Susan Collins tells @jaketapper: “I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade.”
Key word: DEMONSTRATED. If Trump picks a known pro-lifer who quietly preserves that option, she may vote yes.
Key word: DEMONSTRATED. If Trump picks a known pro-lifer who quietly preserves that option, she may vote yes.
Clip and save: @SenatorCollins tells @jaketapper she doesn’t think Neil Gorsuch would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. 
The background:
Donald Trump said in 10/2016 he’d pick Supreme Court justices who’ll overturn Roe v. Wade.
Mike Pence said in 7/2016 that if Trump wins “we’ll see Roe v. Wade consigned to the ash heap of history where it belongs.”
Donald Trump said in 10/2016 he’d pick Supreme Court justices who’ll overturn Roe v. Wade.
Mike Pence said in 7/2016 that if Trump wins “we’ll see Roe v. Wade consigned to the ash heap of history where it belongs.”
Why is it inappropriate for Supreme Court nominees to say if they’d uphold a precedent? Unlike lower court judges they aren’t restricted to being umpires calling balls and strikes; they make the rules. Justices vote to overrule precedents all the time.
