Good news...for now.
The ‘Wise Latina’ actually did the right thing. Enjoy it while it lasts.
8th Amendment: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
The last minute stay is all part of a coordinated scheme with the WH to temporarily deflect some of the most visible and onerous parts of this thing until they can regroup and find a way to force it through while deflecting the blame.
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Drip, drip, drip...
ping!
Sotomayor made more sense than Roberts - I’m feeling kinda dizzy...need to lie down for a while.
She won’t stop SSM in Utah, though. There’s a study showing that the Supremes essentially rule by what’s popular with the voters or by private whim. We’re way past careful, thoughtful Constitutional rulings. Wickard proved that.
Maybe the authorities can distribute the excess contraceptives among the urban blighted population. Give it away for free now rather than pay millions later to support the unwanted freeloaders that will be born to the mamas-got-several-daddys.
Unfettered access to birth control beats abortions or bringing yet another welfare case into this world.
Catholic BTTT!
After thinking about this for a day or so, I have to remember Sotomayor votes the way she’s told to vote. This may simply be a way for obama to grant another waiver without having to grant another waiver.