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Their law clerks are very young and politically astute. I mean there’s no doubt this was leaked by a clerk, right? Why does it have to be a pissed off clerk,

Their law clerks are very young and politically astute. I mean there’s no doubt this was leaked by a clerk, right? Why does it have to be a pissed off clerk, rather than a PR savvy clerk … and the clerks are all PR savvy.

hedora 5y ago
The fact that Bernie’s immediately pointing out that this ruling can be overturned by eliminating the filibuster is pretty telling. The person that leaked this is probably trying to force the democrats to do what they were elected to do before the midterm elections.
- pyuser583 5y ago
  I mean the Republicans can pass a law making it a crime to cross state lines to obtain an abortion. For that matter they could try to outlaw abortion nationwide. Not long ago Planned Parenthood was reluctantly defending the filibuster. Do you think Congress is fairly constructed to reflect the will of the people?
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > The fact that Bernie’s immediately pointing out that this ruling can be overturned by eliminating the filibuster is pretty telling. I mean, it's wrong. This could be overturned only by amending the Consittution. If the filibuster were dropped, and Democrats voted without defections, they could pass a law purporting to secure abortion rights federally, but it's hard to see what Constitutional authority of the federal government could be invoked to justify it. That wouldn't reverse the decision that the right is not secured by the Constitution, it would just create a new and weaker barrier that the Court would almost certainly immediately sweep aside, finding whatever Constitutional basis was asserted unconvincing, and citing the 10th Amendment.
  - jnhnum1 5y ago
    Or by packing the Supreme Court...
    - tablespoon 5y ago
      > Or by packing the Supreme Court... With literally one of the the slimmest majorities possible? That would be unwise.
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quantified 5y ago
I have a feeling Amy Coney Barrett is savvy enough to make this move.

hedora 5y ago

The fact that Bernie’s immediately pointing out that this ruling can be overturned by eliminating the filibuster is pretty telling. The person that leaked this is probably trying to force the democrats to do what they were elected to do before the midterm elections.

pyuser583 5y ago
I mean the Republicans can pass a law making it a crime to cross state lines to obtain an abortion. For that matter they could try to outlaw abortion nationwide. Not long ago Planned Parenthood was reluctantly defending the filibuster. Do you think Congress is fairly constructed to reflect the will of the people?
dragonwriter 5y ago
> The fact that Bernie’s immediately pointing out that this ruling can be overturned by eliminating the filibuster is pretty telling. I mean, it's wrong. This could be overturned only by amending the Consittution. If the filibuster were dropped, and Democrats voted without defections, they could pass a law purporting to secure abortion rights federally, but it's hard to see what Constitutional authority of the federal government could be invoked to justify it. That wouldn't reverse the decision that the right is not secured by the Constitution, it would just create a new and weaker barrier that the Court would almost certainly immediately sweep aside, finding whatever Constitutional basis was asserted unconvincing, and citing the 10th Amendment.
- jnhnum1 5y ago
  Or by packing the Supreme Court...
  - tablespoon 5y ago
    > Or by packing the Supreme Court... With literally one of the the slimmest majorities possible? That would be unwise.
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quantified 5y ago

I have a feeling Amy Coney Barrett is savvy enough to make this move.