Clarence Thomas Signals Same-Sex Marriage and Contraception Rights at Risk After Overturning Roe v.

[rogue emissary]

In his opinion concurring with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the high court should revisit all cases built on similar legal footing—including cases that guarantee the right to contraception, same-sex consensual sexual relations, and same-sex marriage.

All three cases—and numerous other landmark decisions—are built upon the right to substantive due process found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution, which prohibit the government from depriving “any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

In 1973, the Supreme Court held it was the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that protected a woman’s right to an abortion before fetal viability—the point around 24 weeks of pregnancy where a fetus can survive outside the womb. Since a leaked draft opinion previewed the overturn of Roe in May, progressives have been sounding the alarm that other rights rooted in substantive due process could be similarly under threat

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https://time.com/6191044/clarence-thomas-same-sex-marriage-contraception-abortion/

Not trying to minimize the huge loss of Roe v Wade. Just it's clear they're not done.

From privacy rights, Same sex marriage and contraception are next.

I'm seeing a lot of legal scholars point to Brown and Loving rulings could be in Jeopardy.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Half the population is now subjugated by white males.

Next up is LGBTQ.

[vercetti2021]

2. Only if we allow them

Fight like there is no tomorrow

[Irish_Dem]

3. Zelensky doctrine: Fight hard, fight like hell, win.

[rogue emissary]

6. Yeap, and it's going to get worse.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes, 100% chance it will get much worse before it gets better.

[mackdaddy]

4. The only thing he left out of this group of rights was interracial marriage...

I wonder why???? That right was not listed in the Constitution.

[rogue emissary]

8. Said it in another post he hates freedom and if it meant he'd lose a right.

He'd vote against upholding Loving.

[MiniMe]

5. I'm all for reversing Loving vs. Virginia

[rogue emissary]

9. Why?

[MiniMe]

12. Only because it would hurt Clarence

He wants to reverse all those decisions from back then, reverse that too

[rogue emissary]

15. Sorry, but that would hurt too many people.

Hell as much trouble Ginni Thomas is in. He'd vote against Loving to nullify their marriage.

[MiniMe]

18. True, and I'm not really serious about it

But these damn men, want to ban abortion AND ban birth control??? That's just too much

[rogue emissary]

20. Okay and understood.

I bring up the other issues because I feel too many men think it doesn't effect them.

[gay texan]

13. two things....

Clarence Thomas and compromising position.....

[Zeitghost]

10. I don't see a state banning birth control

Not enough public support, even in deep red states. Same with interracial marriage, no state is touching that one.

Same sex marriage is a different story. Plenty of political capital for that in some states.

[rogue emissary]

14. There's been multiple polls of GOP voters recently.

In at least two states they thought interracial marriage should be banned.

[Zeitghost]

16. I stand by my statement

Are there some people who would want to ban it? Of course. But I don't think there is a single state where anywhere close to a majority of the people or state legislature would support it.

[rogue emissary]

17. I use to think that about Roe v Wade.

Now three states have enacted trigger laws so abortion is automatically illegal today.

[Zeitghost]

26. Lots of people did

And they were naive. Roe was always 5 votes away from being overturned and there were generally 4 sitting justices willing to do it. Abortion bans were always popular in multiple states and there were many States that continually attacked Roe and were itching and ready to go as soon as they had the votes on the court.

The same can not be said for birth control.

[onenote]

37. Link?

[rogue emissary]

38. Google.

[onenote]

39. I did. And the only thing I found is this:

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/04/mississippi-republicans/349433/

An article from 2011 about a poll showing that 46 percent of Mississippi repubs favor banning inter-racial marriage.

2011: Not recent.
One poll: Not multiple
Mississippi: Not all Republicans
46%: not a majority of even one state's republicans


So, if you have something, show it. Otherwise admit you don't have any support for your assertion.

[rogue emissary]

40. You just found support for my assertion.

Just because you don't accept it, is your issue.

2011 isn't ancient history.

46% is a majority when 16% wouldn't respond. Meaning 40% believe it should be legal.

[onenote]

41. Not even close.

11 years is not "recent". And one state is not Republicans in general. One poll is not multiple polls. And 46 percent is a plurality, not a majority.

Basically, nothing in your post was accurate.

[JanMichael]

11. I wish that the demon that controls him would rise up & rip him down to hell where he belongs.

Then shove hot coals down his duplicitous throat until they pop flaming out of his ass. Then the demon shoves them down his throat again. Then out his ass again and again. Forever.

[empedocles]

21. I have met clarence thomas, and know some about him.

Does anyone have any leads on who may be basically writing his 63 page gun opinion, and other opinions?

[MotorCityBeard]

19. To the surprise of absolutely no one

That man has one huge chip on his shoulder, dating back to his confirmation hearings for the unpardonable sin of having to account for his inappropriate actions.

Ginni could have been leading the charge on Jan. 6; he will not retire or recuse himself from anything that ends up before the court relating to it.

I thought when I started watching The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu that it just couldn't get that bad here. It can and it will the way things are going.

All this from the party that doesn't give two shits about children after they are born.

[rogue emissary]

22. Exactly, as soon as their out. Their on their own when it comes to the state.

[Cha]

23. BULLSHIT ON the GD ASSHOLES Who

Think they're GD KINGS.

GO FUCK Your Slimy Ass Selves.



💙💛

[vercetti2021]

28. Cool story

This legit sounds made up

[BannonsLiver]

29. +1

It’s as red as it gets where I’m at and I’ve seen none of that.

[vercetti2021]

30. Yeah same here

Text book bait. And first post too

[G_j]

25. rubbers too?

Barrier contraceptives physically block the sperm's access to a woman's uterus. They include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps, contraceptive gels, contraceptive sponges, and spermicides (foams, creams, and suppositories).

[rogue emissary]

27. Yeap, if not ban them making harder to privately purchase them.

[intheflow]

33. They cited precedent back to when women were property.

Which was also around the time the transatlantic slave trade started. Every expansion of human* liberty is in danger.


*"Human" being defined beyond "wealthy straight white man."

[Quixote1818]

34. Where do the other conservative judges stand on these issues? nt

[Sogo]

35. The 14th is the same amendment that allowed

Clarence Thomas to marry Ginni.

How about we target that "right?"

[IngridsLittleAngel]

36. He is a vile, nasty monster in a robe

He loves hurting people - from Anita Hill as an individual, to many vulnerable groups. It's obvious this asshole's goal in making it to the ECOTUS was to inflict pain and misery, and tear apart freedom and rights. No doubt he is loving being on an extreme, right-wing activist court, and knowing they can cause more damage. Yesterday was just the beginning.

You know what error needs to be corrected? You being on the Court. Confirming you was a mistake then. It's become a bigger mistake with each passing day of your heartless, evil ass holding one of those 9 seats.

Even terrorists don't hate America the way this creep does.