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Jonah Schacter

If Roe v. Wade Goes - NYTimes.com - 4 views

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  • Jonah Schacter on 21 Oct 12
     
    I believe that the biggest part of this election is in the social and civil rights issues. This article outlines the effects of a Romney win or Obama win on the Supreme Court. One of the fews direct powers a president has is appointing new Supreme Court Justices when one retires.With with four of the nine members over the age of 70 there is a high likelihood of a few retiring in the next for years. If Romney wins he will most likely appoint a conservative to the Supreme Court and that would threaten the Roe v. Wade decision in turn effecting the rights of women. There has been lots of talk about economic issues and the impact of the new president on the economy, but I believe that this issue of appointing Supreme Court Justices is far more important and basic civil rights could potentially be threatened as a result of the election
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  • John West on 29 Oct 12
     
    I think this article does a good job of outlining the actual impacts of the election on abortion rights, like you mentioned. The Supreme Court is a part of our government that I want to learn more about and am surprised less people talk about: the member's aren't elected, but rather appointed by the president, and they would be able to overturn (according to the article - I wonder how easy it would be) something as massively influential as Roe v. Wade. I totally agree with you that this issue of appointment should be a much larger concern for voters. This article leaves me wondering exactly how the chain of events of a Roe v Wade overturn would go: the most frightening and serious one I read was the roadblocks already put in place and suspended in states, which seem like they would have no lag time before going into effect.
  • Anna Schutte on 09 Nov 12
     
    I agree with John. This article highlights the importance of electing a president who will appoint justices who will uphold Roe v. Wade. It's easy to forget what it was like before abortion was legalized. Particularly important in this is the equity issue. Wealthy people will always be able to find and pay for safe abortions, while women with less money will not.
  • mabel taylor on 09 Nov 12
     
    I agree that it is important to make the connection between the election of a new president and their effect on the Supreme Court. Even though the members elected might not have a huge effect on economic issues that have dominated the election, the impact the Supreme Court will have on individuals' rights is great.
  • Eli Melrod on 11 Nov 12
     
    I agree that this is an important issue, but I just can't see Roe V. Wade every being overturned, yet maybe I'm totally wrong. It seems just so irrational. Luckily, we won't have to deal with this problem...
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