06-26-2022, 01:15 PM
(06-26-2022, 10:36 AM)GMDino Wrote: No what else isn't "clearly delineated" in the constitution?
Nine members on the SC
The filibuster
Qualified Immunity
Quite correct.
Quote:One was made a right and then taken away. That's the bottom line.
Yes, one was incorrectly made a right. I'll reiterate, I'd back and support any effort to codify Roe into law, but the previous SCOTUS ruling was based on some very shaky reasoning.
Quote:The "right" only existed at the whim of the religious and political leanings of the people telling you it was a right whether the word "Abortion" was in the constitution or not.
No, it existed only because a previous SCOTUS had said so. Like the other 200 plus times before it the current SCOTUS reversed that previous ruling.
Quote:That's why Thomas wants to "fix" the decisions about gay marriage, sodomy laws and birth control.
You have a gay brother, you said, so prepare yourself.
I certainly hope not, but even if this was the case it would, like abortion, fall back on the individual states. All of this can be prevented by passing legislation codifying it into law, all of which I would support. We've all, but especially the left, grown to accustomed to allowing the judicial branch to effectively write legislation. This should be a very rare occurrence.
As for same sex marriage, it's a much harder constitutional sell to override that, IMO, a virtually impossible one. Marriage has so many civil benefits that denying it to same sex couples violates the equal protection clause. I will say that my uncle, the one who was a judge and federal prosecutor, agrees with you though.
