The Supreme Court Doesn't Give A Damn What The Public Wants | How Gullible Is Susan Collins?

[@diegolarrea7932]

What I find weird about the US is the fact that judges are politically active in all levels of the judiciary. Aren’t judges meant to be outside politics and only concerned with matters of law?

[@ianmiller6040]

Supposed to be, yeah. Especially the Supreme Court, which is supposed to loftily float above the mundane stuff down on the ground, like partisan politics. But over the years, it's been slowly, voluntarily, stooping lower and lower to drag itself and its ideals through the mud. Utterly disgusting and morally wrong.

[@generalpublic3744]

The USA is the biggest banana republic in the world. Do you really think that basic human rights have any value? Of course not.

[@irtwiaos]

The way they are nominated and confirmed made them political in nature once politicians found out that they can make shit up to make whatever position they want be legal.

[@salishseas]

America is broken. In large part to the Supreme Court. Republicans are very, very bad people.

[@Justusson]

@@irtwiaos Both nomination and confirmation should be a matter outside of politics altogether. It says so in the constitution really in one way, where the judiciary, the legislative and executive is supposed to be separate. Yet,.. 🤔

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Why is it okay for people to lie on a job interview? Wouldn't finding out they lied after being hired, be grounds for dismissal?

[@raggedcritical]

Especially given they lied under oath to the US Senate, but there's no way to prove that they didn't just "change their minds". They're lying scum, and utterly unqualified for the position - that's why they were confirmed in the first place. Like Stephen said, they were (and are) playing the game.

[@wendylott6920]

For us peasants Yes.

[@mopimu3408]

@@wendylott6920 Exactly. We have to abide by certain rules. They don't.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Indeed

[@germancomment2244]

@@fredwright5954 Whatabputism, and it's indisputable fact that Republicans are the party of alternative facts or as we should call it.... Lies. Their frontman had over 29.000 while in office.

[@mariaangelova8275]

Since they lied, why would they still have their life term appointed jobs?!

[@blizz2748]

Technically speaking they didn't directly lie. Which is why they aren't being tried yet. They are on a hairs edge of lying under oath

[@rapid13]

They never lied. Don’t just listen to the sound bites.

[@rdubbskiis]

They lied

[@mariaangelova8275]

@@rapid13 I've watched their interviews and based what that they said then vs what is happening right now, they lied.

[@jtrain9926]

@@rapid13 yes, they didnt lie if you just don't listen to their sound bites of their testimony in legal hearings.

[@slowpainful]

Interesting fact: In Canada, there are NO LAWS concerning abortion. None for, none against. It's regarded as a private issue. Also, sexual and reproductive health is an important part of our health care system. Re the Supreme Court: Canadian Justices of the Supreme Court must retire at 75, in some cases at 70. They must have served as a federal court judge or have been members of the bar for 10 years minimum. They are appointed on reco from the Prime Minister; there is no public grilling or politicization of the process. If you qualify, you can actually apply to be a Supreme Court Judge! Appointments are drawn from across the country to be representative. Try less circus, more integrity, US.

[@euanreid6682]

Funny how Canada is everything America pretends to be.

[@omicron2018]

Thank you, Canada. I dont know if it's because you've learned anything from us about how NOT to do "civilization," but it's a comfort knowing that SOMEONE is trying to get it right.

[@wilmanorman330]

In Canada we are not slaves to or victims of a constitution…that helps.

[@dukeljk2191]

Yeah your your shit hole country doesn't even have free speech. You can jail or fined for saying trans women aren't women. You can have it .

[@kaivickers166]

Obviously Canada has had it too good for too long…your loud, meth-addicted, southern neighbor would like some help. Please.

[@hydrocarbon82]

If Alito wants to go back to the "early days" of our justice system, he might want to look up "tar & feathering". It was not uncommon for a judge back then to be tarred & feathered when he was determined to be an ENEMY of the people.

[@josephgriffin2388]

Then I guess your down with whole 1/6/21 crowd. You just gave them legitimacy for their actions with your advocacy.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Here, here! I'm all for it. Put them in the STOCKADES too so we can throw rotten food at them.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

@@josephgriffin2388 I think you missed the point? How did you get that from his facetious comment?

[@davidlundquist1979]

Plus, back then slavery was both legal and socially acceptable. He might lose Thomas' vote on that one. But maybe not, Thomas is nuts.

[@thorfinsky1427]

@@josephgriffin2388 The 1/6 crowd IS the enemy of the people so yeah I'm all for tarring and feathering them too. 👍

[@renkanazawabluedot]

Collins always play that game. She needs to go. All the Justices should get fired for lying under oath

[@DrowSkinned]

Yep and they ALL need term limits

[@gloriab357]

True, if all of them lied under oath. A few of them did.

[@Jimmy-Volmer]

Seeing as it's damn near impossible to fire any of these judges, l highly doubt any of them will be canned.

[@janetmoran1495]

And Maine just re-elected her last year. We're stuck for at least 6 more years of her.

[@bcshelby4926]

...unfortunately, removal of a Supreme Court Justice can only be accomplished through the process of impeachment, and we all saw how well that went on two occasions with the Orange Faced One. The House may be able to get enough votes to advance the articles to the Senate but there it would require that 17 (R)s cross the aisle and vote to convict each one and that just ain't going to happen.

[@Wedgetail14]

My father is a long time lawyer, and he just can't understand why the judges over in America are elected by politicians. The law should never be politicised, nor should anyone be above it.

[@craven5328]

And with the SC, I've discovered there really is no binding code of ethics. It seem preposterous for the highest justices in the land to appointed for life, and then also be the only justices in the country immune from outside ethical scrutiny (all other courts have adopted a version of the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct). As weve seen, letting them police themselves has led to partisan speeches, lavish gifts, and recusal fail­ure.

[@joeybagadonuts1206]

Supreme Court justices are not elected by politicians. They are appointed by the executive branch and consented to by congress. We agree that the law should never be politicized, nor should anyone be above it. The act of leaking the draft decision is the single largest attempt to politicize a decision in American history, and it should be admonished by everyone.

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

So pass s law. Debate it in congress. I want to see it all.

[@u2mister17]

Your Father should know man's laws will not filter evil. Sucking the brains out of a 9 month fetus is evil's sacrament. We have individual States with elected officials expressing the will of the people. The Godless left, and you have them also, only have destruction in their box of tools.

[@alisonmorton9465]

Thank you to your dad. I'm glad more people see it this way.

[@strangenrare8663]

The court: "We don't care what the public thinks." Also the court: "This leak is an affront to us public servants." Also also the court: "Let's proudly wait til July to tell the people whose opinions we profess not to know."

[@bigverybadtom]

Earl Warren didn't care about public opinion either.

[@intlvoiceofreason9239]

Republiqanons: worship the zygote, starve the child

[@brendanjobe6895]

@@bigverybadtom He sure didn't - and didn't care too much for the Constitution. He just let the political tastes of California determine his "law".

[@MikeHunt-no2kt]

Are you against Democracy now, or are you just ignorant about this ruling? You watch Colbert, so I guess those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

[@chillaxin1926]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is just a leak of a *draft*. The final report may very well be different.

[@patrowan7206]

This bit should be on the evening news... especially the part about judges lying under oath.

[@mrg0th1er83]

They know the law and didn’t technically lie. They just did not answer the question directly. So it could be misdirection but not a lie under oath. These snakes know how to manipulate the system.

[@nicolemarie7413]

YES! It made me sick seeing each of them announce during their confirmation hearings that Roe was precedent and as such should be honored, when it is now clear that they were lying. I'm so glad Stephen Colbert and his team decided to include the footage, along with the statistic that 80% of the US population disagrees with their decision. It's all so wrong, and I don't know what's to be done. But we can celebrate people who tell the truth

[@piotrswat169]

Wait so judges lie?No way tell me more😂

[@flackstar007]

@@mrg0th1er83 If that was a regular person a misdirection or half-truth or any other form of answering without actually answering the question as requested would be held as lying under oath. The main difference is society gives special privileges to people in positions of power and the leeway to say one thing and do something completely different. PS: the fact that such people in positions of power can be so openly hypercritical/fake and this be held up by the system itself will eventually break enough peoples trust in the system and the chaos this would bring would be enormous. PPS: expecting people to support such a broken system would only make this turn for the worse much quicker.

[@dalegehrking2862]

Takes one to know one.

[@gogreen7794]

I'm just sick. I was a senior in high school when the Roe v. Wade decision was announced. I started to get worried about the attempts to overturn it when Reagan became President and I've been more aware that the GOP was focused on dragging us back to the days of back-alley abortions and the adult women around me whispering about "D & C's." Here I am at 66, sitting not so much in shock as sadness of the inevitably of this soon to be ruling. So many of the battles that were fought and seemingly won when I was a child through my young adulthood are being undermined. Voting rights, abortion rights. What's next? I'm afraid.

[@bpm5403]

Oh please, your precious abortion isn't gone, it's merely being turned over to the states where it should have been all the time. You liberals are sooooo melodramatic.

[@jumantewashington8715]

Don't be afraid-your baby killing days are over anyway.

[@dag_of_the_west5416]

Seems right to privacy has pretty much vanished.

[@JJ-mr5xz]

You're sick and afraid? Well boo hoo cry me a fucking river because the babies that are literally dead from abortion don't even compare to your feelings.

[@MrPhotodoc]

So sad to see real women grieve over this BS. Time to step up ladies. And don't be afraid. Get MAD.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

Susan Collins is not gullible. She knew Exactly what was going to happen. Why is everyone covering for that terrible, terrible woman?

[@blizz2748]

It's a joke. She knew. We know she knew.

[@debrachase3131]

She always pretends to be "undecided" so everyone waits with baited breath upon her, feeding her a feeling of power and importance, then she does the predictably disappointing, anyway. She acts like we're the Charlie Brown to her Lucy. She holds the football 'til the last second.

[@davidthompson7817]

@@blizz2748 But she’s dumb enough not to know that we know (and knew then as well) that she knew.

[@davidthompson7817]

@@debrachase3131 And then the sound that follows… Like getting “the wind” knocked out of you when you hit the ground really hard.

[@jfm14]

@@debrachase3131 That's a good way of putting it. It's a power trip for Collins.. and a way of convincing moderate conservatives that they should continue to vote for her.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Thank you for finding a way to make me smile, no matter how bleak my world, or how bad the news. You and your writers are so appreciated! ❤❤

[@loki6626]

Wow I never realised how much SCOTUS valued human life. Guess they'll be getting rid of all those guns and the death penalty then.

[@oneofus5634]

And social aid programs will just begin to flourish, won't they? After all, the gqp is the "pro-life" party.

[@teutonicknight23]

Death Penalty for Rapists and child Molesters! I guess that means Bill Clinton is gonna get the electric chair. Oh wait no he won’t! Because all the lefty DA let criminals including murderers off the hook! But Utopia is in sight for y’all! Lmao I’m having a great day today!

[@davidallen9371]

I'm amazed how ignorant you are of the constitution.

[@camwyn256]

Corporations aren't considered people anywhere in the constitution. By their justification for overturning Roe, Citizens United should also be overturned

[@Killersam776]

It’s funny you mention guns because it’s actually a pretty fitting comparison. What’s republican’s answer when people propose banning guns? “Well people will find a way to get them anyway.” Surely though banning abortions is different and banning them will completely stop them

[@saulshennan6825]

They responded way more quickly with protective measures for the Supreme Court than they did the Capitol on January 6.

[@nathangonzalez9710]

G. Maybe cause despite disagreeing with the idea Biden doesn't want to see people storming the Supreme Court for his own amusement/political assperations, unlike the guy in charge on Jan 6

[@saulshennan6825]

@@nathangonzalez9710 It was never going to be anything more than angry women waving banners and shouting slogans. It's not as if they would try to smash their way in and hang the judges. That's a Russiapublican thing.

[@telebubba5527]

And without any crowd ready to storm them, just a simple protest. This just shows how vile they are.

[@JR-playlists]

Wait till all the MTG's out there need the procedure and can't get it....

[@JR-playlists]

It would be funny if the subject wasn't so toxic. Maybe this will get more people to get off their asses and VOTE these liars OUT

[@Me_G.]

I'm outraged by SCOTUS overturning Roe v Wade. F*cking hell, vote BLUE in 2022 to get filibuster out so Democrat lawmakers can write it into a law!

[@MrNukedawhales]

im not advocating against voting blue.. but they could have removed the filibuster by now.. if they wanted to.. they havent and they wont, no matter wether they win the election or not.

[@irtwiaos]

Sad thing is this SCOTUS is just gonna make up some bullshit reason ruling that the federal law legalizing abortion is unconstitutional.

[@MrNukedawhales]

@@irtwiaos thats what they just did.

[@davidallen9371]

Hey numbnuts if SCOTUS rules it's a states issue,congress can't write a law saying otherwise. They'd have to change the constitution and good luck with that.

[@benhornstein1688]

To all those voting red: This is your reward. Happy?

[@sneakyirishman7090]

“They knew if they were honest, they wouldn’t get the job, so they lied, which I think is perjury, but what do I know, I’m no Supreme Court Justice, I’m not a good enough liar.”

[@glennwelsh9784]

"We cannot allow our decisions to be affected by the reaction of the people whom our decisions will affect." In other words, "We're gonna decide what you can or can't do privately with your bodies, and we don't care how it will affect you or how you'll feel about it".

[@coltonblake13]

Many people feel terrible after it. Particularly because abortion as awful as it is for the mother isnt as bad as death for human.

[@yomama9538]

Good

[@kimberelydavis379]

Uhhh yeah……how does that statement make any sense?? We ARE the people they are making decisions for! If it’s a law, how can it be undone?

[@poisonsumc7426]

Citizens United already established the precedent that corporations being people have rights but people, not being corporations, are thereby not people and have no rights. At all.

[@fredwright5954]

yep, kinda like the ACA

[@lindag4544]

I will never forget my experience in medical school, pre-Roe, during an away elective in NC. A sweet, scared 14 year old brought to the ER with 104+fever, chills and hypotension.: sepsis due to a “coat hangar” abortion. She survived, but only after an emergency hysterectomy was done,. 14: pregnant at 13-by definition raped.

[@Me-wk3ix]

That's what Christians want more of.

[@siteml]

THIS. Most who argue pro-life never consider the consequences for the to-be mother. God forbid you have an ectopic pregnancy - since afaik you have to abort to save the mother in most such cases, this is basically a death sentence under an unconditional abortion ban. I would love to be the doctor who tells one of their loved ones (in their presence) that she's going to die because my hands are tied as a direct result of their boneheaded actions.

[@katrinaanning9916]

@Linda G. These stories need to be told one commenter told me after I also posted a horror story of a back alley filthy $400.00 botch job. Same outcome. 15 year old could never have kids. Your story is poignant and this will be the norm of horror stories and tragic outcomes if this gets overturned, which seems as though it already has. First draft~" draft may have typos to fix before final draft (sic)"~ judge Alito.

[@razvanzamfir1545]

IF you have the stomach to watch, go find: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. It's a movie set in communist Romania (pre 1989) where abortions were also illegal and also done in backalleys by unsavory characters. I just couldn't watch it all the way... as a guy. And that's only one side of why abortions should be legal, with plenty of other reasons which I don't need to go over. Honestly, how the US hasn't yet imploded is beyond me. The gall of these Justices to say that they shouldn't be influenced by public opinion when their opinion directly affects AT LEAST 50% of the public, is ridiculous.

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@razvanzamfir1545 there is a very good documentary about decree 770 as well. I think it's called 'children of the decree'. If you can't find it under that name look up 'Kinder des Dekrets' and take it from there.

[@rosemaryhanson9206]

While I am uncomfortable with abortion, I also am "uncomfortable" with hypocrisy. Since I have never been in a situation where a decision to terminate would be needed, I don't feel I have the expertise to make that decision for someone else.

[@aimhighbears7138]

Exactly. No one is forcing anyone to have an abortion. It is all about not having government force a woman or a girl to carry a fetus to term - in instances of rape, incest, health of the woman, what is best for the children she already has, abusive relationship, and so many other reasons. It is her body! Where is the truck convoy the woman? Not wearing masks killed children, elderly, immunocompromised people. Why were they against masks then?

[@teutonicknight23]

If we outlawed Abortion in all cases except Rape and Incest, would you support that?

[@jaimicottrill2831]

Thank you for that.

[@miitoob8278]

Hypocrisy is a label applied by outsiders. You do you.

[@MulrySquare]

If you're "uncomfortable with abortion" you don't have to get one. I respect your belief that life is sacred and begins the moment of inception. But you must respect MY belief that a fertilized egg isn't a "person" and that it is, in any case, INSIDE MY BODY and therefore I and only I get to decide. The SC just decided that requiring MASKS during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC was "overreach."

[@Green_Goddess]

This is so infuriating and deeply upsetting. I'm on the verge of tears. If US can be so backwards in women's rights, its only a reminder how slow the progress in women's rights really is. :(

[@dukeljk2191]

Cry like a bitch.

[@TweinSC]

I'm sorry that you are discouraged by the SCOTUS draft decision. Hopefully it's comforting to know that an appeal of Roe Vs Wade wouldn't change laws in a state without the public vote. Big states and left-leaning states will very likely have no policy changes.

[@charlesperigord1599]

Obama, Pelosi, and Schumer could have prevented this back in 2009 by passing federal statutes codifying Roe v. Wade. The Democrats had majorities in both houses of Congress back then. But they were too lazy and complacent and didn't bother. So now, if a woman gets pregnant in an anti-abortion state she may have to go to a pro-abortion state to get her abortion. Governor Newsom of California has already promised that free abortions will be provided to women who go there for their abortions. Connecticut is also trying to attract women who want abortions.

[@jschuler53]

Vij. The UN could make a case for violation of women's rights as human rights. They have done it for other countries. It would be a bold move to do it for the US. But if women don't have the same rights as men, then we're in violation of UN's Human Rights Counsel.

[@jamespanizza3708]

@@jschuler53 are you planning on having an abortion? I wouldn’t sweat it if you were though, because this precedent being overturned won’t make it illegal. Some states will probably make it illegal, but most will still carry on as always.

[@ephimp3189]

I think Supreme Court justices who were caught lying under oath during their confirmation hearings should be immediately disqualified from holding office. A liar should not be a judge

[@thecensae]

@@jameshayes211 there isn't a judge that supports that.

[@jameshayes211]

@@thecensae I can think of at least three: Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson.

[@thecensae]

@@jameshayes211 ah I understand now your mental capacity is too limited to understand the topic at hand.

[@ChillPillDyl]

@@jameshayes211 outlaw it all you want, it ain’t stopping. Except now, they’ll be even MORE “slaughtered”. DIY abortions, ghost clinics, remote van clinics…your nightmare is actually getting worse. Sleep well 😘

[@saltdaemon4453]

How about PUT TO DEATH.

[@hadara69]

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” ~Susan B Anthony

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

Well that and, according to the Bible, god explicitly valued an unborn child as less than the value of a living person. One could argue that the line "be fruitful and multiply" was a command to have kids, but if we just happened to multiply so much that we consumed all of the food and made the world unable to support mammals, that would not have been the intention. God, if such a being exists, also gave us a brain so that even though the Bible may be translated to have a black and white meaning, we could also decide for ourselves and make what could potentially be a better choice.

[@tcanders123]

@@89qwyg9yqa34t Plus, whatever the so-called Christian 'god' wants (if he existed), who the hell cares? No one's fictional god should have anything to do with our laws.

[@hadara69]

@@89qwyg9yqa34t Numbers 5: 11 -31 is about a “spell”(potion) performed by the Rabbi to induce an abortion IF the father is not the husband. That says it all. The Bible is not only PRO-abortion but anti-choice Christians don’t even understand why any of that stuff is in there: To outline how to CONTROL women, to own them like chattle, as property. This isn’t a modern idea for the modern world, but that’s the point. Those who support this disastrous SCOTUS vote aren’t living in the modern world, thanks to their fundie nutjob beliefs. They despise it. They long for a Theocracy and this is a step backward into one for America.

[@eiyukabe]

@@89qwyg9yqa34t When I was a Christian, I always interpreted that as akin to "Live long and prosper." Just an encouragement to thrive, not a literal mandate.

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

@@TylerFromKansas God's favorite son Jesus invented Google specifically so that such questions might be answered.

[@hoytoy100]

Collins was duped during the impeachments, and by 2 justices. And she is “shocked”. I don’t think she is very good at her job.

[@ateamfan42]

She wasn't duped. She knew exactly what she voted for and did it anyway. She's a liar and a traitor to the American people.

[@evelynh2436]

Apparently u believe her lol

[@weebjeez]

@@evelynh2436 what about putting "shocked" in quotes denotes that Hoytoy has fallen for her faux fumbling? Being "not very good at her job" doesn't mean she's incompetent. She's not good at her job on purpose.

[@stk7778]

she's great at her job of profiting off of pretending to share the values of any of her voters....

[@speks36]

Not being good at your job is the biggest qualifier for becoming a lawmaker. (Notice how I said lawmaker and not representative.)

[@mariatamburro]

"I'm not a supreme court justice, I'm not a good enough liar" Excellent point!!!

[@chillaxin1926]

Now I'm curious about how a comedy skit with Colbert as a SCJ would turn out.

[@priscillamoore5736]

A friend's mother was a visiting nurse during the '50s and '60s. The population she served was the poor; some of the houses still had dirt floors. (This was in NY state & also New England.) She always said that illegal abortions would *NOT *decrease the number of abortions; it would only increase the number of women dying. She saw first-hand many women die as a result of trying to perform their own abortions. One of her daughters still cries for those desperate women, who died because they were not rich enough to go to private clinics.

[@hadara69]

Christo-Fascists don't care about life. They JUST want control back. They are losing so Fascism is all they have left.

[@acustomer7216]

Agreed. My own mother said women knew who to go to for an abortion. And if not, the girl went to " visit an aunt" for several months.

[@page8301]

Yes it is nauseating how regressive rightwingers proclaim that they just want to "save lives" when in reality they just ruin more lives. Worse they actually do not care about unborn children. If they did they would not sabotage welfare programs aimed at single parents, mothers, etc. at every turn and would lend support to better education system, better child care, etc.

[@j.c.kocher5563]

People that murder children should die, I feel the same way about child molesters.

[@zezmerelda240]

i'm old enough to remember, too. been a nurse since the seventies. the women who suffered and died were Always poor and unable to get any proper birth control or medical care. the well off could go wherever and get what they needed. makes my blood boil!

[@laalaa99stl]

I hope a lesson Democrats take away from this is the importance of voting in EVERY. SINGLE. ELECTION. From local dog catcher all the way up to the person who gets to pick a person who gets to decide whether you have body autonomy or not.

[@MrfuckinBeilke]

expect the dems are in charge and this still happened

[@sushilguni6552]

Stop killing foetuses!!!!!

[@richardowens9061]

The problem is that the feckless, weak Democrats never keep their campaign promises they make to get elected. Their reasoning seems to go something, like this: "Wow, I got so many camapign donations on this particular issue in the last election! But, if I solve that issue, I can't campaign on that issue in the next election. So, I guess I'll just make excuses and point at the GOP as the reason I couldn't solve the issue this time."

[@charlesdemarest1171]

Wonder how long until people realize that the Supreme Court doesn't write the law, it interprets it. The completely Democrat controlled government could just pass legislation to make the roe v wade judgment into law. They won't because then why would anyone who cares about this vote?

[@thecartoonhistorychannel]

We need a blue scotus

[@ApolloRacer]

I would have wanted to ask them their opinion then of Citizens United, since that's not part of the Constitution, either.

[@katrinaanning9916]

@Scott Stevens. Fun fact. NOT. Did you know the crazy attorney representing "I can't remember" Madje Greene was the attorney that argued the case for Citizen's United, and obviously won. Again "fun" NOT fact, he currently is presenting a few new cases in courts that would allow no limits on campaign contributions AND donors can choose to be ANONYMOUS. Yet, FUN facts of further annihilation of our Democracy ~I've heard not ONE WORD of this. Shouldn't this be blasted to Hell and back? If there isn't a Hell, then to the Jewish laser compound and back.

[@ArchismanMozumder]

A brilliantly scathing monologue... great content & delivery. Kudos.

[@opo2597]

The sheer gall to call themselves "Public Servants" while at the same time claiming the public opinion is superfluous...

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

They're given a lifetime appointment with little to no consequences placed on their decisions, it's hard for them not to think of themselves as above the mere masses

[@mecurian485]

Public opinion is not the point. The judges are in service to the constitution, and Roe is unconstitutional. All this means is that the matter will be kicked back to the states, and their legislative bodies get to decide. So if you're in a blue state nothing will change.

[@bwenluck9812]

@@mecurian485 But if we have a red legislature and get a red governor it surely will. "I'm not much for conspiracy theories but if everyone thinks alike you don't need a plot"....

[@thesquatchdoctor3356]

But the problem is that the civil rights decisions never would have happened in the sixties if they had listened to public opinion, 80% of the US was against the legalization of interracial marriage when it was legalized.

[@tehaaronjelly5473]

The Supreme Court is judicial, not legislative. They interpret laws, they don’t create them. So yes, they are not supposed to listen to public opinion.

[@GodfatherActua]

Thank you for calling them liars during confirmation! Finally, everyone else is dancing around using that word. They were liars and perjured themselves.

[@fredwright5954]

no, theyre not left wingnut democrats

[@torchandhammer]

And of course, everybody knew that's exactly what they were doing at the moment they were doing it. Including Susan Collins.

[@fredwright5954]

@@torchandhammer can you imagine oldwhite man garland denying he knew anything? ..good times

[@chansetwo]

If I had lied in my job interview and was found out, I would be fired immediately, and rightly so. Yet, my job is nowhere near as important as the SCOTUS. Accountability?

[@tnbrfller]

In the USA ??

[@randykelley4347]

Simply the evolving of an opinion/decision, that even RBG decried Roe.

[@chansetwo]

@@randykelley4347 It's not an "evolving opinion". You're not paying attention. Gorsuch and Kavenough have been supportive of the pro-life stance in their decisions and opinions for years. That's why they were nominated. Trump said he would nominate Supreme Court Justices that would overturn Roe, and that's exactly what he did.

[@randykelley4347]

@@chansetwo please rethink. I am talking about the entire abortion debacle not just a couple random justices along the way.

[@chansetwo]

The topic of the video is the Supreme Court opinion on Roe. You mentioned nothing about the "entire abortion debacle" in your comment. Trying to change the topic now won't work.

[@ascelinecastelia2717]

"well...shit." I think that was everyone's reaction to this.

[@lillithwynn3234]

I am so sorry! As a Canadian I have never been so happy to live in my country, my prayers are with you all!

[@clairebeane3455]

Thank you Lillith. Truly. We appreciate it. 💔💔

[@amandadougherty6615]

Thank you ❤️

[@Nevertoleave]

We’re in danger too. Don’t forget the anti-choice leak from the 2019 federal election when we learned they were actively trying to get politicians elected that would ban abortion

[@evaadams8298]

Same here from Australia...

[@timbawoof1]

Will you adopt me?

[@JB-mm5ff]

The supreme court tried to do the same thing over in super-conservative/fascist Poland* and so many women took to the streets in protest that they were forced to reconsider. I hope that some day Americans can reign in this out of control criminal court system.

[@joanneolive7128]

Thanks, didn't know that.

[@pamelacass9642]

We won't. The people against abortion were forced to have abortions...wait a minute...that's not correct. Men were forced to have abortions....no, wait, men can't have abortions. Wait...what was the problem?

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Here here. I hope both men and women alike will take fully to the streets about this and make sure this ruling doesn’t happen.

[@sueprator9314]

There are no accidents. It is all to suppress WOMEN and here, also POC to minimize political advancement. The DARK MONEY THAT CONTROLS OUR SC these days is from the Federalist Society and the Koch Bros. This is where the pressure is coming from. THEY ARE TAKING SOMETHING AWAY THAT HAS BEEN IN FOR 50 YEARS. They are ignoring cases of incest where a 12 year old girl in Mississippi can get raped by an uncle and she will be forced to carry the child. HOW SICK IS THAT!!! IT IS ALL TO PUT IN AUTHORITARIANISM AND INSURE THE PERMANENT POWER OF WHITE RICH MEN. ,

[@josephfitzgerald4830]

What’s wrong with the decision falling to the individual states and let the people decide democratically what they want instead of legislating from the bench?

[@MR-intel]

The question is not just: How gullible is Susan Collins? The question is also: How gullible are Susan Collin's voters?

[@Mark-gg6iy]

It can be convenient to claim one is duped. It gives a politician political cover if "betrayed". This is why the GOP Senators insisted the FBI investigation be limited to the known sexual allegations against Kavanaugh instead of a full-blown investigation. Obviously, that any investigation was subsequently required is objective evidence he was never preliminarily vetted well.

[@lisaverdi163]

Gullible implies a thought process. Use stupid.

[@shawnawagner8879]

Live action Lady Elaine was a good line tho.

[@flackstar007]

Duality runs down to the average person, there are a good amount of people who will pretend to stand for something because they fear being rejected and want to have a horrible opinion but the ability to look good. So the voters will act surprised when they vote in hypocrites, the elected officials will act surprised when they select hypocrites for high positions and the people selected will act surprised that their decisions are divisive. But at the end of the day each person in that chain did and got exactly what they wanted.

[@OlEgSaS32]

You mean to tell me the lady who though trump has "learned his lesson" after being impeached only to be proven wrong seconds later, is the SAME lady who thought conservative justices wont overturn roe v wade when the conservatives have been talking about doing that for years...well im simply flabbergasted...

[@rexarmstrong4284]

I love how Republicans are always like, “last I checked I lived in a free country”. Oh yeah then why are you trying to restrict abortion? Why is marijuana still illegal in some states? Why does your president get to decide who can protest? I can go on. The point is, America is not entirely a free country and your side isn’t doing much to change that

[@fattyboombatty2000]

Because murder is illegal. You accept that as just, correct? Or is it an infringement on your rights not to be free to eliminate any person who will be an inconvenience to you in the future. Just saying, there is a time in human development when a baby is a human too. Since this is widely debated across the country, they just made it so that each state can choose when they believe that time is.

[@kenabbott8585]

Why do you get to make blatantly, ridiculously false claims? Oh yeah... because it's a free country.

[@masternoob9673]

@@fattyboombatty2000 Perfect way to some up abortionists. And guns owners all together

[@andreah6379]

Well...actually Rethuglicons are doing a lot to change our "free, democratic country." Along with red-ruled states, the 6 Rethuglicons on SCOTUS decided to add USA to 24 other countries which outlaw safe abortion. These 24 countries are all 3rd world countries, in other words, countries that don't have freedom at all. Btw & soon to come: Rethugs want to outlaw all contraception!! 3rd world country here we are!

[@wanderer0617]

A sad day in America. I was a senior in high school in 1973 when Roe V Wade past. The horrifying stories I heard, experiences women went through to get illegal abortions. The terrible rude comments men made that I was disgusted to read again today in a comment thread. The same words! Vote!

[@MKR5210]

You're so right. Someone above noted they can't ban abortions, they can only ban medically safe abortions...🤬

[@kirascrum8911]

Seriously I will say this and people might think I’m crazy. God is just too partial. Why didn’t God made it possible that men too can get pregnant and carry it for 9 months, let men spit everywhere, vomit, feel nauseous in fact all the series of things women experience when they get pregnant. Let another man rape another fellow man against his will and the man gets pregnant. Seriously if God made it that men can get pregnant, this Repubs will be the first line of abortion list. Just my thoughts.

[@lindaterrell5535]

I was there when women with septicaemia from illegal abortions came into the ER.

[@secularsekai8910]

VOTE BLUE!!!!! 🗳 🌊

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

Stop with the BS, it was proven to be false a long time ago and it was made up.

[@edwerthissell262]

That was the most scathing and damning rebuttal to such an appalling forthcoming decision by the Supreme Court. It wasn't written by the New York Times but by the writers on a comedy TV show. Well said Stephen.

[@pvw732]

The NY Times is actively helping the right wing reframe this as an issue about leaks. F the NY Times.

[@robertlowe1454]

And it was written decades too late. Completely useless horse shit. Democrats are pathetic.

[@jeankroeber2481]

Perfectly said..I agree 100%.

[@erb082580]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯💯💯💯

[@turdfurgeson517]

Where in the constitution does it say you have a right to murder a unborn child

[@atiredfloridian777]

"Well... shit." Kind of an understatement there. People said it was coming for years, and they were laughed at. Nobody's laughing now. Been in a horrified daze all day, just numb to the world and barely functioning. The worst part is the agonizing wait, knowing there's very little I can do until I can vote more actually USEFUL Democrats into the Senate so they can do what should have been done DECADES ago, codify abortion rights into actual law.

[@johnsonsandra8069]

Dems could have codified it with Obama he before the midterms they had a super majority also they could do it now if they ended the filibuster

[@atiredfloridian777]

@@johnsonsandra8069 basically. Thr current gen is so milquetoast. They talk the talk but can't walk the walk when it counts.

[@alyssamoore3626]

Biden could issue an executive order. We could get rid of the filibuster OR find 10 Rs willing to stand up for the right to choose, and codify Roe before SCOTUS shreds it. There are options. Even if SCOTUS guts it, states which ban abortion will lose workers/taxpayers and candidates who ban abortion will hemorrhage votes. Some states will pass even more liberal pro-choice laws. I'm not giving up hope just yet.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

You ready to start violently defending your rights from the fascists? Political violence and militancy are the only effective options against fascists. See: WWII

[@khill8645]

@@atiredfloridian777 Love how the post even mentions the fact that it's been contentious for *decades* and yet your scapegoat is "the current gen" - nice way to point out your generation did nothing all those years, expecting others to get around to it.

[@Torrestorres2624]

Overturning Roe does not outlaw abortion. It simply turns it back to the voters in each state. Democracy in action.

[@eiyukabe]

I like how the "public's reaction to their work" is considered "superfluous" to civil servants in a democracy.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Indeed

[@johnanderson3731]

Well technically they are meant to interpret the law, and law makers are meant to create the laws on behalf of their voters. This is actually a good system in theory because it creates a separation between the legislative branch and the judiciary. The fact is though, the Supreme Court seems to interpret laws to fit their own personal beliefs in many cases

[@buschg7106]

Former democratic nation

[@Lanxe]

I believe it's intended to be seen as the law being above the "mob". As in, it's not influenced by the court of public opinion. In many (most?) cases this is a good thing, however the Supreme court does seem to be overly political imo. (Note that this doesn't necessarily reflect my opinion on the case at hand)

[@arcturionblade1077]

Transparency in the process is worth less than the bureaucratic process itself despite it being a vehicle of repealing women's rights and big government holding dominion over their bodies.

[@janetclaireSays]

Well said Stephen. But don't allow Collins to hide behind "gullibility." She knew exactly what she was voting for.

[@abcnostradamus4985]

liberals took money from a self-admitted NAZI ww2 criminal GEORGE SOROS for decades. Liberals LOVEEEEEE NAZI'S. LIBERALS LOVE NAZI WW2 CRIMINALS.

[@eova]

A so the whole GOP along with democrat moles…

[@philwilson609]

It would take more Susan Collinses than there are stars in the universe to equal the IQ of a fucking turnip. Gullible is not the right word.

[@dennismoon6693]

Isn't she also the person who claimed that Trump had learned a lesson? Granted, he's learned that there are no consequences for his actions, but I don't think that's what she had in mind.

[@marylamb7707]

Steves upset he can't get an abortion now.

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

5:54 Prime example of why they shouldn't have life long position in the Supreme Court. Bunch of hypocrites. 😎🙏✌

[@concordep2504]

Agreed, no one should be guaranteed a job for life, leaders change and so should justices.

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

The best hope is them all getting disbarred for lying in senate, but that isn't going to happen.

[@somebodyfixmyinternet]

"The supreme court doesn't care what the public wants". No shit.That's by design. It's supposed to uphold the constitution, not the whims of the public.

[@markthomas7279]

Correct and important.

[@casbot71]

At the various awards shows, from now on *The Handmaid's Tale* will be nominated in the _documentary category._

[@sofialopez5604]

In Russia you are allowed to do abortion up to 12 weeks. Up to 22 weeks by social reasons, and at any time by medical reasons. In Russia.

[@atiredfloridian777]

The day Russia is better than the US at something. That's horrifying. We are potatoes right now.

[@waltonsimons12]

Jesus Christ, how fucked up as a nation are we that we're to the right of RUSSIA on reproductive rights?

[@candycandy5810]

China, too and N. Korea.

[@cutemedli7]

Texas is worse than fucking AFGHANISTAN!

[@daviscoffey3506]

Russia is one of the worst countries on earth, so the fact that they condone abortion should be a sign that it truly is horrific and the murder of babies.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Good to know John Roberts cares more about the Supreme Court's privacy than anyone else's. Time to abolish those lifetime positions and throw the bums out.

[@blizz2748]

While yes also no. If there is even a single case of being able to throw out justices Republicans will not stop to throw out every single possible Democrat ever

[@Echo81Rumple83]

Tell me where to sling the meat bags at; they'll disintegrate faster than cotton candy in water 😈

[@coltonblake13]

Right? RGB saying this law was trash..

[@Amir-mq4jy]

Mad that you can’t minder baby lmao

[@cc1k435]

Time to know how much Kavanaugh is drinking every day, and whose payroll these people are on. Just since we're doing away with the right to privacy. 🙄

[@dtm2078]

Truth be told, one of the biggest forms of backlash women can have against this ruling is only being with themselves (self-love), choosing not to be with a man for as long as they wish: at the end of the day, what a woman chooses to do with themselves is none of a man's business, especially when they don't personally know someone and what they've been through 😒

[@161riverave.4]

Everyone knows Collins knew exactly what these judges would do. She isn’t fooling anyone, there are no illusions they would be decent people

[@Crktedits]

There is a reason why right wing is dangerous to liberty & this is just one of them! US is so divided right now

[@stephaniecornwell8766]

Idk if that is true. So many decent people assume others will do the right thing. I used to be the type of person that gave others that didn’t deserve it the benefit of the doubt way too much. She also thought the first impeachment of Trump taught him a lesson. She seemed to genuinely believe it.

[@richardowens9061]

@@stephaniecornwell8766 Collins is a partisan hack who lied when she said she would only serve in the Senate for two terms. She's a liar and a fool.

[@jbarton1541]

McConnell STOLE two seats and all three Trump nominees LIED straight faced to the American people. Add in the misogynist wing of Alito and Thomas. Giving Americans the middle finger is a feature , not a bug in the Republican Party. 70% say leave ROE alone but a small minority of Republicans are going to force their FAKE CHRISTIAN morals on all of us.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

just like Flake had such a moral quandary about Kavanaugh, but still voted for him anyways, but wanted everybody to know he felt it was a hard decision, though in reality he did exactly what everybody knew he was gonna do

[@dawnadriana1764]

Every single day, another crazy mess, another dysfunctional, horrible, crappy bunch of insanity. I skip more and more news just to stay slightly sane, and still feel like I want to scream.

[@owenmersk4626]

Have you found a group of people working to try to solve some problems you care about?

[@dawnadriana1764]

@@owenmersk4626 How do you solve a society devolving into madness? Democracy under attack? A populace in denial about reality, melting down over mask mandates? Corruption and greed run amok? Global warming ignored and now wreaking havoc? I’m sorry, my friend, but we’ve reached the tipping point.

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

I hear you.. I also want to scream, shriek, stomp, set shit on fire. How can humans be _this_ stupid, moronic, asinine, inept, inexcusable, ineffective? When will the world end?

[@noadlor]

I know what you mean. As a Canadian I watch in horror as the US is slowly and insanely turning into a dictatorship. It is scary and unfortunately it is trickling into our country. It is hard to believe this is the twenty-first century.

[@Ohmy1028]

silly me but somehow I feel lying in one's confirmation hearing should have consequences.

[@ronaldpones8176]

So should killing babies.

[@peterjones4180]

Silly me but somehow i feel NOT following the constitution in order to support the agenda of a political party should have consequences.

[@marcoervin7324]

Where was the lie though? They aren't reviewing RVW.

[@wordforever117]

Is it always morally wrong to kill another innocent human being?

[@brendanjobe6895]

Like the one who just said she couldn't define the word "woman"? How about "a human with two X chromosomes"? No, that wouldn't work, not for her.

[@jellybean6778]

Excellent commentary

[@laalaa99stl]

We knew this day was coming since Amy Coathanger Barret got seated. But it still hits hard now that it's basically here. The real "egregious breach" is Alito and friends pulling their butt cheeks apart and laying a loaf on a half century of stare decisis.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

“Amy Coathanger Barrett” bruh 💀💀💀

[@atiredfloridian777]

The rumbles of thunder outside my house are so very apt for the US right now. Storm's about to break.

[@0g0dn0]

The time has come to make Alito and company eat that loaf.

[@tuyenle8107]

trump 4ever 🤣😂😜😆

[@CrystalLynn1988]

@@0g0dn0 damn straight

[@KealohaHarrison]

I hate the idea that people who are pro-choice are pro-abortion or that making it illegal gets rid of them entirely. My father’s about as conservative as they come, but even he believes abortion should be a private personal matter and that legalization is the safest possible option for the public. Shame on the SCOTUS for this decision, shame on the Republicans who have been consistently on the wrong side of women’s rights for the last century or longer, and shame on the Democrats for being complacent and not codifying Roe v Wade into law when they had the chance.

[@eliw5864]

Thank you for mentioning the Democrats. They have done NOTHING to protect Roe.

[@nycatlady2314]

I know many Republicans who feel the same way. Yet they will continue to vote red and I’m fed up with all of them

[@tuyenle8107]

trump 4ever 😂🤣😜😆

[@gordon3186]

*"A lot of so-called conservatives today don't know what the word means. They think I've turned liberal because I believe a woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the religious right. It's not a conservative issue at all."--- Barry Goldwater*

[@Z-Mikes00]

based

[@klstadt]

Everyone knows lying during a job interview will get you fired and these job interviews, are under oath. So it should also get them a felony charge.

[@alinaqi9862]

Except you can’t prove that they weren’t convinced by the defendants arguments. Convincing the judges being the whole point of their job, seems a little foolish to state that they would never succeed.

[@IFvckingLoveScience]

Don’t like abortion? Close your legs.

[@klstadt]

@@IFvckingLoveScience Jesus people like you are beneath, contempt. NO ONE LIKES, abortion! It's an emergency procedure to address an emergency, situation. I'm pleased for you, that you've ascended above mere mortals, cant't understand real crisis, but since you have stfu thx.

[@christravisbook1]

Boo hoo

[@smileyp4535]

@@alinaqi9862 except they did lie, and it wouldn't be hard to find evidence of conspiracy if they did an investigation

[@JCarter3000]

Even Stephen is having a hard time making light of this BS.

[@nicorobin5978]

Conservatives: "We love the constitution....except that separate of church and state part. Everything in America should be based on our interpretation of a really old book. But not the really old Islamic book, only our really old book."

[@finncatwillhelm2457]

A really old book that is horribly mistranslated and not representing the truth.

[@charlie-obrien]

That really old book contains the best fairy tales that human suffering can buy.

[@irtwiaos]

A really old book that never even mentioned anything about what we are talking about.

[@teutonicknight23]

Ummm shows what you know about the constitution, that is nowhere in the text. Maybe the new misinfo board will ban you from KZbin for saying falsehoods.

[@jumantewashington8715]

It's based on the Constitution and modern science.

[@charlesmiller1446]

OMG! EPIC! This segment should be taught in ALL Law Schools. It cuts through the hypocrisy and the Minoritization of our current political system of governance !!! Bravo Mr Colbert & LSSC !!!

[@JULYXXIV]

I mean, some are watching it right now between finals

[@Missy-Missy1111]

"Rights aren't rights if someone can take them away. They're privileges. That's all we've ever had in this country, is a bill of temporary privileges." (George Carlin)

[@LordGadwin]

we need more George Carlins an less Susan Collins in this world.

[@peterjones4180]

Your rights are enshrined in the constitution, i do not recall EVER seeing a copy of the constitution guaranteeing your right to liberty, happiness AND pregnancy terminations, it is simply NOT there, these are STATE LAW issues and should ALWAYS have been dealt with at that level. The Roe V Wade decision was always a case of criminal contempt for the constitution by the judges who made that decision. There are MANY examples of unconstitutional decisions made by the Supreme Court, they need to be revisited and the law returned to the constitutional format. Judges ARE NOT lawmakers, unfortunately some judges have misused their position to do exactly that, in order to bypass the system.

[@stuarttotten8375]

There’s another life that needs rights also. I think going to almost full term abortion is very sick

[@LordGadwin]

@@stuarttotten8375 full term abortion is very rare if it happens at all. but that seems to be the soap box right wingers use all the time.

[@Liliika]

@@stuarttotten8375 The % of cases that have to take that drastic step are ones that have very specific circumstances and are not just approved for no reason. It is not a decision made lightly. This stage of pregnancy is not used as a form of birth control. A decision like this made at any stage of pregnancy is not a decision made lightly and it is traumatic. It is not up to someone else to decide what a living, breathing, able bodied woman can and cannot do with her body. Her life matters and if she can't afford to give a potential life a life worth living it is up to her how she wants to handle that situation. Women take all the precausions to avoid pregnancy. Men do not.

[@wilhouts6173]

Actually Susan Collins has clearly shown her inability to make insightful decisions necessary for a ‘public servant’. Left to her own reasoning she has shown she has little.

[@ndothan]

I don't think enough time is being spent talking about how these "good, Christian people" outright lied. I thank Stephen for pointing this out.

[@mrmojorisin6951]

That's right. "True" Christians that know Scripture understand that if one commandment is broken, it's the same as if all ten were broken.

[@NINacide]

those people aren't christians, they are con artists who are lying about being christians

[@IFvckingLoveScience]

Cope harder babykiller

[@joshuaciresoli2927]

I agree and the best part is that he himself is a Christian but doesn't pimp his religion out like these Dominionists do for political dominance like the Bible describes Mystery Babylon doing.

[@ThePunk01]

You can't be a Christian without lying to yourself, so it's not shocking that they lie to others too.

[@lilithrogers5204]

Oh, Stephen, you did such a good job showing off the awfulness of these awful justices.......and I can't believe we have to fight for women's rights to choose AGAIN!!!

[@mecurian485]

You know all they are doing is kicking it back to the states, right? So if you still want an abortion just move to a blue state.

[@milenam4977]

Not your right to kill you own unborn child, monster. Also this man was on Epstein's island doing terrible things to women so stfu.

[@heavenlyvilla8681]

Amen. My body, my choice. I believe all life is sacred, but if I was raped, molested, abused, underage, overwhelmed, at risk of serious health, had an ectopic pregnancy etc, it is MY body and my right to CHOOSE if continuing with the pregnancy is the right thing for me.

[@plaidpanda]

@@heavenlyvilla8681 Exactly. Pro-child, pro-family, PRO-CHOICE.

[@davidmoyes7010]

@@heavenlyvilla8681 Women should factor in that the world is already supermassively overpopulated and society doesn't need their stupid progeny to continue onto the future generations before choosing to have a child or keep one they didn't ask for.

[@GameMaster0097]

"The court's opinion was not expected until the final day of its term, in June or July." Oh, so it's fine for them to wait until the last day to abort?

[@itzel1735]

👏🏽

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Excellent comment! Actually, I think neither SC nor any elected body should be allowed to take a break until their work is done. They should not be allowed to leave the US in a state of "wondering" about issues this important. AND they should not be able to separate/insulate themselves from our reaction to unpopular decisions.

[@scribetree]

Maybe it’s an admission that this isn’t a fully formed opinion.

[@richardmartinez3342]

@@scribetree :] so it doesn't get the same rights and considerations as fully formed opinions.

[@gregfaber3417]

You win

[@brandydouble338]

God forbid the public (we the people for those not paying attention)...tell their elected representatives to do their will....

[@jessetorres8738]

Should Supreme Court overturn Roe Vs. Wade & other cases involving constitutional women's rights because legal precedent no longer matters, then there's nothing stopping them from also overturning gay & interracial marriages, voting rights for minorities, or rights for non-citizens living in the U.S as well!

[@evaadams8298]

Disgraceful right wing happy clappers!

[@timbawoof1]

Exactly. There has also been talk of outlawing gay and interracial marriages perhaps.

[@RNM-bu4rj]

Exactly.

[@atiredfloridian777]

Welcome to the USA land of the free only if you're a straight white male

[@Someaddress555s]

Also means they could strip down any amendment that had a SCOTUS decision on it and claim you're in violation and must be detained with minimal rights because they'd abolish other rights we currently have today as well that werent clearly defined in the original consitution. Welcome to a dystopian future many hoped we'd never see, the dumb MAGAts signed their own tickets to slavery all to "own the libs" because a party of autocrats in Republicans followed the Nazi playbook almost to a T...

[@womanofsubstance8735]

I think the revelation of their lies should automatically abort their seats on the Supreme Court! I certainly would be fired if my employer learned I lied to get a job. We The People are the employer of persons on the Supreme Court. Shall we continue to employ these liars? We pay them. We can fire them. They also should have to refund their salaries, and be prosecuted for perjury.

[@mjkay8660]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@presentfuture7563]

Remember all that right-wing screeching about "activist judges?"

[@cutemedli7]

Everything that the right-wing says is pure projection. It has been very obvious for a while

[@johnskelly2542]

I bet it was an activist judge that leaked, specifically the black female who was just appointed

[@fredwright5954]

remember all that left wingnut screeching about what is a woman?

[@johannkarsten]

So removing a decision from activist judges and returning it to the states is…good?

[@presentfuture7563]

I came here to answer some comments, but they're hidden on the page. One was a thinly veiled racist dog-whistle, and the other was a facile gotcha response that failed to take into account an entire court case that traveled up the food chain and a precedent that *three Trump nominees indicated they would respect* ...but do go on. Edit: not pro-censorship so much as anti-twatwaffle, but thanks for playing.

[@carolsampietro9873]

You are so good! Well done Sir!

[@Ceares]

I was a near miss during a time when Abortion wasn't legal and was done in backrooms. If my mother had gone through with it, I would never have been around to care but the idea of her bleeding out on a table somewhere at 19 if she had been unlucky makes me sick. Roe v Wade didn't give women the go-ahead to have abortions, it gave them the ability to have safe, legal ones. But then again, these people don't care about women. They don't care about babies either. If they did, they'd worry more about taking care of them after they're born. Hell, they'd worry about taking care of them before they're born. This is all just a red herring for the only thing they actually care about and that's power. When Trump was elected in 2016 I said the Death Eaters won and we're seeing the fall out of that. It's so tiring watching the US disintegrate slowly. Just burn it to the ground quickly so we can dust off the ashes and try and see what is left to salvage.

[@hapennysparrow]

Tis truth. They are not pro life. They are pro power, domination, control, autocracy. Hypocrites.

[@OneAdam12Adam]

I agree. Let's start with these FASCIST RETHUGLIKKKAN houses

[@jasonolson3133]

True

[@ainumahtar]

Exactly this. "pro life" is only "pro birth" to make themselves feel high and mighty about protecting babies. They don't give a single fuck about the women or the children, just about their own chestbeating.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

Only women throw newborns into bus station bathroom garbage cans and the dumpster behind 7-11. Only women. Men don't do that. Its a matriarchy thing. So do we need laws to protect babies from being murdered by women? You bet we do. Both inside and outside the womb.

[@venessav8773]

Please continue to humiliate these judges! Call them out!

[@ArcadiaAISongs]

coach me!!!

[@jumantewashington8715]

You think Supreme Court justices are humiliated by a fake catholic's weak jokes?

[@fredwright5954]

use contreception

[@okkietrooy6841]

No, hold them accountable for perjury.

[@filonin2]

@@okkietrooy6841 Not one of them said specifically that they wouldn't do this so we can't. They are judges. They knew what to say without perjuring themselves.

[@maxsalmon4980]

Yeah, I dunno if this has been discussed a lot yet, but those statements to Congress were made under oath as well. Now, they didn't exactly swear they wouldn't overturn Roe, so it likely doesn't rise to the legal definition of perjury, but... The SCOTUS, like any court, depends on the concept of judges as people acting in good faith, right? If any given judge casually lies, or deceives or misrepresents themselves or their intents, or their own impartiality, then that judge can't serve as a judge anymore; that faith has been broken. And now that's happened with three Supreme Court justices. They stared Congress in the face and lied. As of now, the decisions of the Supreme Court mean nothing until they're gone.

[@filonin2]

Unfortunately there is no viable method to remove them.

[@brigittes5955]

@@filonin2 They can be removed by Impeachment, but they would currently not be convicted in the Senate. So, a waste of taxpayers money to move on that front.

[@telebubba5527]

@@brigittes5955 Or disbarring them. A Republican mentioned this yesterday at a hearing about the ethics of the Supreme Court, only he mentioned it concerning the leakage of the concept. So if they are found to have committed purgery under oath when they were questioned before being sworn in, that could also be a possibility.

[@sophierobinson2738]

@@filonin2 Not legally, anyway. 2nd Amendment.

[@brianwall9592]

Wish they could have the Decency and Integrity to "do the right thing" and Resign now, bc they know if they don't then Dems will just "pack the court" after this BS... and once that happens/begins/continues, it's just further Hops down the Kangaroo Kourt path.....

[@joej2353]

“…a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation's history and traditions.” Consider this; Loving v. Virginia was decided just six years prior to Roe. If we’re looking at what is “deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions”, there is very little that is out of the reach our increasingly fascist right wing.

[@kenabbott8585]

Could you get any clumsier about playing the race-card?

[@AndiNewtonian]

I fully support this nation's right to impeach and terminate the employment of the four justices who lied under oath during their confirmation hearings.

[@amonmaxwell]

The Democrat appointed Justices do need to be impeached, they never follow the Constitution.

[@arcturusindustries1014]

what about the person who illegally leaked this.

[@tlind93]

@@arcturusindustries1014 Now that we see where your priorities lie, go %*&$ yourself and your 'philosophies'.

[@egeeziss]

@Arcturus Industries whoever leaked this deserves a raise

[@AndiNewtonian]

@@arcturusindustries1014 My comment wasn't about them. But nice try with the logical fallacy. 🙄

[@heidimueller1039]

How “ironic” the the Court’s right to “privacy” was breached!

[@commonsense.1014]

@@bradthompson5383 yeahhh. Mr maga atheist is It. you sure Don't seem to mind the Republicans stopped the child tax credit or children go hungry. for some reason you the anti God person, is anti choice. odd hmm. almost like your a fing troll.

[@LongLostYellowRanger]

@@bradthompson5383 why in the hell do you pro child birth weirdos keep saying abortion is murder? What the hell are women who don't want to be pregnant murdering? You also know that in cases of rape and incest abortion will not be allowed right? They also want to take away birth control. How would you feel if a government full of women put laws on the books to tell men what to do with their dicks?

[@5rings16]

Protection not privacy.

[@clairebeane3455]

Thank you for making me smile I’m the midst of this madness my friend.

[@stephanielight4161]

"I could never be a 'Supreme Court Justice' because I have but one face" -Brendan Francis Aidan Behan

[@albus4043]

Susan Collins also thought with Trump's first impeachment that he had learned his lesson by being impeached so he didn't need to be removed from office as well.

[@paulaitix77]

really? still whining and crying "scary orange man!! scary orange man!!"?? grow up

[@stuarttotten8375]

and the liberals are rewarded for their rhetoric and action of violience. Too funny!!!!

[@gus.smedstad]

@@paulaitix77 - Actually, yes. Because Scary Orange man is doing his best to eliminate democracy in this country, his supporters are cheering him on, and the rest of the Republican Party has decided that’s either great, or too dangerous to their careers to oppose. If you think caring about democracy in this country is childish, there’s something seriously wrong with you.

[@paulaitix77]

@@gus.smedstad when did i state caring about democracy is childish, dope? all the whining merely keeps trump relevant, fuels his base, and ensures his return, time to focus on the new clown in office, four decades of joe biden has had way more negative affect on america than the 4 year anomaly of orange man you blame for all that's wrong in your sad life, wakie wakie

[@paulaitix77]

@@gus.smedstad Senator Joe Biden voted in favor of HR 1122 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997, which criminalized partial-birth abortions except where necessary to save the life of the mother.

[@jhull5870]

You can always count on Susan Collins to do the "wrong thing." And she keeps getting reelected by Maine voters. Sad.

[@caronstout354]

She needs to be voted out and get a job she is qualified for: a "shushing" librarian in a small town library in rural Maine.

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

She's a Republican, of course she's going to do the wrong thing and be shocked that she was duped. How senile is this old hag?

[@Junksaint]

"centrists" fall for anything. They only punch left.

[@peterhildebrandt2827]

@@caronstout354 Good job for her!

[@commonsense.1014]

you got 5 more years now.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

Thanks Colbert for finally saying what the court has been doing for years. The president doesn't pick justices, the federalist society does. Constitutional "Originalism" and Textualism are just excuses to let them come up with nonsense to justify predetermined outcomes. Alito just ignores everything they've ever done on abortion claiming he's reading the text of the constitution, yet he gets to pick and choose which parts of the constitution he gets to use because that's textualism and originalism.

[@joebeal4212]

It's not the courts job to bow to public opinion .

[@barbaramiller349]

I can’t believe this is happening. It’s a nightmare.

[@NewMessage]

I thought SCOTUS was supposed to represent The United States of America, not The Republic of Gilead.

[@lorrainethomas8797]

Yeah. Time to reread A Handmaid's Tale. It's a good primer on how to be oppressed. Also, I'm now a "decision" or two away from being my husband's property. Happy days.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@lorrainethomas8797 Or you could watch the show; either or. Of course, the real question is if you're fertile enough to be your husbands property, or Of-someone-more-powerful...?

[@lorrainethomas8797]

@@Sephiroth144 Good suggestion, especially as reading books can lead to over-education and we wouldn't want that.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@lorrainethomas8797 Well, tis easier to watch (or half-watch) a show and do other things- and there is the question of reading speed vs run times for shows/movies that track with their source material well.

[@lorrainethomas8797]

@@Sephiroth144 Fair point. And I have so many other things to do. Mending, churning, dumbing down my girl children (they might be witches...one of them made a salve wot cured my husband's carbuncle but I say, if the good Lord wished him healed he'd a done it himself.)

[@pop5678eye]

With all due respect to those who say privacy rights for a woman to choose what happens to their body are not 'enumerated' in our Constitution here are just a few more rights that were ALSO NOT specifically mentioned but were arrived at by Supreme Court decisions based on that Constitution: The right to state guaranteed defense in criminal cases if you cannot afford to hire your own lawyer. The right to be reminded about your Constitutional right not to self-incriminate. The right to be delivered equal AND NOT segregated public education if you are a minority.

[@hadara69]

I just copy/pasted your fine examples for some RW douche who says that. Thanks!

[@hadara69]

@@rangefinderz5135 What’s logic? Do you respect it? (Reason? Facts? Demonstrably true claims about our shared reality?)

[@TheKittychans]

"how dare someone make this decision for them" hahaha IM DEAD

[@midknight]

America: where the minority of the country exerts its will on the majority through the electoral college, giving tax cuts to the rich and stuffing the courts with its judges

[@Opus313]

"I'm not a Supreme Court Justice. I'm not a good enough liar..." And overturning Roe v. Wade is an outrage!

[@jonadam9740]

So you are against the vax x mandates then... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@chillaxin1926]

@Aron TB Suchkind Don't get me started on Lindsey Graham

[@david9156]

This is why these Supreme Court Justices should not be lifetime positions! They should be for 4 or 8 years max!

[@filonin2]

Yeah, then the political party in power wouldn't simply pack the court and change anything they wanted at all every 4 or 8 years. Totally wouldn't happen. /s Think about WHY they are lifetime appointments. It makes it HARDER for them to do this which is why it took them so long to succeed. The democrats wasted 50 years not passing a long protecting abortion and this is what you get. If it weren't for lifetime appointments it would have been only 4 or 8.

[@TaliyahP]

God no. That would just tie the entire courts makeup to the sitting president. It would make an already political court even more hyper-political

[@mindseye7909]

@@filonin2 The courts are already packed and the only difference is that now it takes longer to do it. Mitch has been critical to changing the SC and the federal judiciary. They could easily stagger the terms to help alleviate the issues, have blind nominations from a pool vetted by both parties to be qualified, or design anything that is better than the status quo.

[@markkasprzyk3287]

Stupid. Seriously

[@kurtjohnson3917]

Absolutely. And the idea that a president gets to appoint them is inviting corruption.

[@johnupper5225]

@6:36 Here's the follow-up question that should always be asked: "Since you say you have full confidence in [N], will you agree to the following wager: If [N] justifies your confidence will you accept this $25,000 cheque made out to the charity of your choice? But, if [N] betrays your confidence, you agree to immediately resign from office?"

[@ElenaDeOro11]

"This Court is not comprised of a bunch of Partisan Hacks" - Amy Coney Barrett September 2021 hahahahahahaha

[@keithhunter3910]

Said the partisan hack!

[@danpowell3953]

They were just a large group of Partisan Hacks until she joined. Now, it’s officially a bunch of Partisan Hacks…

[@lydialutz]

I mean, Barrett and other conservatives did not side with Trump on several recent rulings, both those connected to Trump himself and others. They also upheld several (not all) vaccine mandates. Gorsuch and Sotomayor also recently agreed in principle that we are far too imperialistic regarding Puerto Rico. So I find it true that they aren't all partisan hacks.

[@bgorg1]

Or maybe partisans see things like rights and law differently and therefore that divide is represented by people who also view the law differently. Holmes, Warren and Berger were all Republican nominated justices who oversaw or participated in leading the majority in some of the most expansive progressive rulings ever. One could easily say their majorities which brought rulings like Roe were equally, if not more, political

[@robertgillis2697]

@@lydialutz those cases were not important to them. The return to a virtual caste system and religious fundamentalism is- with they and theirs at the top.

[@wjkae]

You can only ban SAFE abortions, not abortions themselves. I sincerely hope (though not strongly; I’m realistic) those responsible for “Roe v. Wade” being overturned will someday know the full gravity of what they’ve done.

[@yomama9538]

Safe for whom?

[@FutureCommentary1]

They talk about overturned at the federal level. Your state might still deem it legal. As usual though, poor folks will be having more unwanted children whereas wealthier ones will just fly out of state.

[@ianflanagan209]

which is abortion is safe for the child?

[@nicholeh1280]

@@ianflanagan209 So interesting you care more about a fetus than a child whose parents can't afford to feed it. Let me guess, you're against public assistance too? Way to go at keeping the child safe.

[@Amir-mq4jy]

Yeah just think about how many lives they’re saving!!

[@NorthMountainFairy]

What?! The man who screams about beer and cries about keeping a calendar is also a liar?! Shocking! He seemed so emotionally stable and trustworthy.

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

Well said, especially since Hillary was said to be incapable of being President because of mood swings during her" periodes " and women hysteria in general 🤬. That man couldn't live through half of the hardships many many women face every day and does so fighting instead of whining..

[@keithhunter3910]

@@annemettefrederiksen7751 Kav not only committed perjury, he ranted, raved, yelled, cursed, and cried with spittle flying, bulging eyes and a red face. He attacked sitting US Senators.

[@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067]

Now that you mention it, he is emotionally unstable in a "get the last laugh" kind of way.

[@lindseysummers5351]

@@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067 You know if this decision holds, they are going to be toasting themselves.

[@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067]

I don't know what "toasting themselves" means in the context of the court, so I can't say whether I agree. If you are talking about the GOP paying a political price for having pro-life policies, then bring it on. I have not seen this happen in any of the pro-life-leaning states. If it does happen, fair enough.

[@mickeysmyspiritanimal223]

I love Stephen’s Tie! A superb gradient ombré tie! 🥳💙💜❤️

[@guitarsurfer15]

What I love about this is you can see the polished crack of Colbert finally slipping just a little. He's pissed, and while it's still in joke form, he barely gives any time to laugh. This is satire and eviscerating wit of a brilliantly intelligent man who is absolutely done with bullshit. I love it.

[@trisho.8331]

Ditto Joseph Smith

[@judithfaze]

RIGHT HERE I'm compelled to point out that Stephen is a devout Catholic. He lets us know that he teaches Sunday school, he quotes scripture, and some of the best quotes about hypocritical "Christians" come from his tweets. Jesus is HIS Lord and Savior. BUT/AND! Talk about GRACE! He clearly recognizes that religion has NO PLACE IN OUR POLITICAL LANDSCAPE. Thank any god you want that our president feels the same way. Colbert is a man of such moral integrity, I'm so in love with him. And of course, he'd NEVER cheat on Evie.... 😭😭😭

[@hwilcox]

this is a fair response to the decision... why all of America isn't as upset...

[@robertbruce2840]

Ridiculous that men decide what women do with their bodies!

[@caro.caro.9578]

Isn't that something!

[@blizz2748]

Men should only have a say when they are the father and husband or fiance. Then yeah it should be a partner decision

[@alysgrant6732]

We need more men, or partners standing up along side of us .

[@caro.caro.9578]

@@blizz2748 Exactly.

[@MrYrubuggin]

You didn't complain about men's decisions when Roe was originally decided...

[@TheyStillCallMeRicky]

Abortion is NOT a "Women's Issue" If Birth is MANDATORY Then so is CHILD SUPPORT.

[@katsong3302]

And $25/ hour minimum to allow child care to be healthy for mothers and providers

[@droo4236]

Precisely! As well as paid parental leave, federally funded daycare, better funded schools, and free higher education.

[@malibu4255]

Also child support should start a conception if that clump of cells is deemed a person.

[@Chowlife]

Say it again for the Reds in the back!!! If life begins at conception, then so should mother/child financial support.

[@teutonicknight23]

The man should pay for the child’s well being as well! Pro-Lifers like myself all agree on this. Abortion gets the man off the hook if he gets a girl pregnant. But your feminists don’t mention that! Abortion benefits pervy men!

[@kaitzi]

I think it would be great for Colbert to have Bernie sanders on to explain his history of supporting anti choice candidates

[@czerniana]

As a woman currently trying to get pregnant, this has made my anxiety jump through the roof. Now if something goes wrong I am screwed as Ohio will undoubtedly ban it the second they can. And I WANT a baby. It makes me sick to think about those that don’t being forced through the process.

[@cardamombrew7380]

@@jameshayes211 Hey James, we meet again. 90% of abortions occur before 13 weeks (Popinchalk and Sedgh, 2019). At that stage the foetus is around the size of a lemon. Hardly a head to crush. Once again though, if we want to reduce the incidence of abortion (which we all do! abortion isn't fun.) we need to have better sex education, free contraceptives and we need to reduce poverty (Nazif-Munoz and Chabot, 2022)(bearak et al, 2020). Restricting abortion does not decrease abortions (Sedge et al, 2012)(Henshaw, Singh and Haas, 1999)(bearak et al, 2020).

[@jaimicottrill2831]

@@jameshayes211 stop trolling. That’s not what happens during an abortion. A bundle of cells that is not yet a human being is removed from where it is not wanted. Stop making inflammatory incorrect remarks.

[@newlynic]

I am having the same feeling. I want a baby and I can't imagine how hard and traumatizing it would be to be forced to grow a fetus over nine months and go into labor against your will. It's so disheartening.

[@flackstar007]

@@jaimicottrill2831 This bot seems to be inclined to stoke fires and incite hate as noticed in other comment threads. Sadly some people seem to relish in denying others their freedoms.

[@PassportAdam]

See you soon on the West Coast. We protect your individual freedoms in liberal states.

[@environmentallymindedequal6697]

I absolutely love this show!! Fantastic points with perjury and relating the leak to a woman’s right to choose. I literally would nominate this show to be President!!!

[@JJ-mr5xz]

Yup I totally love a women's right to choose to murder her child YAY MURDER.

[@davidmoyes7010]

And Stephen Colbert is h0tter than magma and Hellfire and one of Putin's atomic nukes.

[@marshamariner7897]

Wonder how Evie would like being first lady 🌹💖🦋🤔🤔🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067]

Imagine comparing the presidency to a TV show that is only on for one hour a day. Joe Biden is on for at least two!

[@environmentallymindedequal6697]

@@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067 it sure of your point. The show tackles and confront more issues that Biden would ever dream of… unfortunately.

[@user-di6cn2ne7u]

Round of applause to whomever leaked that document. Someone just risked it all for American women's rights ✊🏼

[@davidlundquist1979]

Actually, it's quite possible that someone from Alito's camp leaked it, in order to make it harder for the conservative justices to go in the much more moderate direction that Roberts was advocating. There's no way to know for sure at this point.

[@DV-mq5fv]

What about the babies rights?

[@swilson5320]

@@davidlundquist1979 it’s true there are so many possibilities for motivation.

[@XYZAudiio]

@@DV-mq5fv they have rights.

[@jasonolson3133]

@@DV-mq5fv babies don't have rights

[@YanBrassard]

As a Canadian, I am afraid of what's happening in the United States. I truly believe that the U.S. democratic institutions remain strong and I'm not going to claim that America isn't a democracy. However, the politicization of the Supreme Court of the United States raises high concerns. I would normally condemn anyone that doesn't respect a Supreme Court decision, including a TV show host. However, I can't condemn in this case because over the past two decades, the Supreme Court became a political battleground for the Republican and the Democratic Party. Successive presidents were pressured by their party to nominate a candidate based on their progressive or conservative viewpoints on very specific political issues. Here in Canada, the Supreme Court candidates must be judges from lower courts. They need to demonstrate their interest by submitting an application package. Then, the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments reviews the candidacies based on their merits and will submit a list of names at the Office of the Prime Minister. Finally, the Prime Minister will appoint someone on that small list. The public usually has no idea what the political views of those nominees are. Some may criticize a nomination but this is mostly because the candidate doesn't speak one of the two official languages (generally French) or because of a lack of regional representation at the Supreme Court (for example, appointing only candidates from Ontario or from BC would be questionable but not because of the political views of those judicial nominees). The members of the committee are nominated by the Minister of Justice, the Canadian Bar Association, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the Canadian Judicial Council and the Council of Canadian Law Deans. The Minister of Justice will apoint three members and each other will appoint one for a total of 7.

[@dracoargentum9783]

You can't condemn the comedian, because it was the _Supreme Court_ that didn't respect the Supreme Court's decision, the comedian is just pointing it out.

[@givemeabreakdoc]

@@dracoargentum9783 because the Supreme Court overturned an unconstitutional ruling from a leftist Supreme Court. Even the leftist darling, Ruth Ginsburg recognized that roe was terrible.

[@dracoargentum9783]

@@givemeabreakdoc so it’s your opinion that it’s unconstitutional for a woman to have automacy over her body if there is the possibility that she is pregnant. Got it. When will you start arguing for male rapists to get castrated? Or do men have more automacy than women, cause that’s what the bible said?

[@givemeabreakdoc]

@@dracoargentum9783 1. if she’s having her uterus removed, a breast implant, etc., it’s “her” body. When there’s a baby that she’s having a knife stuck through it’s head, it’s not “her body.” 2. Tell me where the constitution says she has a “right” to have an abortion……it doesn’t. Now read the 10th amendment.

[@dracoargentum9783]

@@givemeabreakdoc 1) tell me how long the fetus can live _outside_ of the woman’s body? Oh, that’s right, it will die instantly. It *has* no automacy yet. Period. But you still need to pretend that it does or else you make baby Jesus cry.