Politically it was probably best to rip the bandaid off
Not sure about that. Roe has been undermined by many court cases over the past 15 years, with very little pushback. As long as "Roe" was still there, people could rest content in that thought - even as it practically came to mean less and less.
I don't mean not to overturn Roe. But to uphold every single restriction, and then when it makes no difference, overturn Roe. Of course, that would be politicizing the judiciary, which is why it's bad. I think this is what Roberts wanted to do, to avoid a backlash.
The reason the Court has the legitimacy problem that Roberts is worried about is because the Warren Court decided to become a 3rd political branch to help the left win battles it couldn't have using legitimate political processes.
I'm amazed by the same people who told us that no one can challenge court decisions, because they were setting social policy that these people liked, now tell us that the court is illegitimate because it stopped setting social policy on one issue.
Not sure about that. Roe has been undermined by many court cases over the past 15 years, with very little pushback. As long as "Roe" was still there, people could rest content in that thought - even as it practically came to mean less and less.
I don't mean not to overturn Roe. But to uphold every single restriction, and then when it makes no difference, overturn Roe. Of course, that would be politicizing the judiciary, which is why it's bad. I think this is what Roberts wanted to do, to avoid a backlash.
I'm amazed by the same people who told us that no one can challenge court decisions, because they were setting social policy that these people liked, now tell us that the court is illegitimate because it stopped setting social policy on one issue.