If you did not watch debate night for the VP’s this time you missed something on the Supreme Court and Abortion. The debate was a better articulation of the Harris Bien position than Joe was able to present. The interaction was more professional than the first Presidential debate. There did seem to be a clear winner. I may be worth looking at the video if you are on the fence. Here are some highlights from the debate:
Supreme Court and Abortion
Federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett has been nominated to the Supreme Court. The moderator asked both candidates what they would want their respective states to do if the high court were to overturn Roe v. Wade. What do they want their states to decide if they did so for themselves? Neither candidate directly addressed the question. Both spoke of the abortion issue in the context of the Supreme Court.
Harris said:
“The issues before us couldn’t be more serious… There is the issue of choice, and I will always fight for a woman’s right to make a decision about her own body. It should be her decision and not that of Donald Trump and the vice president, Michael Pence.”
Pence reiterated his pro-life stance, and called out the Biden-Harris ticket. He said:
“I couldn’t be more proud to serve as vice president to a president who stands unapologetically for the sanctity of human life. I will not apologize for it… This is another one of those cases where there is such a dramatic contrast. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth, late-term abortion.”
Pence asked Harris if she would support packing the courts. That means increasing the number of Supreme Court justices to 10 or more for political advantage. Then he accused her of not answering the question.
“Once again you gave a non-answer; Joe Biden gave a non-answer… The American people deserve a straight answer.”
In his remarks, Pence noted the Supreme Court has had nine justices for the past 150 years.