[Toespi]

Then you are in the minority. They are still delusional that Rov v Wade can ever be overturned and are letting this cloud their minds.

[gogeo]

A strict originalist will overturn Roe. We've had quite enough of judges legislating from the bench.

[Frank T]

"Then you are in the minority. They are still delusional that Rov v Wade can ever be overturned and are letting this cloud their minds."

If Republicans start saying that R v. W can never be overturned, then a large chunk of the party goes back to what they were doing before that SCOTUS decision: staying out of politics completely. Many evangelicals were apolitical in the years after the Scopes trial in '25, and only came back because of the abortion issue. Not to mention many faithful Catholics started voting GOP on this one issue.

If the establishment of this party makes it clear nothing can be done about this issue, too much of the base will leave, and the party will no long be able to win majorities, and we'll be back on the socialist/welfare state path towards UE-dom.

There is no retreat on the abortion issue if you want to avoid socialism. That' the compromise, as I understand it.

[hispanichoosier]

They are still delusional that Rov v Wade can ever be overturned and are letting this cloud their minds.

Actually, many in the legal community--both left and right--believe that Roe v. Wade is a poorly-reasoned decision. The idea that there are "penumbral rights" is silly, as even Alan Dershowitz admits. Moreover, if the decision is overturned, abortion will not automatically become illegal. It will merely be left up to the individual states--as it should be--to determine whether it will be lawful for a mother to kill her unborn child. Some states--California, NY--will probably allow abortion, others--Kansas, Mississippi--may prohibit it.