Summary of Partial-Birth Ruling

bench.nationalreview.com ^ | 4-18-2007 | Ed Whelan

[madprof98]

Justice Ginsburg’s dissent

Rudy's ideal judge.

[hsalaw]

She was awake?

[LS]

Rush going over this now. Since the Chief Justice selects the justice to write the opinion, why did he select Kennedy?

[epluribus_2]

Funny that the CJ did not recuse himself, being catholic and all, he really did not have a choice in the matter.

[Petronski]

Funny that the CJ did not recuse himself, being catholic and all, he really did not have a choice in the matter.

What a bizarre thing to say.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

I think epluribus2 was being sarcastic

[mikeus_maximus]

The Court blurs the line between pre-viability and post-viability.

You mean, the artificial line that some self-important and calloused demagogues in black robes articulated and expected the Creator of babies to accept? That line?

When you're sitting in the fires of hell, Ruth, make sure you're very loud when you articulate that line again.

[Tax-chick]

From Mr. Whelan's summary:

It [the Act] provides doctors of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited,

Who wants a doctor of below-ordinary intelligence?

[reefdiver]

One piece at a time - an this will stop. But this is the lefts sacrament.

[Tax-chick]

I agree.

[Mr. Brightside]

Funny that the CJ did not recuse himself, being catholic and all, he really did not have a choice in the matter.

Can we exclude the liberal justices if they have ever had an abortion (Ginsburg) or paid for an abortion (Souter, Stevens, Breyer)? Do tobacco using Justices recuse themselves in cigarette cases? Do real-estate owning justices recuse themselves in property disputes?

[Always Right]

Rush going over this now. Since the Chief Justice selects the justice to write the opinion, why did he select Kennedy?

I am guess that Kennedy would only sign on if he got to write it and make it as narrow of a ruling as possible.

[DallasDeb]

Nearly all abortions are blood sacrifices to the pagan god, Molek—just like in ancient times.

[Waco]

No one mentions that you have to arrange” a “breach birth” then go to a partial birth” abortion. It would be against medical “ethics” to carry the arranged breach birth to a full delivery. This is why they must pierce the scull before it comes out. Right? So much for ethics.

[LS]

Um, all five of the justices who voted the right way are Catholic.

[redgolum]

Indeed it is. And there are already some here on FR saying that this decision just handed the White House to Hillary, and that the GOP needs to run a pro choice candidate.

Interesting times.

[LS]

Except as Justice Clarence Thomas EMPHATICALLY told us, there is ZERO discussion before hand of votes, opinions, or even who writes them. The CJ listens to all votes, then assigns someone. Thomas told us that the whole process rarely takes more than 15 minutes.

[Tax-chick]

some here on FR saying that this decision just handed the White House to Hillary, and that the GOP needs to run a pro choice candidate

I'd call that insane.

[redgolum]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819286/posts

Take a look. Go to the end of the lists.

Many here are not happy about it.