The abortion debate always misses the mark

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I hear this too much. You're arguing semantics, nothing says the Supreme Court justices have to be constitutional purists. The practical outcome of all this hubalub is abortion becomes widely illegal, that's what matters, and that's what people get.

These nuanced arguments are for the birds.

[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

nothing says the Supreme Court justices have to be constitutional purists.

The job of the Court is literally to interpret the Constitution.

These nuanced arguments are for the birds.

LOL sure let's all discard thinking and use emotions instead! Because that always works out so well.

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The job of the Court is literally to interpret the Constitution

Exactly, but I'm saying they don't have to be purists, there's different schools of thought on how to properly interpret the constitution.

LOL sure let's all discard thinking and use emotions instead! Because that always works out so well.

Just as the nuance of different methods of interpretation was apparently not conveyed effectively in this conversation, it is so often lost elsewhere as well.