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particularly evangelicals, liked that a lot. especially around the issue of abortion. and that s a case that could come before the supreme court. we could re-litigating row v wade. so it is a huge issue for republican voters and senators. mitch mcconnell and his caucus wants a president in the office that will appoint and nominate the judges that they want to see reshape the judiciary. even centrist republicans are down with this? it sure seems like it. you ve got someone like a susan collins from maine. she s voted against a few of the really extreme far right judges. but for the most part, everyone seems to be on board with the idea that president trump is appealing to his base, appealing to the republican base. if you want to know who his base is, take a look at the judges. thank you for joining me. a really important story. now we ve got to turn to a very sober number on gun violence in the united states this year.
moderate on social issues and soon to be majority nonwhite. conservatives would tell you that their judges by definition can t be act virss because all they re doing is stopping things. and you know, there s a certain element of truth to that but on the other hand, reaction and being reactionary is a kind of activism that, you know, if the country has reached as clearly it has on some kind of a consensus that abortion is going to stay legal, how limited, how unlimited, what that those are arguments that americans in good faith are going to have for a long time, but to say my only litmus test for a judge is hostility to row v wade, that is a form of activism. as you say unlimited corporatehood, that is a form of activism. this is not something that you know, you can divine from the originalist text and the idea that conservative judges don t have an interest in being active and turning things backward
first case on monday. today it announced it will hear a louisiana state law that allows doctors who perform abortions who have privileges nearby. the supreme court struck down a similar law in texas and warned this case is a thinly veiled attempt to give the justices a chance to take steps at chipping away at row v. wade. planned parenthood saying, quote, this could be the future. they shifted with president trump s two nominees being confirmed since the earlier texas case was decided. the alliance suspending freedom says today that louisiana s requirements are common sense protection that ensure the maximum amount of safety for women. the ruling on the case is likely to come near the end of the court s term in june of 2020, that puts it right in the middle of a presidential election. ed the bernie sanders campaign confirming the vermont
bring charges against her for this. so row v wade gives a woman private choice about whether to terminate a pregnancy. you re saying it would encompass other choices by a pregnant woman as to whether she gets into a fight? and everything from can you drink one or two glasses of wine? all of the choices that women have the ability to make when they re pregnant could potentially be called into question if a person is inside you and you have to protect their life more than your own even. and then face consequences. so how does the defense argue here? so they make a motion saying that under the federal constitution it s unconstitutional to be prosecuted in this way and we ll have to see how that plays out. many observers are concerned that with the current supreme court, with justice cavanaugh now on the court that they may be looking to overturn row v