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6 Males on SCOTUS voting against 3 Female justices to remove a woman's right to choose.
Handmaid's Tale has arrived.
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What optics. Not that they care. (Original Post)
kairos12
Jul 2018
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You are probably right about that. That is, if they care at all about the optics.
kairos12
Jul 2018
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genxlib
(5,526 posts)1. Which is why a female will be strongly considered for the nomination
There are plenty of hard core right wing women out there willing to do the deed to their own.
kairos12
(12,861 posts)2. You are probably right about that. That is, if they care at all about the optics.
genxlib
(5,526 posts)4. These people are so power hungry
I expect they are looking at the fact that Women live longer. After all, why give up your seat any earlier than necessary.
Shrek
(3,979 posts)3. Some are already calling for a female nominee for that very reason
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-28/amy-coney-barrett-should-replace-kennedy-on-supreme-court
Also, it cannot be good for conservatism that all three women now on the court are liberals. If Roe v. Wade is ever overturned as I certainly hope it will be, as it is an unjust decision with no plausible basis in the Constitution it would be better if it were not done by only male justices, with every female justice in dissent.