Comment by PurposeMission9355 on 24/06/2022 at 15:11 UTC

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View submission: US Supreme Court justice promising to not overturn Roe v. Wade (abortion rights) during their appointment hearings.

Is this shocking to anyone? Every single judge appointed in my lifetime has lied to congress on what they are actually going to do.

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Comment by Delta_Foxtrot_1969 at 24/06/2022 at 15:44 UTC

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In this instance, as noted above, they did not specifically say that they would not overturn Roe v. Wade. Whichever way you view the court or this current ruling, it would be be disingenuous to say these nominees committed perjury in their Senate hearings based on this question.

Comment by obadetona at 24/06/2022 at 17:04 UTC

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These guys didn't even lie though. Apart from the guy who said he would've walked out if asked to overturn RvW.

Comment by judokalinker at 24/06/2022 at 17:07 UTC

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What is shocking is that you don't understand that in none of these videos did they say they would never overturn roe v Wade or Casey.

Comment by jpritchard at 24/06/2022 at 17:29 UTC

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No they haven't. No judge would EVER commit to ruling a certain way on cases they haven't even heard yet. You hearing what you want to hear doesn't put words in their mouth.

Comment by Disaster_Capitalist at 24/06/2022 at 16:45 UTC

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you only 11 years old? Or do you have something against Kagan?

Comment by CruelRegulator at 24/06/2022 at 17:05 UTC

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We know that people who fall within the Dark Triad of psychology desperately vie for these illustrious roles of power - but we always act surprised when they squash people.

I get really upset that we don't have more awareness. I'm not trying to be partisan, I just - feel like we have too much respect for the court. It's human, and it's as flawed as we are.

Comment by pashmigo at 24/06/2022 at 17:33 UTC

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Lol not just judges but every political leader has lied on what they’re actually going to do.

Comment by haditwithyoupeople at 24/06/2022 at 17:52 UTC

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Of course. Their job is to get confirmed and they walk a fine like to keep everybody complacent.

Comment by texanfan20 at 24/06/2022 at 17:54 UTC

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Because any congressional hearing is showboating on both sides. The government no longer works for the people. They all put on a big show and then collect money from special interest, plan for Cush jobs after they leave office and do their best to keep us all divided and distracted so we don’t really question what is going on.

Comment by Aegi at 24/06/2022 at 18:39 UTC

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Lol but they didn't lie. They chose their words careful to avoid doing exactly that.

Comment by w41twh4t at 24/06/2022 at 18:53 UTC

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I believe Sotomayor promised to unthinkingly vote Leftist always and kept that.

Comment by ToxicDuosTrashCan3s at 24/06/2022 at 19:12 UTC

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Well for many this is their first dose of lies they assume it's all sunshine and rainbows when it comes to this

Comment by -churbs at 24/06/2022 at 19:15 UTC

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False. They literally are not allowed to tell congress what they will do.