The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO.
The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v. Casey – that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” he writes in the document, labeled as the “Opinion of the Court.” “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
Regardless of what you think about the potential decision to overturn Roe (and FYI, I believe it's a good decision), the idea that justices within the highest court in the land can't privately deliberate without fear of their drafts/conversations being leaked is on par with the terror members of Congress felt during the January 6, 2021 "insurrection." (Yep, I said it). Think about it. Abortion is considered sacrosanct by so many on the far left that the mere suggestion it could be outlawed (more on that in a bit) would result in white hot rage to the point that leftists may storm the doors of SCOTUS (like they did when Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed). Ever since 1/6/2021, we've been told ad nauseum that attempting to interfere in the government's legitimate, constitutional role is downright treasonous. It's gonna be interesting to hear the distinctions made by progs on this one.
While many speculated at the outset that the leak was possibly a "false flag" operation, Chief Justice John Roberts ultimately confirmed the authenticity of the document.
JUST IN: The Supreme Court confirms the authenticity of the draft opinion revealed last night by Politico. The chief justice has ordered an investigation into the leak. pic.twitter.com/XZweHdyhCG
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) May 3, 2022
Let's get one thing straight: An overturning of Roe v. Wade doesn't immediately criminalize abortion. What this does is simply turn the matter back over to the states (remember that Federalism thingy? The U.S. being composed of 50 laboratories of Democracy?). As such, some of the more radical state abortion laws (i.e. Colorado and New York) would stay in place.
Y'know there's been a lotta talk of late regarding the questionable curriculum in the public school system. The strongest case for it to be reformed is due to parents strenuously objecting to some of its content. Perhaps the second best rationale? Given progs' reaction to this SCOTUS decision, there needs to be a much bigger emphasis on basic American civics within our classrooms.
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