It seems to me that anti Roe Republicans and members of the court benefit most from this leak, not Democrats or those who seek to preserve Roe. The advantage is to blunt the impact of the shock and hope to lessen effect on mid terms. I assume Alito and his staff leaked it.
It seems to me that anti Roe Republicans and members of the court benefit most from this leak, not Democrats or those who seek to preserve Roe. The advantage is to blunt the impact of the shock and hope to lessen effect on mid terms. I assume Alito and his staff leaked it.
WAPO columnist Eugene Robinson agrees with you on who leaked, but he thinks it is more likely because Roberts might have been getting a Barret and/or Kavanaugh to reconsider, joining with him to uphold the MS law, but not outright overturning Roe. By leaking, Alito could make it harder for them to reconsider and be seen as traitors to the cause....
It seems to me that anti Roe Republicans and members of the court benefit most from this leak, not Democrats or those who seek to preserve Roe. The advantage is to blunt the impact of the shock and hope to lessen effect on mid terms. I assume Alito and his staff leaked it.
WAPO columnist Eugene Robinson agrees with you on who leaked, but he thinks it is more likely because Roberts might have been getting a Barret and/or Kavanaugh to reconsider, joining with him to uphold the MS law, but not outright overturning Roe. By leaking, Alito could make it harder for them to reconsider and be seen as traitors to the cause....