Particular abortion case now for about two and a half months. it is unclear whether we ve seen any dissents at this point or any revisions to this opinion which we would expect. but based on our reporting from a source familiar with the proceedings at the court, information that both myself and my co-author alex ward obtained, it does appear it has the backing of five conservative justices, that is all five republican appointees on the court. except for chief justice ron roberts who has some reservations it would appear about the recording. they ve gone full bore in completely removing the right to an abortion. no rape provision, no incest exception, no ifs ands or buts there is no right to abortion in america. that means in those state where s there these trigger laws that say if and when roe v. wade is overturned, then we will
Position on abortion. but rush limbaugh clearly thinks, now, that politically, at least, the no exception for rape provision, that is their official party position, he believes that is a serious political liability, and what he s at least saying there, it is so dangerous, we can t even talk about it. lawrence, actually, i love this debate. because the truth of the matter is, the conservative base of the republican party, particularly the evangelical base, has been getting rolled by the polls and by the party hacks in that party for 20 or 30 years. they promise them they agree with their conservative beliefs and if given the opportunity and given political power, they will give those beliefs the force of law. but the minute actual movement conservatives say anything, the pals and the hacks, and that includes the elected people like paul ryan and the media hacks like rush limbaugh, run away from them like they have typhoid. this is what happens, election cycle after election cycle.
joy reid, yet another example of why rush limbaugh could never spend a day as a political candidate himself. of course, there is nothing extreme in the democrats position on abortion. but rush limbaugh clearly thinks, now, that politically, at least, the no exception for rape provision, that is their official party position, he believes that is a serious political liability, and what he s at least saying there, it is so dangerous, we can t even talk about it. lawrence, actually, i love this debate. because the truth of the matter is, the conservative base of the republican party, particularly the evangelical base, has been getting rolled by the polls and by the party hacks in that party for 20 or 30 years. they promise them they agree with their conservative beliefs and if given the opportunity and given political power, they will give those beliefs the force of law. but the minute actual movement conservatives say anything, the