Thomas Announces Targeting Of Gay Rights; Tacit New Direction To Anti-Abortion Movement - Rachel Maddow

[Rhiannon12866]

Rachel Maddow points out Clarence Thomas' singling out of court precedents involving contraception and gay rights and cautions same sex couples to prepare for the political energy of the anti-abortion movement to take Thomas' direction to attack. Aired on 06/24/2022.

[True Blue American]

1. Morning!:)

Question here. Thomas wants to destroy same sex marriage while Alito took as his guide a Jurist who condemned witches Thomas needs to go one step further in his revenge tour. Condemn bi- racial marriage,, then he should rule against that awful Civil war win!

Why not? This whole bunch are crazy as Trump is.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. That was my first thought, too!

It wasn't that long ago that interracial marriages were banned. And it took a long legal fight to change that, same as same sex marriage today. This is one more issue where SCOTUS wants to legislate something that doesn't affect them in the least - or would Thomas be fine with outlawing interracial marriage - "take one for the team" if that's outlawed as a part of the restrictive SCOTUS legal package?

[True Blue American]

3. At this point

Would it give Thomas the excuse to dump his seditionist wife?

Those 3 Jurists lied under oath to Congress. Schumer, it is your duty to see that Justice prevails. File charges against them.

This is going to bring on civil unrest.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. From what I've seen on DU and on the news tonight, it appears that "civil unrest" is already happening

I cannot believe that anyone expected otherwise.

[True Blue American]

5. I know.

Saw it coming yesterday when they were forming a group to protest in front of Thomas house.

He has always been an angry man, so is Alito. They now have the toadies they need to seek revenge, thanks to Mitch McConnell.

[True Blue American]

6. Just heard an anylist on local station.

Republicans got what they wanted. Abortion was their biggest fund raiser. They do not have that any more and the people are now coming after them!

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I cannot fathom the size of the backlash as a result of this unpopular decision

Rachel said that the vast majority of Americans support Roe v. Wade - especially to save the life of the mother or in the case of rape or incest. I cannot believe that this decision eliminated even these exceptions. Women are going to die!

[Rhiannon12866]

7. What I really don't get, why are the health decisions of those he will never know relevant to him?

The difficult decisions that women make doesn't affect his life in the slightest. And these are decisions that Alito will never understand or have to make. Why would he want to ruin the lives of countless people he will never know?