Don't buy that "Roe v. Wade is settled law" trojan horse

[PlanetBev]

Ashcroft pulled that one too, when he was being grilled for the AG position. They all say that, just to get confirmed. Clarence Thomas lied like a rug when he say he didn't have an opinion on Roe. Lying sack of shit hid the fact that he had previously written a paper on it, condeming the decision.

Come into my web, said the spider to the fly.

[Mountainman]

1. "Oh shut up foolish woman" said that reptile with a grin. "You knew damn

well I was a snake before you took me in."

Oh not to worry! The conservatives don't want judges that legislate from the bench. Now wouldn't it be legislating from the bench to overturn settled law?

[Czolgosz]

2. It is irrelevant that Roberts "swore under oath that Roe was settled law"

As an appointee to the Federal Circuit, Roberts OBVIOUSLY did not have the institutional authority to overrule a Supreme Court precedent standing for several decades. For him to recognize that Roe v. Wade was settled law demonstrates nothing more than the fact that he has a grasp of stare decisis that I would also expect from a freshman pre-law student at the crappy on-line community college that advertises on Drudge's website. Roe v. Wade is settled law? No shit!

The pertinent question is will it remain settled law if Roberts is elevated to a position where he DOES enjoy the institutional authority to overrule it. The answer is unambiguous: Not it Roberts has anything to say about it.
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[sendero]

3. Folks..

.... at the risk of becoming tedious - it don't matter.

The Repubs have the power to appoint this guy and that is that. There is simply no effing way that the Dems can stop this confirmation. None whatsoever. They could force a filibuster, but they're not even going to do that. Count on it.

Discussing the merits of Mr. Roberts is just wasting time. He's going to be confirmed whether you like it or not. It is what it is.