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Roe v. Wade: The Next GenerationIn the next four years, at least two and possibly three Supreme Court justices will retire: John Paul Stevens is 88, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 75 and David Souter is 68. Assuming they can all survive the final 75 days of the Bush regime, incoming President Obama will have the opportunity to install perhaps 3 centerist/liberal justices on the court. If he chooses wisely and adopts the Bush tactic of selecting justices in their 50s, Roe vs. Wade will have a solid 5-4 firewall for the next generation, perhaps even longer than 20 years. This has got to be very discouraging to the social conservative wing of the Republican party, as one of the main reasons for their existence is to outlaw abortion. 20 years in the wilderness is a long time. sniffles5's blog | login to post comments![]() |