Posted on 06/13/2022 5:09:53 PM PDT by T Ruth
The attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh makes it abundantly clear that Chief Justice John Roberts is playing with fire in refusing to issue the Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. The potential for someone to make an attempt on a justice’s life was predictable once the draft majority opinion, in a shocking move, was leaked—but the threat appears more serious in the wake of a deranged person having arrived at Kavanaugh’s home with the stated intention, and with weapons in tow, to kill him.
It is hard to imagine the devastating effect upon our already polarized society, its institutions, and the Constitution itself if someone were to murder a justice in cold blood and then reap the following rewards for the assassination:
Because Supreme Court rulings aren’t final until released, a 5-4 ruling to overturn Roe would immediately become a 4-4 opinion, thereby leaving Roe on the books.
The president who would get to replace the murdered justice would be Joe Biden, who has repeatedly said he is firmly committed to keeping Roe in place.
The Senate that would get to confirm Biden’s nominee would be the current Democratic-controlled one, and the Democratic Party is adamantly committed to upholding Roe.
In short, an assassination could lead to Roe being upheld rather than overturned in the short term, Biden and his Democratic allies being able to replace the murdered justice with one of Biden’s choosing ahead of the midterm elections, and Roe remaining a fixture in the constitutional firmament in the long term.
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It would be far easier and simpler for Roberts merely to release the majority opinion now and release the dissents later ....
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You are not wrong on a highly likely possibility.
I have suggested that Roberts is the leaker. Nobody seems to agree with me.
Indeed. It’s getting so old.
That’s not how it works. The proponent of the initial claim bears the burden of proof.
Ping
He should have resigned.
I'm certainly no fan of Roberts, but to assume this is his fault is unwarranted.
Your post #18 is exactly right. It is more likely than not that a concurrence or particularly a dissent is still being worked on. Even possible that a dissenter is dragging their feet deliberately.
Was Kavanaugh ever really in danger?
I doubt it.
The guy ratted on himself, called 911 HIMSELF.
Or assassinated?
The guy ratted on himself.
Is this the actions of a mentally stable person?
Is this trip from California, armed, to be proof that he is not dangerous???
I think we should give this a second look.
Just wait until the NY gun law case comes out. That’ll piss off the liberal masses.
Nothing would surprise me. And I would expect they would get away with it and blame it on a loner.
It isn’t going to end in a civil war.
Most people don’t care one way or the other. At least not enough to take up arms against their neighbors.
Now, the middle could come together and squash is idiot extremes…that might be fun to watch.
Should have heard Texas v Pa.
How do you court yourself?
He’s had that nailed down since Obambicare.
The problem is that there's a lot of other made up [stuff] that would have to fall if the Alito -draft becomes precedent.
I bet Roberts will join a 6-3 majority IF the opinion can find a way to address abortion ONLY, because, let's face it - as policy, it IS different than Miranda warnings, protecting NYT against libel suits, allowing racial quotas "for 25 years", etc.
Of course, as Constitutional malpractice, they're all the same - but the Court is never a pure, Constitutional arbiter.
I say 6-3, Roberts writes the decision, Roe was wrong because the balancing of interests involved in abortion law is a legislative matter, not a judicial one.
Alito, Thomas, and Barrett concur with the result and dissent on the reasoning.
The Wise Latina, Breyer, and Kagan file vituperative dissents.
Thomas reported that he and the Missus own an RV and enjoy driving around and seeing America. Often, he said, unsuspecting people remark on how much he resembles the SC justice, and he replies, “Yeah, I get that a lot.”
Whatever. That’s intellectual laziness. Using that lazy logic, one could make any claim and never have to back it up.
So we’re at an impasse.
Good luck!
He has been on flights to Epstein’s island.
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