Stephen Colbert rage at SCOTUS ‘Liar’ trying to overturn Roe v. Wade

“Good, fuck. ”

That’s how Stephen Colbert kicks in The Late Show on Tuesday night, addressing the news that a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court revealed that the highest court in the land is likely to overturn. Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision defending women’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion (or indeed, exercise control over their body). The ruling has been reaffirmed many times over the years, including Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Donald Trump, a former reality host who lost the popular vote for the president and was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women, has nominated three of the Court’s nine justices. supreme, while the opinion was written by Samuel Alito, who was nominated by another Republican president who lost the popular vote, George W. Bush.

In his opinion, Alito argued, “We keep that Roe and Casey must be abolished… the right to abortion is not ingrained in the history and traditions of the nation. In contrast, the tradition of banning abortion for the sake of criminal punishment persists from the earliest days of customary law. ”

“Because there’s nothing like looking to the future like adhering to the early days of common law,” Colbert said. “That’s why I believe that life begins with ‘white men who own the land’.” (Indeed, such logic would preclude any social progress.)

Alito participated in the decision of conservative judges Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

“So congratulations, ladies – the decision about what you can do with your body is currently being made by four old gents and one thinking woman. The story of the maid Colbert said.

Colbert then referred to the confirmation hearings of Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, who all stated that Roe v. Wade was “resolved as a precedent” and “law of the land,” among others.

“So if these people believe Roe v. Wade was decided so seriously, why didn’t they tell the senators that in their confirmation hearing? ‘ Colbert asked. lied, which I think is perjury. But what do I know? I’m not Supreme Court justice. I’m not a good enough liar.”