Roe v. Wade was a horrible law but Trump didn’t overturn it. The judges he put on the bench overturned it.
Correct. And you’re quibbling. The bottom line is, it would not have been overturned had Trump not appointing three genuine Federalists to the bench and stuck with them when other Republicans would have bailed (e.g. The Bushes, Reagan).
For years the GOP Establishment had accepted the proposition that you couldn’t “upset the balance” of the Supreme Court. A conservative could be replaced by another conservative, and a liberal could be replaced by another liberal. But you couldn’t replace a liberal Justice (e.g. Ginsburg) with a conservative one (e.g. Barrett).
The Democrats had already won on the abortion issue so they were more than happy to accept a stalemate based on the existing status quo. And the Republicans, as usual, went along with this “gentlemen’s agreement”.
The Dobb’s decision would not have taken place had a poll-tested establishment Republican been in office at that time. It simply would not have happened without Trump. You know it and I know it.
Jeb Bush would’ve had the opportunity to place three justices on the Supreme Court, same as Trump. Now, whether Jeb would’ve been elected over Hillary is a whole different question altogether.
Keep in mind, Trump wanted to put his 80-something liberal sister Maryanne Trump Barry (retired federal judge) on the Supreme Court. “She’d be great!” he quipped.
Cooler heads prevailed.
I’m still waiting for Trump’s SCOTUS pics to impress me on 2A issues but I can’t say I’m not a little bit worried.