Justice Roberts Hints He Could Overturn Roe

NewsMax ^ | 25 Jan 2010 | Theodore Kettle

[mazda77]

The next thing to be re-eavaluated is the commerce clause and bust that phoney beast apart. If it were to happen, Katie bar the doors!

[mojitojoe]

I agree.

[Reagan Man]

John Roberts showing his true pro-life colors.

Kudos, mister CJ!

[TonyInOhio]

Good Lord, has a Liberal Full-Pantload Alert been issued yet? ‘Cause there are going to be some messes when they read this. :)

[Responsibility2nd]

One day... abortion will be illegal, and all the politicians who supported it will be forever stained by the blood of those they helped kill.

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True. Even legal..... all the politicians who supported it will be forever stained by the blood of those they helped kill.

[Josephat]

If ever there was a law that should be overturned, it is Roe v. Wade. Take a stand for life and you will find a new and improved America.

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I could not agree more. Now, more than ever before, we need God’s blessing and goodwill and I’m quite sure He would be more likely to grant both if we stopped allowing mothers to murder their babies.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

I am hoping - that 0bama’s criticism of the CFR decision will push the court to respond with stronger language - incorporating the second amendment.

[Concho]

Exactly right. You beat me to it. That commerce clause has to be repealed.

[Robbin]

Thou Roberts is one of the greatest SC picks of all time, he also tried to pick one of his croneys... GWB did 3 things right, Roberts, Tax Cuts and the war on Terror. Those are not small accomplishments by any means, but he could have done a lot better overall.

[Labyrinthos]

One day... abortion will be illegal...

Not necessarily. Overturning Roe v. Wade will not make abortion illegal. It will allow each state to regulate abortion. Some states will make abortion illegal; some states will preserve the status quo.

[evad]

If Roe is overturned, each of the 50 states (or is it 57?) will make their own rules on abortion.

heh..
In the world that Obama is loyal to, it's 57.
In the country that he presides as president, it's still 50.

[Republic of Texas]

"The thing is, we'd get a real patchwork quilt of abortion laws. In New York, abortion would probably be legal into the 3rd trimester, in Virginia maybe it would be legal in cases of rape or incest. In Texas maybe it would be illegal everywhere."

That was the point. Then the people could vote with their feet.

[Blue Turtle]

Bush’s fault.

[Lions Gate]

Roe v. Wade will be eventually overturned - and what a wonderful day in America’s history it will be.

I pray that day comes as soon as possible - helpless, innocent children are being murdered in this country every day.

[Republic of Texas]

Always!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Not necessarily. Overturning Roe v. Wade will not make abortion illegal. It will allow each state to regulate abortion. Some states will make abortion illegal; some states will preserve the status quo.

True, but even then, I'd take abortion being legal in 15 states over it being legal in 50. Let the states that allow it bear the brunt of God's wrath, instead of it continuing to come down on us all.

[Joe 6-pack]

"If Roe is overturned, each of the 50 states (or is it 57?) will make their own rules on abortion."

I think it will depend on the grounds for which it is overturned. Note that Section 1 of the 14th Amendment distinguishes between its guidance for "citizens" and "persons." If the unborn can be successfully defined as "persons," the 14th Amendment will extend to them equal protection and the states won't have a choice...

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

[Pharmboy]

I had the pleasure of meeting CJ Roberts at a Washington Nationals game in the summer of '08 ( I was lucky enough to be invited to a suite that was next to the one he and his wife and kids were in). We spoke for about 8-10 minutes...this guy was the nicest, down-to-Earth person you could ever meet. Typical of so many of the decent people I've met from the mid-west thoughout my life.

We talked baseball, he asked about my kids and family...he was especially interested to hear about my son who's with the NYPD...I spoke a bit about politics (he didn't say anything then)...and I left him with with these words: "An awful lot of people like me are REALLY looking forward to the Heller decision." I then shook his hand and he got back to his suite (the suites share some common open-air areas).

[Balding_Eagle]

Yes he could have. He spent most of his eight years hiding from the press, not defending the war, and by inferrence, not defending our troops. Almost unforgiveable.

[bassmaner]

Oh yes, I think it would. 10th amendment and all that. The thing is, we'd get a real patchwork quilt of abortion laws. In New York, abortion would probably be legal into the 3rd trimester, in Virginia maybe it would be legal in cases of rape or incest. In Texas maybe it would be illegal everywhere. So then people would go across state lines and eventually the Supremos would declare it was a matter of interstate commerce and regulate it anyway. A federally protected right to abortion is a sacred cow to liberals, they will not let it go.

You just stumbled on the BIGGER precedent: far bigger than Roe v. Wade and much more consequential.

Restore the 10th Amendment!

Repeal Wickard v. Filburn!!!