"Justice Scalia Ginsberg would be disappointed that his her successor has bungled textualism so badly today, for the sake of appealing to college campuses and editorial boards religious fundamentalists and Conservative think tanks. This was not judging, this was legislating - a brute force attack on our constitutional system," bemoaned Carrie Severino, president of the right-wing Judicial Crisis Network 70% of voters concerned with reproductive rights.
Alito has cemented my feelings about Republicans for all time. You support this guy if you remain in the party after this. This is all on you. I was willing to give individuals a pass up until now. Not any more.
So he is against "- the theory that courts should 'update' old statutes so that they better reflect the current values of society." - but wants to "update" Roe v Wade to appease Evangelical outrage. I suppose he wants to bring back Dredd Scott.
Discrimination against gays is clearly discrimination based on sex. She can love a man, but he can't? That's treating people differently based on their sex. Simple.
It's not much more complicated for trans people. "If I were a man, I'd be treated differently." Explain how that isn't discrimination based on sex.
This the same Alito who cited the legal opinion of someone who viewed spousal rape was acceptable as was burning witches. It's not the 17th century anymore.
Fart_Machine:This the same Alito who cited the legal opinion of someone who viewed spousal rape was acceptable as was burning witches. It's not the 17th century anymore.
Everyone is the hero in his own story. He thinks this will make him a huge name in history.
The gall of Alito to invoke "textualism" (which is a dumb idea anyway) after basing his opinion in Roe V. Wade on the writings of man who lived a century before the United States Constitution was even conceived of is astonishing.
I presume that those that voted for the 1964 law would have considered sex as inclusive of LGBTQ+ rights. That presumption is just as valid as Alito's presumption given neither of us can go back in time to have it debated.
These religious scumbags will keep spliting hairs just to make sure they have someone/anyone to piss on and deny basic equal rights to.
Haha! The Constitution doesn't say anything about people with BROWN eyes, therefore people with brown eyes are not protected under any civil rights afforded to everyone else.
ScaliaGinsberg would be disappointed thathisher successor has bungled textualism so badly today, for the sake of appealing tocollege campuses and editorial boardsreligious fundamentalists and Conservative think tanks. This was not judging, this was legislating - a brute force attack on our constitutional system," bemoanedCarrie Severino, president of the right-wing Judicial Crisis Network70% of voters concerned with reproductive rights.close
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- but wants to "update" Roe v Wade to appease Evangelical outrage.
I suppose he wants to bring back Dredd Scott.
The guy is a bigoted scrotum
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Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
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It's not much more complicated for trans people. "If I were a man, I'd be treated differently." Explain how that isn't discrimination based on sex.
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freddyV: His argument that abortion isn't in the constitution.
Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
Also not in the Constitution: Mandated number of justices on the Supreme Court.
Expand it to 29 and appoint 20 left-leaning judges.
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Kubo: freddyV: His argument that abortion isn't in the constitution.
Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
Also not in the Constitution: Mandated number of justices on the Supreme Court.
Expand it to 29 and appoint 20 left-leaning judges.
We had better hurry before the GQP run with the idea, such they win in 2022.
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We've all moved past this childish notion, right?
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AirForceVet: Kubo: freddyV: His argument that abortion isn't in the constitution.
Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
Also not in the Constitution: Mandated number of justices on the Supreme Court.
Expand it to 29 and appoint 20 left-leaning judges.
We had better hurry before the GQP run with the idea, such they win in 2022.
The number of Justices is set by statute. It can't be changed without passing a new law.
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freddyV: His argument that abortion isn't in the constitution.
Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
Yes, Alito would almost certainly issue such a ruling if given the chance.
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freddyV: His argument that abortion isn't in the constitution.
Hmm
Does that also mean the ADA is unconstitutional since the word disability isn't in there?
The word "disability" is in there three times.
/But I know what you mean.
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Fart_Machine: This the same Alito who cited the legal opinion of someone who viewed spousal rape was acceptable as was burning witches. It's not the 17th century anymore.
Everyone is the hero in his own story.
He thinks this will make him a huge name in history.
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So by his logic...
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Pats_Cloth_Coat: When the bill of rights was written they didn't intend it to cover black folks.
So by his logic...
Well not the whole black folk, just 3/5ths of them.
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Haha! The Constitution doesn't say anything about people with BROWN eyes, therefore people with brown eyes are not protected under any civil rights afforded to everyone else.
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