Posted on 05/02/2022 10:51:10 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The recent leak of a draft opinion that signals the U.S. Supreme Court is ready to overturn its decision in Roe v. Wade is unprecedented in the Court’s modern history.
On Monday, Politico reported on a draft opinion it obtained “from a person familiar with the court’s proceedings,” reportedly written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
According to the draft, Alito comes to the “inescapable conclusion” that “a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions.”
“The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion,” the draft says. “Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives.”
Throughout the last half-century, journalists have speculated on Justices’ decisions ahead of time, and former Supreme Court clerks have provided insight into the deliberation process. However, never in the Court’s modern history has a draft decision been leaked while the case was still pending.
For example, there were reports about the Justices’ internal debates during deliberations on Roe v. Wade in 1972. Additionally, former Chief Justice Warren Burger launched an inquiry into if Supreme Court staff leaked decisions after reports predicting the outcome of two decisions in 1979 were run.
According to Politico:
In 1972, while Roe was under deliberation, an unbylined Washington Post story detailed the justices’ internal wrangling on that subject. The Post story — which appeared days after the justices ordered a second round of arguments in the case — was attributed to anonymous informed sources and did not quote any draft opinions or internal memoranda, but described them in significant detail.
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Even then, no internal documents were released public as with Monday’s release of Alito’s draft.
Many politicians and other pundits have speculated the draft’s leak was meant to intimidate the Justices into changing their decisions in the Mississippi abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“Obviously, one of the leftist judges leaked the Court memo to ignite protests and riots that would intimidate the justices,” Dave Reaboi tweeted.
“The next time you hear the far left preaching about how they are fighting to preserve our Republic’s institutions & norms remember how they leaked a Supreme Court opinion in an attempt to intimidate the justices on abortion,” Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted.
Baby killing is the dog whistle of democrat voters. This was leaked to both riot and burn the court and to be used as election fodder.
How do we know it’s real?
BTTT
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They put up barriers at the Supreme Court early instead of releasing a statement that’s it’s a Fake.
The Leaker has already been praised.
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the left is the enemy of this country ...period. they can’t be inside our government and have a clearance from this clerk outed who works for the great Latina to the FBI these hacks are are treason.
They harp on January 6th but allow an open border to have an invasion of our country, a take over, for fooking VOTES ie...power. Trump has exposed these people for the power hungry communists they really are by just his existence.
We legit can’t live with these elites who run things and their minions.
Oh please. The swamp rat demonrats on the court leaked this for the mid terms. Kagan, Sotomayor, Barret, Roberts, Kav, and Breyer are all nasty disgusting swamp creatures. They want unborn babies killed and America destroyed, They will leak anything to advance the marxist democrat agenda.
Dems trying to bury Dinesh’s release of 2000mules.com
They’re busted. Evidence is there.
All the way to origin bank accounts.
All that’s needed is for a law enforcement agency to pick up the investigation
“Oppressors”, aka Marxist double speak. Indeed, allRoe does with this “privacy” clause is protect Planned Parenthood co-pimping of women and rapists who get rid of the “child evidence “. It is an abortion industry ruling, a hyphenated double speak privacy-abortion ruling protection of pimps under the guise of “women rights”.
It seems the left is pushing civil war.
all bets are off they are adopting a scorched earth policy on all fronts including a nuke war with Russia if they cant get what they want. The evil need to be dealt with harshly and without mercy. Only hope is those in the military that are not infected to set things straight
“It seems the left is pushing civil war.”
And they have created a formidable army…….consisting of southern border invaders, and street thugs who have already taken over cities.
I’m sure the so-called leak is real.
Just as I’m sure Deep State has NO plans to allow its pet SCOTUS to overturn Roe.
And that this is a desperate attempt to scare Dems into voting Dem at primaries and midterms.
Her highness Hillary Clinton looks on while peasant in mask tends to her gown.
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