, but it is likely to be some considerable time, given the magnitude of the policy change and the direct and indirect effects it will have on millions of people's lives," Wroe said.,Meanwhile, other experts expressed skepticism regarding the possibility of nationwide protests, including Munson, who drew attention to the fact that "the conservative majority tested for this possibility when they agreed not to stay the implementation of the Texas S.B. 8 law [also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act that bans abortion after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat] earlier this year.","Allowing that law to go into effect was the Court's political trial balloon, and it showed that widespread outrage quickly quieted down after just a few days. The outrage following the formal overturning of Roe v. Wade will last longer, but it is not likely to lead to large-scale consequential protest activity," the sociologist said.,Man Charged With Attempted Murder of LAPD Officers Amid Roe v Wade Protests26 June, 14:51 GMT,Who Judges the Justices?,Over the years, the role of courts in the US social and political life has greatly increased, with the Supreme Court becoming the final arbiter on many hot-button issues, such as same-sex marriage, gun control and abortion. This has been a prominent talking point among conservatives, who have been claiming that this practice undermines the country's constitutional principles, while liberals have been appealing to the notion of the courts standing up for human rights as well as drawing attention to the conservative movement's efforts to train and promote judges who share its principles.,"Both liberals and conservatives have always been supportive of judicial activism, they just want the judiciary to be activist in promoting the issues or outcomes that their side prefers. This despite the fact that conservatives have used 'judicial activism' as a talking point for some time," Munson pointed out.,Kaczor, for his part, drew a distinction between the original Roe decision and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, insisting that the latter actually corrects a case of judicial activism.,"The Dobbs decision is not accurately portrayed as a case of judicial activism, but rather as the reversal of judicial activism. It was Roe that established a constitutional right for abortion that had no basis in the text, history, or structure of the constitution. The decision of Dobbs undoes this judicial activism," he stated.,Nevertheless, the ruling by the current Supreme Court, which has three justices picked up by former President Donald Trump from a list compiled by the conservative legal organization Federalist Society, is likely to have the Democrats sour on the Supreme Court.,"Democrats are increasingly likely to start talking about illegitimate policy making by the Supreme Court. They will start to complain about judicial activism. But, as noted above, they can use these arguments to mobilize their base and to argue for urgency of electing more Democrats to the Senate, which of course must ratify presidential appointments to the Court," Wroe said, adding that the Democrats can also "begin to legitimately argue that the Senate has an in-built Republican advantage that needs to be addressed via constitutional change.",According to Singh, any Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential race will face the pressure to commit to enlarging and reforming the Supreme Court.,"Whether that happens, though, is another matter. I doubt the Democrats will have sufficient seats in the Senate to overcome a GOP filibuster of court reform proposals. But the fact that the conservatives number six now on the Court sets up an on-going problem for Democrats, and more conflict to come," Singh concluded.。    8月15日，东北地区城市足球联赛鸡西队主场对战哈尔滨队的焦点赛事在鸡西市体育运动中心火热开赛。

B | 伴随绿茵场上的热血角逐，由龙江体彩主办的“迈开步 动出彩”品牌公益活动同步亮相，以本土顶级群众足球赛事为纽带，将运动乐趣、公益科普与品牌温度融入观赛全程，在全城汇聚的体育热潮中，生动诠释国家公益彩票的责任与担当。活动现场，龙江体彩活动区集互动体验、公益展示、休闲打卡于一体，成为赛场之外极具人气的“第二主场”。

C | 紧扣足球赛事特色设置的“运球绕障”“跃动出彩”两大互动游戏，精准契合观赛群体的运动喜好，吸引了不同年龄段的球迷与市民踊跃参与。从带球穿梭路障的技巧挑战，到立定跳远的爆发力比拼，大家在轻松趣味的竞技中感受运动魅力，通过填写调查问卷、完成游戏挑战、发布社交平台打卡收集印章，即可参与抽奖，赢取乐小星定制文创周边及各种类型体育彩票。欢声笑语间，龙江体彩的品牌形象跳出纸面，变得鲜活可触。相较于趣味互动带来的热闹氛围，公益展示板块则传递着更厚重的价值。现场陈列的内容没有繁复的概念，只用平实的事实，向市民讲述体育彩票公益金的去向：从社区里随处可见的健身路径，到校园中标准的足球场地，从各类群众体育赛事的举办，到青少年体育人才的培养，一笔笔公益投入，始终围绕着普通人的体育生活展开。不少驻足观看的球迷表示，以往只知道体育彩票有开奖，今天才真切了解到，自己身边的球场、健身设施，都有体彩公益金的支持，每一张小小的彩票，都在为全民健身事业添砖加瓦。草根足球的生命力，源于群众的热爱；公益事业的生命力，源于点滴的汇聚。东北超联赛作为三省一区联合打造的群众足球顶级赛事，其全民参与、扎根民间的特质，与体育彩票“来之于民 用之于民”的发行宗旨天然契合。多年来，龙江体彩始终以公益为底色，持续将体彩公益金投入全省全民健身场地建设、青少年足球推广、群众赛事扶持等领域，默默支撑着本土体育事业的发展。此次落地鸡西主场开展公益展示活动，既是体彩助力群众足球发展的具象实践，也是一次面向公众的公益科普——让每一位到场市民在观赛、互动的过程中，读懂体育彩票背后的民生温度，感知国家公益彩票的社会价值。赛事终场哨响，但公益的脚步永不停歇。

D | 龙江体彩将始终坚守“公益体彩 乐善人生”的品牌理念，持续扎根群众体育一线，以更多贴近市民的活动形式传递公益初心，让体彩公益的力量融入更多体育场景，照亮更多人的运动生活，为黑龙江省体育事业与民生公益事业高质量发展持续贡献力量。

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