From the transcript of oral arguments

"the findings in this case are simply unreasonable and not supported by the evidence. If you go to the findings themselves, the ultimate finding in 14o, which claims that it is actually relying on the preceding findings, it says, "for these reasons, Congress finds that partial birth abortion is never medically indicated," and then you go backwards and look at the reasons. The reasons are the findings that are not defended by the Government, that were not defended by the Government witnesses and that are blatantly false, except for perhaps one of them."

"The testimony from over, from at least 11 board-certified OBGYNs, from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is that the reduction in risk is significant and that it reduces the risk of serious complications, such as uterine perforation, which can lead to hysterectomy and infertility."

To be clear. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that "intact dilation and evacuation" and "dilation and extraction" (D&X) increasingly are viewed as the safest abortion procedures, contrary to what the deaf, dumb and blind boys in Congress concluded. Furthermore, what's disturbing in the transcript is that the justices on the one hand argue that state concerns can trump health concerns of the mother and then on the other hand argue that the state can determine the safest medical procedures. Basically arguing that the state can legislate unsafe medical procedures for pregnant woman on the behalf of the state. Lovely.

If Kennedys ruling contained the statement that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists opposes this procedure then his ruling is not based on facts in evidence. I hope this is not true because it's bad enough for media and politicians to just make stuff up to support their world view, but if the SC feels it is ok to make stuff up in their rulings, then it's all over.

Pairodime apparently believes our representatives don't represent the people but instead represent God or some higher moral authority. I don't think God is aware of this arrangment, since many come to a relationship with God without the need of an elected representative.

Personally I think our founding fathers set up our system of government to protect us from people with views like pairodimes.

"With all due respect just because a process is a broken mess, doesn't mean the decisions that came out of that process aren't solid, even though to my knowledge I don't know much about it."

"The review process was poor and inadequate and to my knowledge I was not the process owner and cannot recall if it was important to have a process owner. I do recall it was more important to have lunch most days."

"I do not recall seeing documents, like performance reviews, explaining the reasons these Attorney Generals were fired, to my knowledge however... I ah I uh don't recall."

"With all due respect, I never made a decision I remembered."

You are all little people who do not know better, who the truth you cannot handle. I will administer to you. Just as the holy men who rail against homosexuality and drugs, while partaking of those very things, I must do what I tell you not to do. For looking down upon you, in my solemn wisdom, am forced in this by my awesome responsibility. May you all remain inscient and insouciant.

-- from the lost file of CK