American Thinker: There’s “precedent” and then there’s precedent. It seems for Maine’s Senator Susan Collins – who is the very definition of a RINO — precedent is everything, except when it isn’t. According to Townhall:
Maine’s moderate Republican Senator Susan Collins told CNN’s Jake Tapper today that she would not be supporting a Supreme Court nominee who has “demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade” because, in her mind, that would be a justice who does not respect established precedent.
Collins added,
I want a judge who will apply the law to the facts of the case with fidelity to the Constitution. Roe v. Wade is a constitutional right that is well established, and no less an authority than Chief Justice Roberts said that repeatedly at his confirmation hearing.
Because, you know, when you are killing the most helpless and innocent among us, you’re supposed to think “fidelity to the Constitution.” A longtime U.S. senator — especially one who is so often called upon concerning the same moral issues, should not be so careless with her words. Roe v. Wade is not a right in and of itself but rather is a court case that found a “right” that, prior to 1973, had escaped every previous jurist in the history of the U.S. judicial system.
In getting their perverse agenda into law, if only today’s liberals would limit themselves to things that are actually “constitutional.” Even the pro-slavery Americans of the 18th century were willing to get their way via the Constitution. And legal slavery was forever ended in the United States constitutionally, via an amendment, not by the mere ruling of a judge or a majority of judges.
But winning elections and actually achieving law the way our founders intended has proven far too difficult for liberals and the party they own. Thus, the courts have long been a favorite tool of the modern left. Don’t get me wrong, though. As November, 2016 well demonstrates, liberals love to win elections — and hate to lose them! Because so many of them have made a god of government, liberals very much enjoy obtaining all the political power possible, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, and they are loathe to see it in the hands of those opposed to their perverse agenda. more here
Her objection is not based on any foundation Document. Could she show us dummies where abortion is in any foundation document? I can’t find it!
IT IS IN THE CONSTITUTION! The constitution address abortion in the same section it mentions obamacare.
So the Constitution is silly putty that can be contorted and twisted over time to suit liberals whims, but they will let us know when we all must respect established precedent WRT pet court decision?
It’s right in there in the Welfare, Housing , and SNAP clause. And the Rights of Illegal Immigrant clause. And the Planned Parenthood clause.
What idiots like Susan Collins fails to understand is NO nominee for SCOTUS can tell a Senator what his position is, or how he would vote on abortion or ANY issue that could possibly come before the court. To do so would automatically disqualify him or her. Either Collins is too stupid to know this (very possible) or she is simply playing to the death cult constituency.
Moe Tom; did you mean the Good and Plenty Clause?
I’m so ashamed of her being my Senator.
The woman needs guardian….
If she is so concerned about keeping something because it is a precedent, then she should be ok for us to re-institute slavery. It was a precedent for far longer than abortion.
Gosh. Precedent like the Dred Scott decision?
Actually you can find precedent for an abortion right in English Common Law, which is why the Ninth Amendment was cited. (For one of the first times in Con Law history, but never mind that, Hater)
It seems that in 1765, the death penalty for performing an abortion was rescinded in England. So hey, if you can’t be hung for something, it must mean you have a right to do it, Amiright?
Also, this change happened right about the time the Colonies were agitating for separation from England, yet another strong piece of evidence that the colonists were in favor of this “right” … just like they were in favor of taxation without representation, state establishment of religion or forced quartering of Hessian soldiers
Proggressives …..