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Read Thomas's opinion. He wants to overturn tolerance for homosexuality, contraception, and interracial marriage (Whoops, he left that one out, despite it being the fruit of the same tree, I wonder why...) on the same grounds as RvW.

Also, Mike Pence is already calling for a national abortion ban. So much for the party of 'states rights'.

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Congress couldn’t get a supermajority to pass a national abortion rights law, and it won’t be able to get one for abortion prohibition, either.

There is a compromise somewhere, but it’s a very difficult negotiation.

Congress is limited to what it can legislate with the remainder defaulting back into the jurisdiction of the states as part of the Federalism system of checks and balances.

Check out Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which enumerates the primary law-making jurisdictions of Congress.

If Congress manages to pass a compromise, then SCOTUS can rule on its constitutionality. (But, I agree with you.)

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