I Salute Kenan Thompson for Talking About the Comstock Act at the DNC
The comedian called out a specific horrible policy from Project 2025, which, if implemented by a GOP president, could lead to abortion being banned nationwide.
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CHICAGO — Taraji P. Henson did the country a gigantic solid when, during the BET Awards in June, she told viewers about Project 2025, the far-right playbook for a second Donald Trump administration. It went viral.
So it’s my hope that, after Wednesday night, even more people will be talking about a specific law cited in Project 2025 that got a high-profile callout at the Democratic National Convention: The Comstock Act of 1873, a zombie law that conservatives falsely claim can be enforced today to ban the mailing of abortion medications—and potentially any supplies used for abortion procedures.
On Wednesday night, comedian Kenan Thompson spoke at the DNC and brought a hard copy of the Project 2025 playbook on stage, letting it drop with a thud on the lectern. He invited people across the country to join him via video conference to talk about how the blueprint would affect their lives, including a teacher, a woman in a same-sex marriage, and someone with diabetes who uses insulin.