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It back to john heilemanns point. we are in the same place except the republicans on the supreme court are not the same as the republican appointees on that supreme court. these republican appointed justices do not appear open to the possibility of preserving precedent. of preserving roe. so we are just talking about how badly it will be decimated. to come back to justice sotomayors point, what do they do about the stench of now being clearly seeing and acting as a political body. >> i think its...

This abortion law was passed and introduced in the legislature because they went to the floor and said we have a new supreme court thanks to donald trump, now lets pass this law. but now question pass that law. and what justice pryer said is how will the american people react when the only thing that changed is the personnel on the supreme court. not anything about medical science. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates? that the constitution and its reading are just polit...

>> will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts. >> the bulk of todays arguments focus on when its appropriate for the highest court to overrule something considered landmark decisions as justice kavanaugh noted the court has done repeatedly. >> if we think that the prior precedents are seriously wrong if that, why then doesnt the history of this courts practice with respect to those cases tell u...

A cbs news poll finds more than 60% of americans want to keep the 1973 "roe v. wade" ruling, which prohibits states from banning abortion after about 24 weeks of pregnancy. we get more now from cbs jan crawford at the supreme court. >> reporter: from across the country, thousands came to make their voices heard, from michigan... >> its a very serious threat to our ability to shape our futures and our lives. >> reporter: ...to this mother and daughter from pennsylvania. >> i pray to god that its ...

Confirmation hearing were under oath and critics said kavanaugh was misleading about several things and justice sotomayor asked about the politics hanging over all of this is aing republicans openly said they could reverse the roe precedent now because they have new trump justices on this court. >> the sponsors of this bill, the house bill in mississippi, said we are doing it because we have new justices. will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that th...

To the justices. its number two, guys, justice sotomayor on the issue of outside political influence. >> the senate sponsor said were doing it because we have new justices on the supreme court. will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i dont see how it is possible. >> you know, justice kagan made a, i would say, more nuanced version of the same argument. justice sotomayor just said it straig...

They poison the law. >> justice sotomayor, a consistent supporter of abortion rights, grilled stewart. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i -- i dont see how it is possible. >> reporter: while chief justice roberts appeared to be looking for a middle ground to allow states to ban abortion earlier than 23 to 24 weeks when a fetus is considered viable. >> but if it really is an issue ...

Other conservatives repeatedly questioned why roe should be upheld when the constitution says nothing about abortion. >> the constitution is neither pro life nor pro choice on the question of abortion. >> reporter: it is a case that could remake the legal landscape surrounding abortion in the united states. the arguments drew hundreds of protesters on both sides of the emotional debate to the steps of the supreme court. the stakes high as a dozen states have trigger laws on the books that would ...

Said were doing it because we have new justices. the newest ban that mississippi has put in place, are saying, were doing it because we have new justices on the supreme court. will this institution survive the stench that this creates? in the public perception that the institution and its reading are just political acts? i dont see how it is possible. its what casey talked about when it talked about watershed decisions. some of them, brown versus board of education, it mentioned. and this one ha...

Survive? how will the court survive. >> i want to stop right here. this seems to me the most watershed question before the court. will this institution survive the sterchl it creates to do just what she said. the mississippi ban was put in place by people who said we have new jss on the court. they were the justices appointed by donald trump. to the larger question, what damage has been done to the supreme court by the line of questioning about a law that was put in place because of who they wer...