(06-27-2018 05:08 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I was worried about this and I've been pretty consistent that the SC is the #1 reason I voted for Clinton. I'm surprised some of you are thinking they will never touch Roe vs. Wade, and I'm also surprised some of you aren't demanding they do based on your opinions on pro-life. Based on what I'm hearing though, if they do try to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the earliest it would likely happen is 2020.

I'll try to be reasonable here. First, I do think that they will have a nominee in place in the fall and will do everything they can to get the vote done before midterm elections. It would be huge for the Democrats if they could somehow get that Senate vote after November but knowing how poor that party is run these days, I doubt it will happen.

In 2016, I might have had a smidgen of hope that Trump would nominate a moderate. I have no hope of that anymore. I do think if he nominates another Gorsuch, then perhaps Flake, Corker and McCain vote no, but I'd only put those odds at best at about 33 percent.

While this is disappointing news, Kennedy lately has been voting with the conservative bloc. So kind of like what happened with Obama, it still doesn't greatly change the make-up of the SC other than to replace an older conservative with a younger conservative.

And by the way, Trump might be under some pressure not to nominate another white male. Just saying....

Just saying stupid stuff.

Roberts will not vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. Alito most likely won't either.