Abortion as a life or death issue is indeed important and I am staunchly opposed to it. But when used as a political tool, it is nothing more than a false wedge designed to divide the party. Since Roe vs. Wade, we have had 23 years of Republican presidents, all of whom have been opposed to abortion. In terms of the Supreme Court, it’s been considered Conservative for at least the past 35 years. Of the 5 Justices considered the most conservative since Franklin Roosevelt, 4 of them are currently seated.
If a president had the power to overturn R v. W, why hasn’t it been done by now?
If the SCOTUS has the power to overturn R v. W, why hasn’t it been done by now?
If both the President and the SCOTUS together had the power to overturn R v. W then why haven’t they done so by now?
The closest the Supreme Court has come to overturning R v. W was when they upheld the ban against partial birth abortion and that was only a 5 - 4 decision.
The sad truth is, it’s unlikely R v. W will ever be overturned in our lifetime, if ever. And to hold the pro-life issue as a primary litmus test over all the other obstacles facing the presidency in order to determine who one will vote for, the afore mentioned 35 years has already proven that to be a useless criteria……..
Abortion as a life or death issue is indeed important and I am staunchly opposed to it. But
"But" tends to mean that the assertion preceding it was not meant.
when used as a political tool, it is nothing more than a false wedge designed to divide the party.
I want to be divided from anyone who is for abortion. It is a division between good and evil. Nothing false about that.
Since Roe vs. Wade, we have had 23 years of Republican presidents, all of whom have been opposed to abortion.
Wrong. Ford was pro-abortion, like Nixon before him. Reagan willfully went against pro-lifers in appointing O'Connor, who was already known to be pro-abortion. Bush 1 was pro-abortion. Bush 2 was lukewarm, and only appointed Roberts and Alito after a massive backlash against his appointment of pro-abortion Harriet Meiers.
In terms of the Supreme Court, it’s been considered Conservative for at least the past 35 years.
Also wrong. It hasn't been anything of the kind, as evidenced by decisions like Casey in 1992.
Of the 5 Justices considered the most conservative since Franklin Roosevelt, 4 of them are currently seated.
Scalia, Thomas, and Alito would overturn Roe. Roberts might. Rehnquist and White both would have, as evidenced by their dissent from the original decision.
If the SCOTUS has the power to overturn R v. W, why hasn’t it been done by now?
That's a non sequitur, contending that "hasn't happened" = "can't happen". That's ridiculous.
The closest the Supreme Court has come to overturning R v. W was when they upheld the ban against partial birth abortion and that was only a 5 - 4 decision.
Wrong again. There was a 5-4 agreement to overturn Roe in 1992, but Kennedy sold out and sided with O'Connor.
The sad truth
Kindly stop pretending to care.
it’s unlikely R v. W will ever be overturned in our lifetime, if ever.
Wrong again. There are hundreds of millions of people in the USA and it only takes 5 who want to overturn Roe to be on the Supreme Court. 4 of those 5 may already be there.
And to hold the pro-life issue as a primary litmus test over all the other obstacles facing the presidency in order to determine who one will vote for
Protecting the lives of innocent little pre-born babies is primary.