Apparently, most Americans who supported the Court's ruling of half-a-century ago accepted the lies of ideologues hellbent upon gaining membership to the Court under false pretenses - respect for the established law.
Justices knowingly, shamelessly, misleading senators to get onto the Court devalues their legislating from the bench, negatively impacts respect for the Court, and will be used by prosecutors to ignore their tainted rulings.
Such deception could be a justification for prosecutors ignoring their rulings. Lying to gain appointment to the Court clearly wreaks havoc with respect for the Court.
Kegs Kavanaugh:
“Start with my record, my respect for precedent, my belief that it is rooted in the constitution, and my commitment and its importance to the rule of law,” Kavanaugh responded, per notes taken by “multiple” staffers at the meeting, the Times said. “I understand precedent and I understand the importance of overturning it.”
“Roe is 45 years old, it has been reaffirmed many times, lots of people care about it a great deal, and I’ve tried to demonstrate I understand real-world consequences,” Kavanaugh elaborated, according to these notes, and also claimed, “I am a don’t-rock-the-boat kind of judge. I believe in stability and in the Team of Nine.”
“This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting longstanding precedents that the country has relied upon,” Collins said in a statement.
Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the lone Democrat to back Kavanaugh, voiced similar sentiments. “I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v Wade was settled legal precedent and I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided for two generations of Americans.”
