As everyone knows by now, the Republican effort to turn the Supreme Court into a political tool has just borne fruit - The media has published a draft of an opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito which completely overturns Roe v. Wade (as well as Planned Parenthood v Casey, which re-affirmed Roe while changing the rules slightly). The Alito opinion already has a five-vote majority taking away a Constitutional Right that has been the law of the land since 1973.
be involved if roe were to be overturned? mister chairman, i think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case, if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion. it should make its decisions based on the constitution, and the law, it should not sway in a wind of public opinion at anytime. julia lithwick, what did we or should we have learned from that answer in his confirmation hearing? yeah, that was the tell, lawrence. he was very very transparent that, casey, which is a protracted meditation on stare decisis, and the need of the court to not reverse course willy-nilly, because people have a reliance interest, they order their lives around constitutional protections that are afforded them. what you just heard justice alito say it was pretty much where he put in his draft opinion which is that, not my problem. and it s really interesting
alito s confirmation hearing answer. tonight, right now, his answer to questions about roe v. wade. he is the author, now, of this opinion that will overturn roe v. wade. let s listen to what alito said about it in his confirmation hearing. why don t we move on to another important quotation out of casey. quote, a terrible price would be paid for overruling casey, for overruling whoa, we would certainly we can the courts capacity to exercise the judicial power, and to function as a supreme court of a nation dedicated to the rule of law. and to overrule roe under fire, would subvert the court s legitimacy. do you see the legitimacy of the court been involved in the precedent of casey? well, i think that the court, and all the courts.
tonight, right now, his answer to questions about roe v. wade. he is the author, now, of this opinion that will overturn roe v. wade. let s listen to what alito said about it in his confirmation hearing. why don t we move on to another important quotation out of casey. quote, a terrible price would be paid for overruling casey, for overruling whoa, we would certainly we can the courts capacity to exercise the judicial power, and to function as a supreme court of a nation dedicated to the rule of law. and to overrule roe under fire, would subvert the court s legitimacy. do you see the legitimacy of the court been involved in the precedent of casey? well, i think that the court, and all the courts. the supreme court, my court, all of the federal courts should be insulated from public opinion. they should do with the law requires in all instances. that s why the members of the judiciary are not elected. we have a basically democratic form of government, but the judiciary is not electe
0 again, it has been a remarkable hour. this is groundbreaking reporting from politico.com. josh goldstein, alexander ward. they have obtained i can t even, i still caught sounds crazy to hear the words coming from my mouth. they ve obtained a graph maturity opinion from the supreme court. this is not a ruling that has been issued, but it is been drafted by conservative justice samuel alito which overrules roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey, full stop and completely. and with an exclamation point. effectively clearing the way for republican controlled states and any future republican controlled congress at white house to flat out and completely ban abortion in this country, making it illegal without constraint. we re fundamentally changes as the country, it will fundamentally change the relationship between women and the government. it will fundamentally change the future of every girl in the country, for all our daughters and granddaughters, and women that come after