“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled," Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft

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Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Read the Ninth and Fourteenth. States are limited by the Constitution. The 14th Amendment was a Second Founding. Its purpose is to restrict states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: When women are forced to carry pregnancies they often die. So please tel me why criminalizing abortion doesn’t violate any fundamental rights again?

You’re living in the GOP created theocracy. Women have no fundamentally rights because five people on the Supreme Court are so stupid that they literally believe women were created by God from Adam’s rib. There’s a literal handmaiden on the court who said that pregnancy and childbirth weren’t that difficult.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

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Now read the 14th.

I’m aware of the 14th thanks. I was responding to PPs who didn’t understand that the constitution gives powers not specifically excluded to the states. Subject to the other provisions of the constitution of course, and therein lies the issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

I never thought this way before, but I am beginning to think that this massive nation with 50 states that can rule any way they want on important issues like abortion, the death penalty, access to healthcare, etc. is simply not workable. How can it be possible to have--in one nation--such a wide range of state laws on an important issue like abortion where you have on the one hand states that permit late-term abortions (e.g OR) and, on the other hand, states where it is illegal to have an abortion after 6wks (TX, OK). If we left everything up to the states, we'd still have unequal protection under the law in many states for all sorts of categories of people like women, racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

.

Now read the 14th.

I’m aware of the 14th thanks. I was responding to PPs who didn’t understand that the constitution gives powers not specifically excluded to the states. Subject to the other provisions of the constitution of course, and therein lies the issue.

Ahem. The states OR the people. Read the entire 10th Amendment. And while you're at it, read the 9th Amendment as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

The bolded clause is in play here via the 14th Amendment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: When women are forced to carry pregnancies they often die. So please tel me why criminalizing abortion doesn’t violate any fundamental rights again?

You’re living in the GOP created theocracy. Women have no fundamentally rights because five people on the Supreme Court are so stupid that they literally believe women were created by God from Adam’s rib. There’s a literal handmaiden on the court who said that pregnancy and childbirth weren’t that difficult.

Well yes but I’d like one person her supports this travesty of a legal opinion to explain to me how the “fascist five” so casually explained fundamental rights away to avoid having to apply strict scrutiny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

I never thought this way before, but I am beginning to think that this massive nation with 50 states that can rule any way they want on important issues like abortion, the death penalty, access to healthcare, etc. is simply not workable. How can it be possible to have--in one nation--such a wide range of state laws on an important issue like abortion where you have on the one hand states that permit late-term abortions (e.g OR) and, on the other hand, states where it is illegal to have an abortion after 6wks (TX, OK). If we left everything up to the states, we'd still have unequal protection under the law in many states for all sorts of categories of people like women, racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, etc.

+10000 - how will this work? What will happen? What is the point of a nation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

.

Now read the 14th.

I’m aware of the 14th thanks. I was responding to PPs who didn’t understand that the constitution gives powers not specifically excluded to the states. Subject to the other provisions of the constitution of course, and therein lies the issue.

Ahem. The states OR the people. Read the entire 10th Amendment. And while you're at it, read the 9th Amendment as well.

Subject to final interpretation by SCOTUS like it or not. (FWIW, I personally am very upset about this but don’t agree with the PPs who think the SC should be abolished.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: When women are forced to carry pregnancies they often die. So please tel me why criminalizing abortion doesn’t violate any fundamental rights again?

You’re living in the GOP created theocracy. Women have no fundamentally rights because five people on the Supreme Court are so stupid that they literally believe women were created by God from Adam’s rib. There’s a literal handmaiden on the court who said that pregnancy and childbirth weren’t that difficult.

Well yes but I’d like one person her supports this travesty of a legal opinion to explain to me how the “fascist five” so casually explained fundamental rights away to avoid having to apply strict scrutiny.

Three of the justices are totally and completely illegitimate, that’s how. The GOP just does what it wants, and no I don’t know why. I guess Democrats are just fundamentally decent people who believe in the rule of law and won’t take the motherkillers down, but here we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: When women are forced to carry pregnancies they often die. So please tel me why criminalizing abortion doesn’t violate any fundamental rights again?

You’re living in the GOP created theocracy. Women have no fundamentally rights because five people on the Supreme Court are so stupid that they literally believe women were created by God from Adam’s rib. There’s a literal handmaiden on the court who said that pregnancy and childbirth weren’t that difficult.

Well yes but I’d like one person her supports this travesty of a legal opinion to explain to me how the “fascist five” so casually explained fundamental rights away to avoid having to apply strict scrutiny.

Three of the justices are totally and completely illegitimate, that’s how. The GOP just does what it wants, and no I don’t know why. I guess Democrats are just fundamentally decent people who believe in the rule of law and won’t take the motherkillers down, but here we are.

Sorry I don’t mean “how” literally. I mean I would like someone to explain the logic to me because in my reading of the opinion I’m not finding any.

[Anonymous]

If one of the five defect, who would it be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

.

Now read the 14th.

I’m aware of the 14th thanks. I was responding to PPs who didn’t understand that the constitution gives powers not specifically excluded to the states. Subject to the other provisions of the constitution of course, and therein lies the issue.

Ahem. The states OR the people. Read the entire 10th Amendment. And while you're at it, read the 9th Amendment as well.

Subject to final interpretation by SCOTUS like it or not. (FWIW, I personally am very upset about this but don’t agree with the PPs who think the SC should be abolished.)

Other than trolls who thinks it should be abolished? In a sane world, in a democracy, the three Trump joke justices (plus the insurrectionist Thomas) would be out. All three of them perjured themselves. I remember the mother effing sht storm around the word “is” in the late 1990s and how the GOP just about collectively popped an aneurysm over it. I know it was largely show among the losers like Kavanaugh, but every day GOP voters really did think that was the end of the world.

Here, three bought and paid for justices perjured themselves. Roberts doesn’t care. Here is judicial activism by five justices being led around by their disgusting religious impulses and misogyny. Roberts doesn’t care. The court is illegitimate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:States Rights is part of the Constitution, abortion isnt.

Go read the Ninth Amendment. You know, the one right before the Tenth one with the “States Rights” in it.

Correct. It’s just so obvious here. What power does the state have to criminalize abortion? Where does the constitution give the government that power?

Explain it to me because that is the question. And I don’t think there is a legitimate state interest in denying pregnant women access to medical care that, if denied, would increase their chances of harm.

They're argument is that the State has the inherent power to control everything not specifically excluded. It flips the entire principle of our democracy upside down. Under their interpretation of the Constitution power flows down instead of up. Rights are not inherent to individuals but rather courtesies given to the people by the government.

That is insane.

WTAF?

It’s in the Constitution. Per the Tenth Amendment: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

I never thought this way before, but I am beginning to think that this massive nation with 50 states that can rule any way they want on important issues like abortion, the death penalty, access to healthcare, etc. is simply not workable. How can it be possible to have--in one nation--such a wide range of state laws on an important issue like abortion where you have on the one hand states that permit late-term abortions (e.g OR) and, on the other hand, states where it is illegal to have an abortion after 6wks (TX, OK). If we left everything up to the states, we'd still have unequal protection under the law in many states for all sorts of categories of people like women, racial/ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, etc.

+10000 - how will this work? What will happen? What is the point of a nation?

It doesn’t work. That’s why we have the 14th amendment and al of the jurisprudence coming out of it. It’s why we had a civil war.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: When women are forced to carry pregnancies they often die. So please tel me why criminalizing abortion doesn’t violate any fundamental rights again?

You’re living in the GOP created theocracy. Women have no fundamentally rights because five people on the Supreme Court are so stupid that they literally believe women were created by God from Adam’s rib. There’s a literal handmaiden on the court who said that pregnancy and childbirth weren’t that difficult.

Well yes but I’d like one person her supports this travesty of a legal opinion to explain to me how the “fascist five” so casually explained fundamental rights away to avoid having to apply strict scrutiny.

Three of the justices are totally and completely illegitimate, that’s how. The GOP just does what it wants, and no I don’t know why. I guess Democrats are just fundamentally decent people who believe in the rule of law and won’t take the motherkillers down, but here we are.

Sorry I don’t mean “how” literally. I mean I would like someone to explain the logic to me because in my reading of the opinion I’m not finding any.

They don’t need any. Now do you get it? When people have been warning that the GOP wants a religious dictatorship or a theocracy or a fascist dictatorship, did you not understand that they meant it? There doesn’t have to be any logic. For the GOP there is no rule of law anymore. Anything goes; they clearly don’t have to have any reason for anything.