[P-Marlowe]

I know he’s pro-AA, but what makes you say he’s pro-choice?

Roe v. Wade should remain in place

Q: Would you hope the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

A: My desire is that we follow what stare decisis is at this point.

Source: 2006 Maryland Senate debate on Meet the Press Oct 29, 2006 Source: 2006 Maryland Senate debate on Meet the Press Oct 29, 2006

[9YearLurker]

Yeah, I can understand that if that’s the breaker issue for you that he doesn’t come in strong enough on that count.

[webstersII]

“A: My desire is that we follow what stare decisis is at this point. “

You mean established case law from this point forward?

Or from 1973 forward?

How about if we go back to pre-FDR established case law, which made welfare payments by the federal gov’t illegal?

What about if we go back to pre-20th case law? There are lots of established cases which run counter to current day law.

The idea of established case law is really just a moving target. Everyone wants to drive a stake in the ground and say it should be established from this point forward but that is baloney. The court, especially starting with the activist FDR court, decided that it was time to overrule anything they chose to, irrespective of history, and the courts ever since have continued that tradition.