Contrary to Collins' assurances, Kavanaugh votes to restrict abortion rights

[mfcorey1]

http://mainebeacon.com/contrary-to-collins-assurances-kavanaugh-just-voted-to-restrict-abortion-rights/

n a five-to-four decision, the U.S. Supreme Court announced tonight that it has blocked an attempt by the state of Louisiana to radically restrict access to abortion, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the more liberal justices in the majority opinion. Recently-confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented and argued that the law, which placed medically-unnecessary restrictions on doctors who perform abortions, should be allowed to go into effect.

Kavanaugh’s stance on the case contradicts the Supreme Court’s five-to-three decision in 2016 striking down a similar Texas law in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and would seem to fly in the face of assurances made by Senator Susan Collins, who cast a crucial vote for his confirmation, that Kavanaugh would respect previous precedent and not seek to erode abortion rights.

“To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself. He believes that precedent ‘is not just a judicial policy … it is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to rules of precedent.’ In other words, precedent isn’t a goal or an aspiration; it is a constitutional tenet that has to be followed except in the most extraordinary circumstances,” said Collins in a speech from the Senate floor.

At the time, legal and health care experts repeatedly warned Collins that these claims were legally meaningless and that Kavanaugh’s past actions showed he would likely vote to restrict reproductive rights.

[SunSeeker]

1. Of course. Collins is a piece of lying shit that needs to be voted OUT!

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. "Lying piece of shit" needs to be incorporated into her

official bio.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. GMTA - we posted at the same time - I approached it from the other end

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211794361

[fishwax]

3. gee, what a surprise

who could have seen this coming?

[ibegurpard]

4. She was lying through her teeth when she said that.

She knows that and so do we

[Turbineguy]

6. Whooda thunk it?

[world wide wally]

7. Gee.... She lied?

duh

[regnaD kciN]

8. "I'm shocked -- SHOCKED -- to find illegal gambling on these premises!"

[Captain Stern]

9. Whoa... ̶N̶o̶b̶o̶d̶y̶, Everybody should have expected that.

I'm sure Mrs Collins is very disappointed by this development, and that in the future she will take even longer before she makes decisions on matters like these, and she won't merely hand out empty assurances when she inevitably toes the party line, but rather super-duper-extra-double, empty assurances.

After all, she's a moderate republican.