And therefore it could change before late june which is typically when the supreme court releases its opinions and its most controversial and contentious case. it could change up to the last minute. at the same time, reporting by you and others there isn t reason to consider that will change substantively. john, i want to read more from this. your piece you point out why samuel alito writes in this draft, roe was egregiously long from the start. why is is that wording so important in the overall argument made? so, the reason that alito s language is so tough and just so almost contemptuous of the ruling that was issued in 1973 is that i think he felt he really needed to build up a head of steam here to justify overturning precedent. you know, there is this presumption on the supreme court that its previous decisions were decided correctly.
Privacy or legal precedent because for them this is a moral issue. despite losing the popular vote seven out of the past eight elections, six points on the bench appointed by the gop. the problem is some of those republican-appointed justices currently supporting the decision to overturn roe v. wade reassured their senators they wouldn t dream of doing this, remember brett kavanaugh? what would you say your position today is on a woman s right to choose? i d say, judge as a judge. as a judge, it is an important precedent of the supreme court, by it, i mean roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey, been reaffirmed many times. casey is precedent on precedent. precedent on precedent. and here s knneil gorsuch. the supreme court of the united states has held in roe v. wade that a fetus is not a
Thinks roe was bad constitutional law. not talking about the policy of abortion, access to abortion. even ruth bader ginsburg thought that roe was a fraught decision because of what it did to the politics of the country. and the idea that, you know, supreme court nominees are going to say we ve learned this since suter or bork, you can pick your time line, what they need to say that is factually accurate that gives us as little as possible to political opponents to derail their nomination. you have kavanaugh saying it s a precedent. it is a precedent. still is, right now, a law. while i agree entirely, it s going to create all sorts of hardships in places that ban abortion. it will also, overnight, make in places like new york and california, abortion is going to be just as readily accessible as it ever was, if this goes through. it will send things back to the states where i think the details belong in the first place. dig into that because in
Reaction is pouring in this morning, the supreme court reportedly prepared to strike down roe v. wade completely. politico has obtained a draft opinion written by justice samuel alito which completely renounces the decades long ruling on abortion. john avlon has reality check. a new hours before politico released this opinion, the supreme court written by liberal stephen breyer that defends the rights of a christian civic group featuring a flag on the grounds of boston city hall. it seemed like a hopeful sign that maybe the supreme court could help us find common sense and common ground in culture wars. of course, that s not how the day ended. for almost 50 years abortion has been legal in the united states. the original decision roe v. wade was passed by a 7-2 margin
So they told them, you have raised a nazi, so we re going to take your little girl away, so you don t raise another nazi. now, when the father heard this, he grabbed the little girl, and he was grabbed by the russians. they beat him up. and eventually, they let him keep the child. but that is how they put pressure on ukrainians. that is how they humiliate them and that s what ukrainians have t go through in filtration camps. remarkable there. a revelation by president zelenskyy the number of times direct attempts made on his life. plus, reaction on the leak of a supreme court draft opinion that would strike down roe v. wade comblpletely, we ve learne this morning, the white house will soon weigh in.