Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Justices Risk Slippery Slope With Ruling On Texas Abortion Law

Anti-Abortion Supreme Court Justices Risk Slippery Slope With Ruling On Texas Abortion Law

Rachel Maddow shares highlights from the dissenting opinions of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor who warned their anti-abortion colleagues that failing to put an end to the Texas abortion law invites “nullifying federal rights” when other states follow the Texas law’s model.
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50 Comments

  1. J M on December 17, 2021 at 3:26 am

    I just do not understand as a woman how another woman would murder their child…..

  2. Flawless P on December 17, 2021 at 3:26 am

    The constitution doesn’t convey a right to abortion. Point blank.

    Roe is dead.

  3. Sovereign Brand on December 17, 2021 at 3:27 am

    Democrats and republicans are only separated by vocabularies
    -_-/ both working together to create our environmental and societal demise.
    And all the racism white supremacy oppression injustice inequality and propaganda…

  4. Thorny Turtle Ranch on December 17, 2021 at 3:28 am

    Roberts now cares about a mockery after he allowed the mockery in the impeachment trials of donald and allowed every republican to violate their oath.

  5. LAURENCE WEEET on December 17, 2021 at 3:28 am

    State laws are the weakness that the civil war did not overcome.
    Federal federal federal

  6. Mauricio Pita on December 17, 2021 at 3:28 am

    We are in danger. Serious one

  7. Markus Rennelius on December 17, 2021 at 3:29 am

    Lock up alec baldwin for murder

  8. Semper Fi on December 17, 2021 at 3:33 am

    The supreme court violates the 14th amendment section 1 if they allow this to go on.

  9. Sarah Jones on December 17, 2021 at 3:34 am

    Slippery slope?? Its well worth it to stop the blood sacrifices. 400,000 last year!! Sick .

  10. Harry Gearhart on December 17, 2021 at 3:35 am

    Religious nuts are behind this.

  11. Jon Pena on December 17, 2021 at 3:35 am

    Ca is purposing to do exactly that. Have the right to sue someone for owning an AR-15 or a shop for selling them. They need to show the courts the madness that they are about to bring.

  12. David Mc on December 17, 2021 at 3:37 am

    The bible is pro choice, Numbers 5, 21-30. Spread God’s good word.

    Edit – to make this clear, these are instructions on how to perform an abortion given in the bible

  13. Weirdo on December 17, 2021 at 3:38 am

    I’ll be honest, if the state put it to a vote among the people (every decade), I’d accept the results as justified by majority of the people.

  14. Alfred O'neal II on December 17, 2021 at 3:43 am

    This is illegal in all shapes and forms and is going to backfire on the most catastrophic level ever.

  15. Alex Crouse on December 17, 2021 at 3:45 am

    Sounds like every woman in texas should use the 2nd amendment to protect their constitutional rights, as the founding fathers directly intended.

  16. Cheryl Bradley on December 17, 2021 at 3:46 am

    And they may get what they wished for; lawsuit crazy lawyers and older white males

  17. Kelechi Aguocha on December 17, 2021 at 3:47 am

    Under this precedent, birth right citizenship, all fundamental rights and the concept of the United States—including the Supreme Court become obsolete

  18. B D on December 17, 2021 at 3:47 am

    I think the woman and daughters of these Texas wingnuts should have their abortion records disclosed for the world to see. If you think these leaders daughters and mistresses haven’t been sent for abortions to save their careers, think again!! They should be made public, hypocrisy period!!

  19. Mr. Spaghetti on December 17, 2021 at 3:49 am

    trump court. Many failures coming.

  20. L. Ross on December 17, 2021 at 3:54 am

    Women & minorities- leave Texas now before they make that illegal too. No rights are safe in Texas any longer.

  21. I Love You Too on December 17, 2021 at 3:56 am

    Bravo Governor Newsom 👏👏
    California’s governor pledges to model an assault weapons ban on Texas abortion law
    If states can now shield their laws from review by the federal courts that compare assault weapons to Swiss Army knives, then California will use that authority to protect people’s lives, where Texas used it to put women in harm’s way," Newsom said in a statement released by his office at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
    California’s governor pledges to model an assault weapons ban on Texas abortion law

  22. James Vasseur on December 17, 2021 at 3:57 am

    This isn’t justice, this is dictatorship. Pack the court President Biden, Pack the court!

  23. Peppi Frew on December 17, 2021 at 4:00 am

    Supreme court of nutjob…get rid of them

  24. Abdur Raquib on December 17, 2021 at 4:00 am

    Good job.

  25. Jeff Tatus on December 17, 2021 at 4:05 am

    #45 should have never appointed 3 SCOTUS Judges. This is but one of the 3 huge travesties of his presidency.

  26. Rob Eason on December 17, 2021 at 4:06 am

    The make chemical castration for predators and offenders legal then. All predators and offenders must be chemically castrated.

  27. Josh Wilson on December 17, 2021 at 4:08 am

    The fascist right have destroyed democracy. They have proven that they can ignore the constitution and federal law. Fascists on the right are gonna do anything they want and they have the SCOTUS in their pocket.

  28. Null Soul Slayer on December 17, 2021 at 4:09 am

    Abortions have killed more children than guns ever will.
    I’ll leave it at that.

  29. Nick Anderson on December 17, 2021 at 4:09 am

    The rightward slide guarantees civil unrest.

  30. Byron Mist on December 17, 2021 at 4:09 am

    The slope has slipped. The Supreme Court is purely political now.

  31. DevineKingsBeloved on December 17, 2021 at 4:10 am

    We pray for Moral clarity for Life! For each Judge! As. Each judge, will answer to God for every idle word that is spoken! It will be our on words that we will be justified or condemned, judgement day! Matthew 12:36,37; 🙏So be it, Amen!🙏

  32. Earl Griffin on December 17, 2021 at 4:10 am

    I firmly believe that blue states should use the same trick to ban firearms.

  33. 1we R on December 17, 2021 at 4:10 am

    CAPTURED court. Why is pregnancy a concern of old white men? Epstein recognized and exploited their deviant desires. So they eliminated him.

  34. Connie Mazas on December 17, 2021 at 4:11 am

    So, I guess the Supreme Court really serves NO purpose. Just pull out the eraser and change your mind. Ever more the reason for the DOJ to step in, or, would it be better for TexASS to assign a local sheriff to determine "their" ruling?

  35. lennylenten on December 17, 2021 at 4:12 am

    I think you broke this down very well. this is madness

  36. Flawless P on December 17, 2021 at 4:12 am

    Rachel is lying. There is no right to abortion in the constitution. She uses this as a basis to claim they could use these laws against other actually explicit rights which is stupid.

    The right to abortion was IMPLIED BY POOR CASE LAW, not explicitly laid out in plain text in the constitution.

  37. Josh Wilson on December 17, 2021 at 4:13 am

    Message to all the fascist in the comments; Only good fascist is a dead fascist. Take a hint and do the right thing.

  38. Linden Stromberg on December 17, 2021 at 4:13 am

    "Democracy is dead in Texas, and just on time for the abortion ban." That’s what Ted Cruz has been admitting.
    Democracy would have been the name of Cruz’s illegitimate child.

  39. IsabellaDrawsAndComments on December 17, 2021 at 4:13 am

    America is a joke I’m moving out when I’m 18

  40. C C on December 17, 2021 at 4:14 am

    The Supreme Court is a joke!! After the former president this country is a disgrace.

  41. zebrafinch12 on December 17, 2021 at 4:15 am

    The supreme court will pay for doing this. People will no longer take any notice of them and will be disregarded

  42. Pangit on December 17, 2021 at 4:17 am

    The Supreme Court is scared of the dear leader and the MAGA Base

  43. BG Henry Harrison on December 17, 2021 at 4:17 am

    Why don’t you simply bring it to the forefront what Child Support is?
    No one talking about that. Not only does it mess up the woman’s life,
    but dad’s….FOR 18 YEARS, prison if you don’t pay. I vote vasectomies
    ….All this being laid on the woman yet the man gonna foot the bill.
    WE DON’T JUST THINK ABOUT OURSELVES YOU KNOW THIRD LEG WALKERS….

  44. Cheryl Harrison on December 17, 2021 at 4:18 am

    Supreme Court thinks their GOD, but that’s okay. GOD WILL SEE THEM ALL ON JUDGEMENT DAY. The corruption all over the system is flawed with Republican Trumper’s.

  45. Marcus Wardle on December 17, 2021 at 4:18 am

    Well the first part of that is about to happen. Newsome announce he’s bringing legislation concerning gun control in California!

  46. Thorny Turtle Ranch on December 17, 2021 at 4:18 am

    People in texas should sue every texas legislative republican husband and wife for having an abortion….we heard you had and abortion, now prove you didnt.

  47. B D on December 17, 2021 at 4:19 am

    This is an argument for abolishing the supreme court!!! If the court will not stand in favor of our constitution, then they are corrupt and no longer viable to uphold our constitution!!

  48. Tripe on December 17, 2021 at 4:20 am

    "United" States of America….except for Texas.

  49. Gabriella Rose on December 17, 2021 at 4:22 am

    Well then they should have no problems with California’s use of the same law outlines as SB8 for guns… if you can tell a human being what they can and cannot do with their own body then you can tell a human being what they can and cannot do with an inanimate object….. we don’t need to have assault rifles on the street. They wanna play games with peoples rights then we can play games with peoples rights.

  50. Marie Wilson on December 17, 2021 at 4:23 am

    This is happening because you have two unqualified Judges , Amy ,and the beer drinker / sexual battery guy.

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