[Yaelle]

Thanks, DB. I tried to say this Kavenaugh is not what you think. Freepers so get fooled by someone being a Christian.

[snoringbear]

“Thanks, DB. I tried to say this Kavenaugh is not what you think. Freepers so get fooled by someone being a Christian.” Let’s give him a little time before we hang him. This vote was a payback to Susan Collins for her support. We knew how he would vote on this as he had publicly stated he considered Rowe v Wade to be settled law after having survived two Supreme Court challenges already. Anyway, I’m willing to give more space and time before I go fetch a rope 😏....

[DoodleBob]

Well, I don't know if people were pro-Kavanaugh because he was a Christian. There are plenty of Christians who Deplorables wouldn't support - Paul Ryan, Jeb!, McConnell, Pope Francis(!), Pelosi, and the list goes on.

I *do* agree religion is an important quality for many people (notwithstanding "......; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.") and, maybe, Kavanaugh's faith blinded them other items where investigation may have been fruitful (privacy, Vince Foster). Indeed, Bishop Fulton Sheen once said basically that if you need a tooth pulled and someone recommends a dentist who attends daily mass, you should base your decision on his dental capabilities, not his piety.

It's early days and, hopefully, this was a strategic vote; I read elsewhere that this was a lousy case and, as Justice Thomas dissented, this isn't even about abortion but about Medicare and patients' rights. Nonetheless, attribution needs to be ascribed when prescience crystallizes - well done. I hope we aren't seeing Souter 2.0.

[logi_cal869]

No kidding, but it’s worse than that: Just wait until Justice Waffle is presented a 2A case regarding what he cited as the “second amendment ‘right’”...