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BWLurker2 posted...

legendary_zell posted...

It's highly unlikely that the person he appoints will overturn the gay marriage ruling or even Roe v. Wade.

I wouldn't say highly unlikely. His base hates both those rulings with a passion.

I don't think they'll do it for institutional reasons. Overturning either would be a major cultural flashpoint that would destroy bipartisan respect for the court. That's really the court's biggest asset and the one thing it's the scaredest to damage as an institutional body. It's a major reason for the political question doctrine. If they pull the trigger on either issue, half the country would no longer consider them a legitimate institution, they'd be considered an arm of the Republican party. That would be the realization of a threat social liberals have been scared of for a long time and would be the legit rollback of women's rights that has been a boogeyman up until now.
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