It’s a given that our new Supreme Court justice is going to be a vote to reduce abortion rights. It may be done in one fell swoop or brick-by-brick, but it’s going to happen. The public and the Democratic Party need to be prepared to deal with that on a state-by-state basis.
What’s effectively up in the air, and probably more important, is whether the new justice will be a principled conservative with a healthy respect for traditional liberties, or a stooge for Trump and his complete lack of respect for traditional liberties. In my opinion, the most critical question the Senate can ask the nominee will be about the Trump v. Hawaii case, and in particular, about Kennedy’s pathetic concurring opinion.