Samuel Alito mocks foreign critics of repealing Roe v. Wade in Rome speech on religious liberty

[groundloop]

Source: CNN


Justice Samuel Alito, appearing for the first time in public since penning the opinion that reversed Roe v. Wade, mocked foreign criticism of the decision during a speech he delivered in Rome.

Alito -- sporting a new beard -- gave the talk that was largely dedicated to protecting religious liberty last week, but it was only publicized on Thursday by Notre Dame Law School.

"Religious liberty is under attack in many places because it is dangerous to those who want to hold complete power," Alito said. "It also probably grows out of something dark and deep in the human DNA -- a tendency to distrust and dislike people who are not like ourselves," he added.

His speech comes a month after the end of a blockbuster term where the court's majority not only ended a federal right to abortion, but also ruled in favor of religious conservatives in two cases.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/samuel-alito-religious-liberty-notre-dame-rome/index.html

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There's a lot more in the linked article that unfortunately won't fit into four paragraphs.

[ck4829]

1. He said after citing a foreign jurist who believed dreams counted as evidence

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[atreides1]

2. The last time I checked

It was his church that keeps trying to grab complete power...it's also his church that has become dark and tends to dislike those who refuse to bow to them!

He was speaking to a friendly audience of pedophile protectors...

[DBoon]

13. Heretics are no longer imprisoned and killed

thanks to separation of church and state

[atreides1]

26. Currently

Alito and the other Papists have been busy trying to bring down that wall...and the "American" Catholic bishops will do all they can to help!!!

[Voltaire2]

3. Alito should pull a Scalia.

[Lonestarblue]

4. Alito sounds drunk on his power to wreak havoc and force the country to obey his religion.

This decision will eventually backfire as more and more stories of women dying or suffering delayed medical care from miscarriages or other abnormalities of pregnancy. The religious right like to pretend that pregnancy is so normal a part of human life that nothing ever goes wrong so there is never a need for any medical intervention. The fact that 20-25% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage negates that belief, but these people have never let a few facts get in the way of their warped beliefs.

[yankee87]

8. Unfortunetly true

Many women will die so these disgusting pigs can virtue signal and say how much they, owned the libs. One thing I do know, my daughter-in-law, who lives in deep red Indiania, will not have any more babies because she doesn't want to leave her child motherless if something goes wrong.

[riversedge]

25. Your comments bring to mind how family planning will be altered--sometimes not with

the woman's wishes but with the states laws. damn

[Lovie777]

5. GOD don't like ugly ....

[NullTuples]

18. His god does.

[Bengus81]

6. Strange how Republicans never talk about "activist Judges" anymore

Hmmmm.........

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Sounds like he's talking about himself and the other MAGAs on the SCOTUS.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Does this violate his oath of office? Did he swear allegiance to a foreign power and religion?

[sanatanadharma]

10. Deep and dark in Alioto is a distrust/dislike of women, conscientious beings unlike his self

"...grows out of something dark and deep in the human DNA -- a tendency to distrust and dislike people who are not like ourselves,..."

In the name of religious liberty, he supports complete power over others, differently embodied.

[msfiddlestix]

27. ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t

[IronLionZion]

11. They think liberty means restricting someone else's liberty

[Mysterian]

12. Religious kooks and corrupt liars

with veto power of all legislation.

[NullTuples]

19. They block gov't agencies saying only Congress, then block Congress, too.

Their entire theology-of-law like most other theologies, is completely relative, without needing to rely on objective truth and consistency.

[Novara]

14. There is no religious freedom in this country

Ask Jewish people. Ask Muslims. Ask atheists. If you don't follow their xtian bullshit you don't have much freedom. That is getting clearer every fucking day.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. He's talking through his ass again

[Martin68]

16. Alito's feeling his oats. The power has gone to his head. Pride goeth before a fall...

[NullTuples]

17. He's openly gloating about his part in building a Christian theocracy.

decisions are to help build

[LakeArenal]

20. " " Alito said. "It also probably grows out of something dark and deep in the human DNA- a tendenc....

Such transference.

[BlueIdaho]

21. Be sure to follow any faith you like

As long as it’s Catholic.

[AntiFascist]

22. We have a branch of government ruled by Catholicism n/t

[EndlessWire]

23. He can't hide behind that awful beard.

His job isn't to decide on the morals of the country. His job was supposed to be deciding law issues. Kudos to all the heads of state who voiced their dissent against that awful decision he and his buddies made. Look what they did to our country.

Expand the Court. Term limits for the Justices. And, 18 years is too long.

[SouthernDem4ever]

24. There's a lot more in the linked article that unfortunately won't fit into four paragraphs. 7 Tweet

which I assume is more nauseating than what you show in the post.