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In reply to the discussion: Alito admits he cannot/will not be impartial. [View all]Ms. Toad
(36,947 posts)I wrote out a response with quotes from the tape - and then accidentally closed the wrong tab. So I'll just summarize it.
In response to the general conversation (in which Windsor is nudging him toward saying the court has a role to play) he expressly states the court's role is limited.
The closest he comes is at the very end, when she says something about the fight for unborn babies' rights being so important, he agrees. I haven't read Dobbs recently - but I'm pretty sure it isn't much different from what he says in the actual opinion.
But the entire converstion is about political views, and living with those with fundamentally different moral views than you - and because fundamental views can't be compromised someone has to be the winner. Most of the tape is Windsor opining (I didn't track the time - but about 80-90% of it is Windsor expressing her opinions and mostly unsuccessfully trying to draw Alito out.)
No admission that he can't be impartial in his role on the court.
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