A Looming Republican Fissure?

[Matty]

If Bush can replace O'Connor, Rehnquist, and Stevens (or maybe Bader-Ginsberg as well), that is almost assuredly enough to overturn Roe v Wade if the right people are appointed.

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AP WASHINGTON (March 4) - As lawyers and court watchers have long suspected, the Supreme Court was ready to effectively overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion in 1992, but Justice Anthony M. Kennedy got cold feet, and the vote went the other way.

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So, if he gets that opportunity in my eyes he has one of two choices:

1) Do it, and alienate the majority of his country (only 29% want it overturned), or

2) Take one for the team, nominate a pro-choice judge or two, and save his Party the embarassment.

I think he's going to go with number 2. This is not an issue where public approval can be discounted. Abortion is one of the few major issues that really will affect people's votes.