re: It's truly a shame that it's a forgone conclusion all the Democrats vote no

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The politics around the court is something I guess I will never understand...

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That's the problem. There shouldn't be politics involved, but there is. This tells us one thing: The courts have far too much power. They should not be making law, but they clearly do. Thomas Jefferson detested the idea of judicial review, but Hamilton was for it and his side won the debate.

Some review is necessary, though. You can't have Congress passing blatantly unconstitutional laws. I guess the question is who should do the reviewing.

I think the problem is the courts have a habit of telling us what the law DOES say whether than what it DOESN'T. Their purpose should be to step in and say "you cannot do this" rather than "Oh, didn't you know, the constitution allows abortion."