An Unlikely Lincoln
Biden’s key message, that we are in a battle for the soul of a nation, put me in mind of Abraham Lincoln’s famous “House Divided” speech to the Illinois Republican state convention.
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Collective Prayer to Precede Collective Action
And, yes, the solution to this is to vote. The converted could be comforted by this speech, but I doubt it was persuasive to any election deniers. And I’m not sure any speech would be. But the speech is the collective prayer that all democracy lovers recite daily:
Please, let there be enough of the Constitution-loving, silent Americans left who will vote for it and will insist on counting the votes.
From the Pulpit in Pennsylvania
Until last night’s speech in Philadelphia, the President had not called out the former president by name for his continued inciting of violence, his ceaseless lying about the 2020 election, or his bludgeoning of democracy. I hope President Biden will continue to speak out, as the time for a president’s silence about a predecessor has long passed.
Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade
By the New York Times
The New York Times is tracking the status of abortion laws in each state following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
No, Justice Alito, Reproductive Justice Is in the Constitution
Opinion column by Michele Goodwin
Justice Samuel Alito’s claim, that there is no enumeration and original meaning in the Constitution related to involuntary sexual subordination and reproduction, misreads and misunderstands American slavery, the social conditions of that enterprise and legal history.
The Supreme Court’s majority and dissent opinions on Dobbs reveal a massive schism
By Bill Chappell and Nell Clark
Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan wrote a searing dissent to the court’s decision to end Roe v. Wade and overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
By the New York Times
The Supreme Court on Friday overruled Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years in a 6-to-3 ruling. New York Times reporters are reading the majority opinion and continually providing analysis.
The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Already Lost
By Dahlia Lithwick
Regardless of Roe falling, the leaks, and the court’s disregard for the public it is supposed to serve, have already gone too far.