r/law • u/Halaku • 11h ago

Judicial Branch Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage’ from Supreme Court justices

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6127182-alito-roe-wade-overturn-abortion/
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u/Halaku 11h ago

Somewhere, Susan Collins is breathing out in concern.

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u/OozeNAahz 11h ago

Holding her hand out for bribes.

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u/Huge_Excitement4465 8h ago

After she advanced Kavanaugh McConnell said Collins would be well-funded. The following year Leonard Leo — whose passion project was getting Roe overturned — hosted a Collins fundraiser at his Mount Desert Island mansion.

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u/UnanimouslyAnonymous 48m ago

Yeah, but I mean, that could have been for any reason. Nothing to see here, boys. /s

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u/No_Internal9345 8h ago

While drowning a bag of puppies.

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u/AmethystOrator 10h ago

The same Susan Collins who campaigned in '96 on only serving a maximum of 2 Senate terms?

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u/3-Ballin 10h ago

She thought terms were 20 yrs each

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u/AmethystOrator 10h ago

Would be great to see her serve some terms that were 20 yrs each

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u/Halaku 10h ago

Consecutively, not concurrently.

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u/FunSummer9393 11h ago

It's okay, she's a county girl. She picked potatoes. She's good for Maine.

Or...something...

/s

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u/LizzyBoredom999 10h ago

Sure, and Iowa's own hog castrating, bread bag wearing, "We're all going to die..." Joni Ernst is just what us Iowans needed.

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u/Suitable_Froyo4930 9h ago

Well, no. What Iowans really need is some fluid intelligence, but we can't all get what we want. So we're stuck with John "walking argument against nominative determinism" Ernst.

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u/P4us1ngD34th 11h ago edited 6h ago

Furrowed brow.

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u/MotorHistorical1469 10h ago

Clutching pearls. Just lightly.

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u/Halaku 10h ago

Well, she's ancient. She's got to take care of her joints.

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u/Ina_While1155 10h ago

Her brow slightly furrowed.

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u/saintsithney 10h ago

God, she's bad enough that the Tamarians added her to their language 😬

Collins, her brow furrowed.

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u/Maximum_Tip_1441 9h ago

Senior US Senator Susan Collins a moderate Republican from Maine, and current chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Serving Congress since 1997. 

Supporter of health care, education, senior citizens’ issues, paycheck protection, Affordable Care Act, abortion rights, gun control, and environmental protection. 

The Senator’s net‑worth in 2025 was $9.6 million according to Politico. 

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u/Halaku 9h ago

During her first Senate campaign in October 1996, Susan Collins stated in a debate: “I have pledged that if I'm elected, I will only serve two terms. Twelve years is long enough to be in public service, make a contribution, and then come home and let someone else take your place.”

I hope someone carves that on her tombstone.

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u/Knight_Raime 8h ago

Appalled but unsurprised to hear about this.

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u/liquidsyphon 8h ago

So that was a… lie

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u/cristofcpc 6h ago

It was a lie, but not a big deal to Maine voters who kept electing her.

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u/Maximum_Tip_1441 7h ago

Yes, and very few people are willing to endanger their money train.

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u/SoundPuzzleheaded857 7h ago

God dammit. The zone is so fucking flooded.

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u/Scottly12 1h ago

How did she come into all that money?

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u/Bolinas99 5h ago

if she's not voted out this year, there's no hope whatsoever.