Posted on 03/20/2017 2:56:02 PM PDT by TBP
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said Monday during the confirmation hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, that Roe v. Wade is now a “super precedent” that cannot be changed.
Feinstein argued that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, is “settled law” and could not be overturned by the Supreme Court in the future.
“The Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld Roe’s court finding, making it settled law for the last 44 years,” she said, citing 14 cases where the high court upheld the “core holding” of Roe and 39 decisions that have “reaffirmed” Roe.
“If these judgments when combined do not constitute super precedent, I don’t know what does,” she said. The doctrine of stare decisis is one in which courts adhere to previous rulings. The notion of “super stare decisis” or “super precedent” suggests that some cases are immune to being overturned.
The California Democrat also argued that the Supreme Court “has the final say over whether a woman will continue to have control over her own body.”
She objected to Gorsuch’s written position that “the intentional taking of a human life by private persons is always wrong.” Feinstein claimed that Gorsuch’s “language has been interpreted by both pro-life and pro-choice organizations to mean he would overturn Roe.”
Gorsuch has never ruled on abortion, although pro-life groups point to his decisions on religious liberty cases as evidence he will support their cause. Pro-choice groups have condemned Gorsuch’s conservative record.
Gorsuch was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia early last year.
Plessy said that "separate but equal" was constitutional. We all know that it meant second-class citizenship for blacks. Previously, the Supreme Court had ruled that blacks couldn't even be citizens.
Roe v. Wade puts the preborn in a position where they cannot even aspire to second-class citizenship. It enshrines a practice aimed particularly at the same minorities harmed by Dred Scott and Plessy.
Needless to say, progressives find it inviolable. (Well, of course they do.) Feinstein's remarks tell us all we need to know about her and her party.
All the more reason we MUST get Gorsuch on the Court ASAP.
Using this idiot’s logic, we can make any new interpretation of the case “double super precedent” ... That’ll make it iron clad and supersede any wimpy “super” precedent.
never understood why killing an American is somehow protected by the Constitution.
Feinstein and her pals agree. Nothing could be more important than killing babies. “ Listen, baby: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for me, but not for thee.”
Actually, make that “double super precedent, no take backs” ... That’ll make it iron clad.
With a cherry on top!!!
Nothing must interrupt their child sacrifices to the god of death!
Yes, and so was Plessy. Exactly my point.
I believe both stood longer than Roe has stood as of today. So I guess they couldn’t be overturned.
Why are leftists so incredibly hellbent on abortions as if it’s some kind of medical procedure women go through once a month? First off, besides the fact that they are killing a baby, having an abortion is not the healthiest thing for the uterus and WHY THE HELL does the public have to finance this insanity because some asshat is irresponsible?
Super precedent,Ms. Fi? You made that up, didn’ ya?
If overturned will it result in double secret probation?
“Nothing could be more important than killing babies.”
Since abortions are disproportionally black babies doesn’t that make her racist?
It’s a majority opinion of a bunch of lawyers.
Feinstein, whose party was responsible for and defended the Dred Scott decision.
So is Citizens United.
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Supreprecedent!
Still does, implicitly.
The “Living Breathing Document” argument she made kind of ... negates this point, doesn’t it?
If it’s a LBD then the court can be overruled as well, right? Fein swine is a MORON.
Very funny, EDH!
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