draft opinion. again, we don t know if it s draft opinion people think it is. we don t know. watch. spoke to msnbc tonight . watch this opinion that he s written, which is, you know, just a withering take down of the roe v. wade precedent. holp it pulls no punches at all.s pry it s pretty brutal and in the way it s structured, it kind of needs to be that way because of the way alito confronts this issue of a court precedent. stari decisis is the legal term . a lot of people thought the original roe opinion was brutal owas as well given what happened to 50 plus million babies. but in response to his comment ,professor? well,l, as you know, we as ai draft it can change. this was a fabulous draft. the votes can change, e.although whoever did this probably made that less likely. it does have elements opinion that do sound like justice
in specific terms. the doctrine is judges should not comment on issues or cases that may come before the court. but you re absolutely right. this idea of what you call stari decisis. it refers not only to the supreme court but lower courts. his failure to say explicitly, directly he would adhere to roe directly he would adhere to roe v. wade is very troubling to me, along with concerns about privacy rights generally, his opinions that elevate corporate interests and worker safety, consumer protection. these kinds of issues i m going to press when he comes before our committee, the judiciary committee for a hearing. and i will wait to make up my mind until then. but i remain with serious but i remain with serious concerns nop concerns it s especially interesting to hear your relaying what president trump s nominee here is saying about him. i can also add for our viewers nbc news confirmed with a judge
so i m left with serious concerns about his nomination. he wouldn t roe v. wade being decisive, on the lower court, that s his job. on the supreme court you can always come to new interpretations. you re telling us your view is he left you the impression that he is pro-life or he might reverse roe? is that what you gathered from your meeting? well, he left it unanswered in specific terms. the doctrine is judges should not comment on issues or cases that may come before the court. but you re absolutely right. this idea of what you call stari decisis. it refers not only to the supreme court but lower courts. his failure to say explicitly, directly he would adhere to roe v. wade is very troubling to me, along with concerns about privacy rights generally, his