If this is the pick then we should all thank GW for screwing the base once again. Abortion is not a constitutional right, it should be decided by the states. This woman is not a constitutionalist.
She just notes that the Supreme Court has said so and that as a lower court justice she is bound by Supreme Court precedent.
Believe me, I'm not leading the Edith Clements parade ... but I do want to give her a fair chance.
From what I've read, she very well might be. That quote was in the context of her confirmation hearing for the 5th Circuit. Do you think a judge would be nominated for that slot who dissented from Supreme Court precedent?
Roe v. Wade will gradually be dismembered, not overturned. And IMO that will happen with federalist judges refusing to overturn state restrictions.