Apparently Rehnquist is pro-choice
I have now heard the worst scare-tactic since the Gore campaign. Some pro-choice spokesperson was on the news warning that Rehnquist will soon leave the bench, and his replacement could put Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) in jeopardy. I find this hard to believe, considering old Bill Rehnquist wrote a dissent in that case; how could replacing one opponent of Roe with another put the decision in jeopardy? They would have a legitimate argument if Stevens were to retire or if Ginsburg returns to her home planet. Even then, pro-life Republicans only manage to put a pro-lifer on the bench 50% of the time: for Scalia and Thomas there are O’Connor and Souter.

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