the fact these decisions were all split down ideological lines suggests to me that the political climate in the usa has deteriorated to a point where even milquetoast losers like roberts and kav felt it was time to issue substantive rulings to rein it in a little. I wish they went further with EPA but happy at the decisiveness of Dobbs.
Dobbs may have significant ramifications down the road for a healthy judiciary. As Alito wrote, protecting a flimsy Roe decision has 'choked' the judiciary and hung over every nominee for more than a generation. Maybe someday, if the US government can ever be reined in a little, this will matter a tremendous amount.
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the fact these decisions were all split down ideological lines suggests to me that the political climate in the usa has deteriorated to a point where even milquetoast losers like roberts and kav felt it was time to issue substantive rulings to rein it in a little. I wish they went further with EPA but happy at the decisiveness of Dobbs.
Dobbs may have significant ramifications down the road for a healthy judiciary. As Alito wrote, protecting a flimsy Roe decision has 'choked' the judiciary and hung over every nominee for more than a generation. Maybe someday, if the US government can ever be reined in a little, this will matter a tremendous amount.