Posted on 05/03/2022 3:51:13 AM PDT by Kaslin
According to an exclusive story on Politico, the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade when ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson in June.
An alleged draft of the majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito and leaked to Politico, states that, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” because of which, “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.”
Indeed, the opinion continues, “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
According to Politico, which linked the full text of the opinion in its article, “A person familiar with the court’s deliberations said that four of the other Republican-appointed justices – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett – had voted with Alito in the conference held among the justices after hearing oral arguments in December, and that line-up remains unchanged as of this week.
“The three Democratic-appointed justices – Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan – are working on one or more dissents, according to the person. How Chief Justice John Roberts will ultimately vote, and whether he will join an already written opinion or draft his own, is unclear.”
The 98-page opinion, described as a first draft and which appears to be genuine, was reportedly circulated on February 10 among the other justices. This means that, if the reporting in Politico is accurate, the majority has remained solid for nearly three months, if not longer, which is a very positive sign.
On the other hand, now that this has been leaked in what Politico describes as “a rare breach of Supreme Court secrecy and tradition around its deliberations,” the obvious question is, who leaked this document, and why?
Would a pro-life conservative leak this opinion to the public? That is highly unlikely, since releasing it in advance only gives the opposition more time to pressure one or more of the justices to change his or her views. And would a pro-life conservative leak this to Politico, which is more left-leaning than right-leaning? That is questionable as well.
In any case, the opinion is now out, along with a list of the justices who allegedly supported it. (Note that three of them were appointed by President Trump.)
That means that much prayer is needed for each of them, since they are about to experience the most intense battle of their lives, with an all-out assault the likes of which we can hardly imagine.
There will be the private appeals from colleagues, the attack of the media, the threats to their families, the spiritual bombardment, the pressure of DC, and more.
And let’s remember that, back in 1992, when Roe should have been overturned in the Casey ruling, a preliminary vote showed Justice Kennedy ready to vote against Roe.
But, as reported already in 1992 by the Washington Post, “The Supreme Court on June 29 affirmed, instead of overturning, the Roe v. Wade abortion standard because Justice Anthony Kennedy changed his vote -- a flip attributed in court circles to liberal constitutional scholar Laurence H. Tribe's pulling strings backstage.
“Two months later, it is clear Kennedy flipped not only his long-held abortion position but also his vote in the secret conference on the Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey decision last fall. That extraordinary switch by a conservative justice stunned antiabortion forces and soured the internal atmosphere among the brethren as the court's new term begins.
“This shows how exotic politics inside the Supreme Court can override the designs of presidents. Despite more than 25 years without a justice being nominated by a Democratic president, the court has been pulled leftward by a brilliant law professor utilizing persuasion, flattery and law clerks.”
Did Trible really have that much of a role in flipping Kennedy? That is a matter of debate.
But what is certain is that Justice Antonin Scalia had spent an hour with Kennedy discussing the case with him after he became concerned about where Kennedy stood. After their talk, Scalia felt confident that Kennedy was solidly with the anti-Roe majority, only for him to flip shortly thereafter.
In short, just as people can be fickle, Supreme Court justices can be fickle, because Supreme Court justices are people too.
And what happens if Roe is overturned? Then we will walk straight into an impassioned, even frenzied and potentially violent, ideological civil war, one that could quickly divide America into pro-life states vs. pro-abortion states. (For the record, if there will be violence as a result of this hoped-for overturning of Roe, I expect it to come from the left.)
But that kind of separation, not one that physically divides America but that one that spiritually and ideologically separates us, might not be a bad thing at all.
In fact, we already see that happening with some states passing pro-life legislation that the Supreme Court has not yet overturned and other states passing their most extreme pro-abortion laws.
We also see this with states dividing over transgender issues. The separation is getting clearer by the day.
Perhaps God Himself will weigh in on the matter, bringing evident blessing to those states which honor life (and I don’t just mean material blessing) and withholding that blessing from those states which exalt the “right” to abortion. (Or should we say the “rite” of abortion? For my recent article on “The Religion of the Left,” see here.)
For the moment, though, we are getting ahead of ourselves with this discussion. What is needed right now is prayer for the Supreme Court to do what is right and overturn Roe. May God give the justices deep conviction, righteous judgment, and backbones of steel.
And may we all who are pro-life keep bringing a persuasive argument to change hearts and minds. Overturning Roe is only part of the battle. The battle in the court of public opinion must be won as well.
Already there are 'D'onkey calls for renewing the fight to kill the filibuster in the US Senate. This is because of a proposal that makes abortion a federal law. You can just imagine all of those ramifications!
Next, there will be the renewal of the screams to 'Pack the Court'! Obvious reasons there!
This will be a news-generating, news-dominating story in the Enemedia! This is why it was leaked, an UNPRECEDENTED event that shows how the LEFT cares not about precedent or custom!
Expect a HOT SUMMER as the LEFT goes at full tilt to use this to hide all of the faults of the SWAMP and to stem the tide of the 'Red Wave'!
MAYBE, just MAYBE, GOD will put His Hand of GRACE back over America!! PRAY!
Her highness Hillary Clinton looks on while peasant in mask tends to her gown.
I agree. This strikes me as the latest round in the culture of crisis.
We'll find out. The court decision should be released in June.
They will be appointed to a high government position with a fat salary, write a book, be a regular on the speaking tours, win the Nobel prize, person of the year, appointed to supreme court?
I was thinking about that too this morning. It’s happening just as Dinesh’s movie is coming out.
Wouldn’t be surprised to learn a conservative justice leaked it to head off Roberts upcoming wavering due to external pressure from his handlers.
The problem I see for Dems, is that abortion isn't as big a draw as it was. I mean, the strident left will ALWAYS be triggered by pro-life people. But at the margins for Purple centrists and even leftish Dems, declining birth rates and marriage avoidance makes abortion less of a hot topic than, say, gas prices.
And millenials...well...they may think left, but they're more interested in their next job and whether or not they can telecommute. Abortion is something old boomers worried about - how outdated.
Maybe, upon reflection, this is instead a trial balloon, to see just where the base and citizenry stands on this herertofore polarizing and agitating subject. Of course leave it to the left to, once again, break the rules (leak an opinion) for political purposes.
I suspect, like gun control, for the leftish people who'll determine the midterms, abortion just doesn't draw like it used to draw.
We’ll lose the midterms because of fickle sluts.
Where it belongs.
Right. Who the hell sleeps with a pillow over their face.?
It should have never left the states. The problem with Roe v Wade, is it changed the entire Republic. It pitted citizen against citizen. It polarized and politically charged the SCOTUS. It ursurped the peoples right to self determination. The Constitution outlines specifically that this was a states right to decide things not given to the federal government. The right was not given, via amendment, it was taken by the federal government. This has been a national disaster since. Supreme Court nominees for the left aren’t about who is best for the job, or defending the Constitution, only about sex, color, sexual orientation, and belief on abortion. Legislation from the bench is destroying this Republic, and the justices have finally come to their senses. Roe v Wade must go, and the states must decide until their is an amendment.
Maybe now the SCOTUS can give us voters some protection from illegal voting so our voices are heard.
Implications should be for every individual take the responsibility in the first place!!! for every individual know there are consequences to your actions... if you don’t want a child... then don’t do the process!!!!!!!!!11
I’d like for an investigation into the leak. I’m sick of everything leaking now a days. Isn’t leaking a crime?
Depends...
Nothing in the decision prevents Congress from banning abortion nationwide.
“They already have a track record with Justice Scalia, after all.”
Show proof.
I don’t see the logic in such a call. Sending abortion laws back to the individual states repeats the disastrous policy on slavery we had before the Civil War. A black person could be a free citizen on one side of a state line, and chattel property on the other side.
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