Wednesday, February 08, 2023

SCOTUS at SOTU

 It's always so weird to me to see them sitting there in the front.

There's the famous Alito outburst.  And RBG admitting she wasn't 100% sober at the lengthy speech.

Last night, both retired Justices Breyer and Kennedy showed up.

And the President ridiculed the Court for overturning Roe:

“Congress must restore the right the Supreme Court took away last year and codify Roe v. Wade to protect every woman’s constitutional right to choose,” Biden said. “Make no mistake; if Congress passes a national abortion ban, I will veto it.”

The president also criticized states that had passed abortion restrictions, calling them “extreme” and told the nation that he and Vice President Kamala Harris were determined to provide “reproductive health care and safeguard patient privacy.”

Several pro-life groups condemned the president’s statements, with one describing the speech as “tragic and frightening.”

“Americans will hear a tragic and frightening, but deeply misleading story about post-Dobbs America tonight – the idea that the pro-life movement is willing to let women die,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, a pro-life student organization, said in a prepared statement. “That is a blatant lie. Biden and the Democrats could not be more out of step with America as they push abortion on demand for any reason, paid for by taxpayers, up to the moment of birth. In the new Dobbs era, every woman and every child should receive the rights and love and attention they deserve.”

 

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Outburst" Gimme a break.

Anonymous said...

Outburst means the sudden release of strong emotion. Perfectly
apt, try reading a book. Team Dave here.

Rumpole said...

I like the rough and tumble. Like my own House of Commons.

Kissimmee Kid said...

Rump, the gussied up lump of clay shouting "lier," would have been given a chance to apologize and if she didn't, she would have been escorted from the chamber.

The fact of the matter is that we are all witnessing the beginning of the end of the republic. Soon, the Caudillo, will ride in on his white horse, overthrow the elected representatives and rule with the iron fist the Trumpnistas wanted tiny hands to use.

America is over.

Anonymous said...

8:45 this is actually the end of the beginning of the demise of our great country.

Anonymous said...

Shaking your head and mouthing two words is a "sudden outburst of emotion"? Your team has some interesting standards.

Anonymous said...

@942: "Your team has some interesting standards." Therein lies the problem. You think this is a team sport. Like DeSantis the other day saying that he doesn't spend his time attacking other republicans - wtf not! If a republican, or a democrat, or I don't care who is right or wrong, their "team" doesn't make any difference.

Anonymous said...

He said "team Dave here" not me.