Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Chief Justice thought he was a swell guy
… It has been exciting to be in the center of the issue so politicized by the political branches….
I make no apologies for the scholarship or result in the opinion….
I’m really not too bad a guy after all.
~ Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun’s comments on his role in legalizing abortion in the Roe vs. Wade decision, as quoted by National Review, via Hot Air, January 22
I’ve been to Blackmun’s grave at Arlington. There are 3 times in my life I’ve actually felt demonic activity around me – demons swirling around – twice at Christ Hospital and once at his gravesite.
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Exciting?????
Good Lord.
IF abortion had been illegal I NEVER would have pursued having one. NEVER. I would have been too afraid. I would have sucked it up and dealt with it and grew up, put my big girl pants on and carried my child!!!!! I would have embraced motherhood for my first child and not have had the “simple, quick and easy medical procedure of removing a bunch of cells.”
I am not alone in that sentiment btw. TOO many of my post abortive friends have stated the same thing to me. Legal meant somehow “acceptable” and we went through with it. We know now what we didn’t know then. The law can and should be a deterrent!!
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Carla…I’m sorry. You know how sorry I am for the loss and hurt and grief abortion has caused you. So proud of you for speaking out and speaking truth though! And I have heard my post-abortive friends (even the pro-choice ones) say “if it had been illegal I never would have had an abortion.” I’ve heard that many times.
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“I’m really not too bad a guy after all”
Who are you trying to convince of that us…or yourself.
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Hi JDC,
Good point. It is a rather odd comment.
What do judicial decisions of any type have to do with being “not too bad a guy after all”.
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Sydney,
I know babe. I know.
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Hmm. By all accounts, Roger Taney, Supreme Court Chief Justice and author of the notorious Dred Scott decision in 1857, was by many accounts a “nice guy” who even freed his slaves. Yet he wrote that black people . . .
“had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit. He was bought and sold and treated as an ordinary article of merchandise and traffic, whenever profit could be made by it.”
That was a very odd thing to say indeed, Mary.
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And in the end, almost nobody remembers Taney for anything else other than that line in the Dred Scott opinion. I myself never knew he was a slave holder and chose to free his slaves; today he would say he is pro-choice, not pro-slavery. When it comes to critical times, your words and actions count, and the effect they will have on others. In 100 years Blackmun will likely mostly only be known as the author of Roe v. Wade.
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Not surprised at all about the increased demonic activity at Blackmun’s grave. He was a great champion for satan.
Praying that this spring’s 40 Days for Life campaign closes many clinics.
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Hi Chris,
Taney would also argue that no one has a right to force their morality on others…if you oppose slavery fine, no one is forcing you to own one, but don’t tell me I can’t!
One would also have to question the complete lack of bias of slave holding Supreme Court Justice.
So far it seems that is all Blackmun is known for. Hopefully his notoriety will be as eternal as Taney’s.
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Why is buried in Arlington National Cemetery? Isn’t that a place for heroes (I guess he is a hero to many, though).
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@ Chris,
As a foreigner, I’ve never heard of Harry Blackmun EXCEPT for the fact that he is the author of Roe. Absolutely true what you said.
Key points to remember though in arguing against legal abortion:
1- It is prima facie wrong to intentionally kill an innocent human being.
2- The unborn entity is an innocent human being.
3- Abortion is the intentional destruction of the unborn entity.
THEREFORE Abortion is always and in every case prima facie wrong.
Note: My experience today is that most philosophers who argue for legal abortion argue that it is obvious that the unborn is human from conception. Peter Singer argues that very point is true in PRACTICAL ETHICS. He argues against the first premise instead.
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A Richard Nixon appointment- confirmed 94-0 by the Senate. Very active in his church I read.
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Taney was a Democrat.
Imagine that.
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I believe you Jill.
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If Republicans politicized judicial appointments the way the DemocRATs do there would be a lot fewer DemocRATs (pro-aborts) in the judiciary.
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I’m really not too bad a guy after all.
And all the boy-men hanging at the strip joint think they are in a gentlemen’s club.
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I know babe.
Babe? I had a sexist boss years ago that called me this. Is there a new definition for this word that I am unaware of?
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Yes there is!!
I have been called babe by my dear husband for 23 years. I call my friends babe. They call me babe.
A term of endearment. Extended to my friend Sydney who shares my life outside of this blog.
Not sexual harassment from your pig of a boss.
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Sexual harassment?
At my age I’m glad someone bothers.
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My newlywed daughter and her husband call each other babe. They are so sweet together. I hope and pray their marriage lasts forever!
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Praxedes, always remember that context matters.
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Thanks for the explanation Carla. My husband calls me babe as well but I think my friends would be confused if I called them that!
The informal definition for the word is “an affectionate form of address, typically for someone with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship” and that is why I was confused. The urban dictionary does say it is an endearing term but also gives a lot of other definitions for it that are not so endearing!
I wasn’t sure if it was a typo or if you maybe you were hacked (I did notice someone’s comment here the other day that used what I thought was an inappropriate word and that comment disappeared. Thank goodness not all definitions have changed. ”Babe” among friends just hasn’t taken off in my neck of the woods yet.
LOL Mary.
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JDC, I realize context does matter and that is why I brought it up. See explanation above.
I still would feel uncomfortable if anyone other than my husband called me babe.
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Okay, Praxedes. Thanks for the clarification.
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On a side note, the headline for this most says “Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court Chief Justice…”, but Blackmun was never actually the Chief Justice.
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Your welcome, JDC.
Sometimes it’s only after reflection that I realize I have taken something out of context.
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I call my wife Liz. What’s wrong with me?
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I call my wife Liz.
This is a new pet name to me! I looked up ‘liz’ in the Urban Dictionary and now I’ve just got to know what definition your wife falls under. I can’t keep up with all of you Babycakes!
What’s wrong with me?
Ex-GOP can write the first chapter and Reality can finish the book. (:
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“I make no apologies for the scholarship or result in the opinion….I’m really not too bad a guy after all.”
I’ve always too wondered about certain figures being laid to rest in national cemeteries. The United States where the practice of honoring some not-worthy is not the only country where this exists.
There was nothing that distingusihed Blackmun to be laid to rest at Arlington. He was simply a political appointee that reduced America to a heartless nation devoid of responsibility for its future based on unverifiable “scholarship.”
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Thanks Praxedes!!!! YOU’VE MADE MY DAY!!! I have to tell my wife that Liz sure beats Elizabeth hands down :)
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