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It's ironic that SCOTUS and their families need "protection" from losing their privacy when they're about to take-away the privacy that women have over their own bodies.

Breaking news!

A decades long investigation has uncovered a chain of secretive restaurants catering to RWNJs who crave "baby back ribs", and other infantile delicacies. Investigators have proven a link to the anti-abortion stance of so many Conservatives, not for religious or moral reasons, but for a lip-smacking addiction to baby fat. Some say that the tiny souls, which are only found in the 'born' product class, are similar to saffron in flavor.

Liberal abortionists, on the other hand, prefer home-cooked 'unborn' products, which are not so rich in fats and bones. Fetuses are much less costly as they do not have the significant added manufacturing costs associated with carrying to term and hospital deliveries, baby showers, and thousands of boring photos. They can often be foraged from Planned Parenthood dumpsters free of charge.

These new revelations are sure to create an upheaval in the Roe v Wade debacle, shedding new light on the roots of abortion custom and culture (not to mention cuisine). Several Supreme Court Justices are going to have a rough go with conflict of interest when the details of their dining habits are revealed. Rumors are rampant that Justice Thomas owes his baby face and oily complexion to his lavish diet, and Justice Kavanaugh gorges on Barbecued Baby Wings with copious amounts of beer as standard lunch fare. RGB (RIP) is said to have enjoyed a long life primarily because of a healthy diet of Embryo Salad with an olive oil/Umami dressing.

No, what's ironic is that they decided protesting on the lawns of doctors who provided abortions was within the 1st amendment rights of the protestors.

...or they're just groomers.

Clarence Thomas is whining that Americans are upset about Roe v Wade being overturned and that the leak has changed the high court and eroded trust.

If the leaked draft proves correct, Thomas and the other fascist Conservative justices will overturn a decision that has stood for over 50 years that protects all women's rights to privacy in their health and reproductive care and that, if removed, will trigger state bans that will cost women their freedom and lives and discriminates against women making them second class citizens.

Thomas is correct that the leak has eroded trust in SCOTUS because it exposed the fact that Americans trusted the court to make decisions based on medical science, but instead, the court has become an arm of Rightwing Christian fanatical extremism. Americans do not trust the SCOTUS because the SCOTUS have proven themselves untrustworthy!

As an aside, Clarence Thomas is the biggest reason there should be no lifetime appointments in Federal government - especially on the Supreme Court. Ever since Antonin Scalia died, Thomas now has no one from which to crib, thus exposing Thomas' laughable legal "reasoning."

Clarence Thomas:Here's an idea Clarence, quit undermining the court by setting-aside precedence. You're welcome.

The Dems have decided, in their wisdom, that they are for Abortions. The problem with that is that there are Abortions and other Abortions. Who, for instance, is for an Abortion 6 months into the pregnancy because the person wanting the Abortion just no longer wants a baby. Its my understanding that they can now save a 5 month baby. In other words there are degrees in an abortion. How about one at 8 months? Then there are the anti-abortion folk. Many of them won't allow an abortion even if it would save the life of the mother, a victim of rape, etc. In other words neither side really has answers to degree of abortion - both sides have a huge degree of Abortions.

The legislation that the Dems had a recent vote on was something like 3 pages long and, basically, went further than Roe they say. It failed and the plan to expose the bad GOP was a complete and utter waste of time. BOTH sides have degrees on abortion except that, on the Dem side, there was more than just health, rape, etc. were involved and even some Dems didn't vote for it. If the Dems continue to try and own Abortion as their main thing I am not even sure that their stance on abortion might assure they will lose bigtime in November.

I think that the current abortion thing is a really lousy war to fight given that number of people who have strong feelings on a variety of abortion choices ON BOTH SIDES!

I wonder what would happen if both sides could sit down and try to craft a solution that both sides might be able to live with. Probably be a really big mistake.

Compromise isn't a popular subject around here.

How do you sit down with misogynists who want to take away a women's freedom and make her a second class citizen and order her to give birth?

What do most Americans feel about compromise. When asked the question, “Which is more important for the leaders in Washington to stick to their beliefs, principles or compromise. 54% favored compromise, 28% answered beliefs or principles with no compromise and 18% were neutral or didn’t care.

This is what most Americans want, compromise but not the hardcore ideologues of both major parties. Who’s in charge of the parties, their hardcore ideologues. Abortion, 60% of all Americans think it should be legal during the first trimester but banned after that except for the life of the mother is in danger. At least that’s what 538 polling showed.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-americans-stand-on-abortion-in-5-charts/

There’s your compromise, I could live with that. You know that those who think abortion should be illegal always and those who believe abortion should be allowed past the first trimester wouldn’t. Together they make up 40% of Americans.

So, rick, would you let 40% dictate to the 60% who would approve of this compromise and deny, prevent the compromise from happening? Think of the numbers 60% first trimester in favor of abortion, keeping it legal. But 72% of all Americans think abortion should be banned after the first trimester except for the life of the mother. I’m positive that the 13% who think all abortions should be illegal, no exceptions would join forces with the 28% who think abortion should be legal after the first trimester to prevent this compromise from happening. If a compromise did occur, it would take the abortion issue off the table as a hot button issue to be used by both parties to fire up their base. Hence it will never happen. There are problems this nation has that are way too valuable to be used as a campaign tool to fire up one’s base than to be solved. Hence no compromise.