Together. one without the other is nonexistent. the rights of the marginalized are bonded together in writing through these decisions to form a single thread. if one tears the entire fabric is undone. i didn t doubt mackie s warning but, after finally wading through alito s 90 page draft, my fear is off the charts. the first of mary ad red flags appears on page five. he writes, the constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the due process clause of the 14th amendment. that provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the constitution, but any such right must be deeply rooted in the nation s history and tradition. think about this. america has a lot of rights not deeply rooted. for instance, racial integration in our 245-year-old