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The fact that the same institution (SCOTUS), reading the same text (US Constitution) could conclude that abortion is a right, then isn't, tells us much of what
by bambax 4y ago
The fact that the same institution (SCOTUS), reading the same text (US Constitution) could conclude that abortion is a right, then isn't, tells us much of what we need to know about said institution, text... and certainly "historicism" as well.
It's all arbitrary; clever and well-read people spending a lot of time justifying and rationalizing their predjudice.
- fassssst 4y agoIt's about power over women and always was.
- InTheArena 4y agoWhich is why I think that making this decision should be done via a legislative branch instead, rather then unelected partisan, unaccountable, lifetime appointed judges.
- cryptonector 4y agoYeah, it's a bunch of humans with opinions.
- mattnewton 4y agoalways has been :/
- absolutelymild 4y agoWell said. This reversal really exposes the court as a political entity imo. The Supreme Court just ruled that abortion is a question for the states, but concealed weapons laws aren’t. What’s more likely, that this all fits into some complex theory of states rights, or that it’s republican majority siding with the republican party?