Hundreds of protesters with signs were already gathered outside the United States Supreme Court following an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion indicating the Court is prepared to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
Politico reported late into the evening hours on Monday that the “Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision” citing “an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito” the outlet had obtained.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
Should this be the final decision of the court, overturning Roe v. Wade would return the issue to the states.
Politico describes the document as “a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision,” as well as the decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that largely maintained the right to abortion.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court has privately voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft of its majority opinion published by Politico. https://t.co/DVfKUd6J1l pic.twitter.com/ALWHGErymI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 3, 2022
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Supreme Court Poised to Strike Down Roe v. Wade?
According to the Politico report, Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett have voted with Alito.
Sources tell CNN that Chief Justice John Roberts, who abandoned all pretense of being a conservative or even a moderate justice years ago, “would have dissented from part of Alito’s draft opinion … likely with the court’s three liberals.”
John Roberts did not want to completely overturn Roe, meaning he would have dissented from Alito’s draft opinion, sources tell @JoanBiskupic. Sources add that Roberts is willing to uphold Miss. law that would ban abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy https://t.co/zR5YoKNJUp
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 3, 2022
Fox News is reporting that analysts suggest the unprecedented leak of the draft document is an intimidation tactic, “an attempt to pressure a Supreme Court justice to change his or her vote on the pivotal case.”
Axios adds: “The Supreme Court is famous for not leaking ahead of decisions. After today, that has changed.”
The draft document is just that – a draft. As such, drafts do circulate and change, along with votes. That may just be why it mysteriously leaked to the media, a rare event.
Court watchers are practically incandescent at this alleged leak. Says @JonathanTurley:
*It is hard not to view this as a malicious act.
*A breach of the most fundamental obligations and traditions of the Court.
*The greatest crisis Chief Justice Roberts has faced on the Court. https://t.co/SLfPgcExxR— Kevin Corke (@kevincorke) May 3, 2022
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Protesters Already Gathering
Leaking the draft opinion that may lead to Roe being overturned is certainly going to stir up the pro-abortion fringe lunatics on the left.
And it’s already happening.
Barricades had already been placed in front of the Supreme Court.
Right now: Barricades are up around the Supreme Court building, just minutes after reports from Politico were leaked indicating SCOTUS has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/LxR9rbs6TF
— Cami Mondeaux (@cami_mondeaux) May 3, 2022
Crowds gathered shortly thereafter, with tensions running high according to reporters.
“Get angry!”
“Cope and seethe, you guys lost”Tensions running high in the crowd gathering at the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/qHj56oTTH7
— Nate Hochman (@njhochman) May 3, 2022
Pro-abortion creatures revealed themselves throughout the night.
MASHUP! Pro-abortionists are losing their minds over the thought of not being able to kill babies. pic.twitter.com/0oqFZyMpu5
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 3, 2022
The word ‘Insurrection’ was trending on Twitter this morning, a reference that the Supreme Court leak marked an actual attempt at disrupting government procedures.
I have been covering politics for 20 years and *never* once heard of a draft SCOTUS opinion leaking.
This is an insurrection on the legal system and rule of law.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 3, 2022
Chaos and rioting are poised to take over the scene.
Crowd of protesters is growing quickly, and pushing toward the barricade that the handful of guards put up earlier tonight. Chants of “fascist scum have got to go,” interspersed with the names of the conservative justices pic.twitter.com/2OHtE2pLuy
— Nate Hochman (@njhochman) May 3, 2022
Now: The very same radical leftists who disingenuously railed against the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot as an “insurrection” will riot at the Supreme Court of the United States, which is already barricaded #M2Insurrectionpic.twitter.com/e1buHYD64R
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 3, 2022
NBC News special anchor Maria Shriver actually called for a “revolution” which, had she been sporting a MAGA hat when she said it, would have led to her being unemployed and detained by the FBI.
But here we are. So you say you want a revolution? Well we have one right here, right now.
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) May 3, 2022
Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser cheered the SCOTUS leak and celebrated as a hero the person who decided “let’s burn this place down.”
Seriously, shout out to whoever the hero was within the Supreme Court who said “fuck it! Let’s burn this place down.”
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) May 3, 2022
The pathetic spineless leak of a draft SCOTUS opinion has the feel of something a sad little woke 20-something-year-old would do. The kind of person who thinks their personal agenda is “more important.” Whoever did it should lose their law license.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 3, 2022
Every one of these people must be arrested for insurrection and threatening democracy.
They are interfering with the function of a branch of government and their constitutional duties.
Lock them in DC jails with no bail.
These are the rules now. pic.twitter.com/Zji3yDKqWu
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 3, 2022
Serious tension between protesters & counter-protesters @scotus pic.twitter.com/rqwE0KuEg5
— Jordan Chamberlain (@jordylancaster) May 3, 2022
This isn’t just the far-left element at work either. Remember – they are simply following the lead of their elected officials.
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) famously threatened the Supreme Court – specifically Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch – at a pro-abortion rally held in close proximity to the Court itself.
Today’s Left:
First Schumer tells President-elect Trump: “You take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you.”
Today he threatens 2 Supreme Court justices: “You will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you.”pic.twitter.com/jGQ8m5qcjB
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 4, 2020
“I want to tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh, you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” Schumer shouted, pointing a stern finger.
“You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
These were threats coming from the top Democrat senator toward the Supreme Court. This document leak is a thinly veiled threat lobbied at the Supreme Court. There is, in fact, a whirlwind outside the court as we speak.
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They are inciting violence as a means to rally their voters come November. It’s the only hope Democrats have right now.
Will the Supreme Court justices deciding to overturn Roe hold strong to their convictions? Or will they cave to the chaos?
