He did mention something about rulings being based on president upon president.
That means today, for example, abortion is not actually covered by Roe vs. Wade. It's changed, and has become birth control on demand. The actual law does not say that. It CAN be overturned because the actual ruling all the other rulings have been based on has become distorted over time.
Hate crimes is another example of president deciding president. The incramentalism corrupts the law. It's been so added to so many times, the equality laws no longer give equal protection for all. There are now protected classes, and that could be ruled as unconstitutional by a strict Constitutionalists judge. The law says EQUAL, not SPECIAL protections, and kinky sex acts aren't covered under civil rights, otherwise, all chosen dysfunctional sex practices must have special protections, too.
I think you meant "precedent" as opposed to president.
Roe vs Wade by abortionists has always been construed to mean abortion on demand, anytime and anywhere. Nearly every court (activist) decision has reaffirmed that view, whether it deals with laws overturning parental consent or partial birth abortion literally seconds prior to the actual birth taking place. John Roberts has repeatedly voiced his support for stare decisis and past precedent, much more vehemently than reaffirming the constitution and original intent interpretation.
I am still shell shocked by two more activist rulings yesterday.... the ruling in CA that the pledge is unconstitional for 3 school districts in CA based on past precedent by the 9th Court of Appeals, the overturning of Michigan law on banning partial birth abortions except in cases of the health or life of the mother, which the friggin judge ruled were vague & unclear.
I predict that John Roberts will be confirmed by the Senate, and I predict that his ruling on 3 highly volatile activist cases will be as follows....
1) The 8th Court of Appeals overturning the NEBRASKA state constitutional marriage amendment.... I predict Roberts will rule in favor of the 8th Court of Appeals to overturn the NE state marriage amendment, which in effect will negate all state marriage amendments and de facto legalize same sex marriage. Some time afterwards the SCOTUS will issue a Roe vs Wade type ruling, which will legalize gay/homosexual marriage as the law of the land.
2) Ruling on whether reciting the Pledge of Allegiane is legitimate or unconstitutional.... I think he will write a tortuously convoluted word-splitting ruling that will confuse all parties, skirt the issue, temporarily stay the decision but open the door for hundreds of lawsuits against the pledge, and eventually overturn the pledge or remove the words "under God".
3) Will reaffirm Roe vs Wade, and strike down any state laws regarding parental consent or partial birth abortion.
This is the John Robert that I believe will be our chief SCOTUS justice, very much opposite of what Pres Bush campaigned on when he promised to nominate strict constitutional judges in the mold of Scalia & Thomas. Roberts is clearly not in that mold.