If anything, this is a cautionary tale as to the consequences of questioning a potential SC justice on how they will rule on something before they hear the specific case.
It's an invitation to be lied to. Quite frankly, many many many lies have been told in such hearings/questioning.
#28 | POSTED BY EBERLY AT 2022-06-27 08:12 AM | REPLY
Yes, except that is not what happened in this instance.
Kavanaugh, et al, stated the obvious; i.e., that Roe was a long-standing precedent that had been affirmed and modified somewhat over time.
What Kavanaugh didn't volunteer, and what he was never asked, is whether or not he would vote to completely overrule Roe if given the opportunity to do so. He did indicate he would be open to overturning "settled law." For some reason, Susan ignored that comment.
In any event, everyone with a functioning brain (which might exclude Susan Collins and Joe Manchin) knew that he and Alito and Barrett and Thomas would do exactly that.
This dimwit is my Congresswoman. She's totally bonkers and, of course, she's also being challenged in the Republican primary for not having her lips planted firmly enough on Trump's ample orange @$$.