Maher: Arguing Roe Is ‘Settled Law’ Is Nonsense, Plessy Was Settled Law

MAHER But I was ░░░░░░░░ before it s not ░░░░░░░░ about the laws or ░░░░░░░░ you know whenever I ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer whether it ░░░░░░░░ on TV or in ░░░░░░░░ ad anywhere they are ░░░░░░░░ in a room with ░░░░░░░░ entire wall of law ░░░░░░░░ behind them An entire ░░░░░░░░ Whatever it s what ░░░░░░░░ fuc ing think what ░░░░░░░░ feel and then you ░░░░░░░░ find something in that ░░░░░░░░ of books to back ░░░░░░░░ up This whole bullshit ░░░░░░░░ about well it s ░░░░░░░░ law so was segregation ░░░░░░░░ v Ferguson was settled ░░░░░░░░ in 1896 and thank ░░░░░░░░ somebody said let s ░░░░░░░░ it So it s ░░░░░░░░ that s a bullsh ░░░░░░░░ argument Applause It s ░░░░░░░░ you think if you ░░░░░░░░ babies then you re ░░░░░░░░ life and if you ░░░░░░░░ women you re pro ░░░░░░░░ I like women Applause ░░░░░░░░ you saying you re ░░░░░░░░ of I think voicing ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard a ░░░░░░░░ this week People have ░░░░░░░░ sort of a worry ░░░░░░░░ what I would call ░░░░░░░░ domino theory of social ░░░░░░░░ You think first it ░░░░░░░░ abortion and then it ░░░░░░░░ gay rights and then ░░░░░░░░ rights and then weed ░░░░░░░░ and the gay marriage ░░░░░░░░ marriage That s what ░░░░░░░░ re worried about UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ t stir up fear ░░░░░░░░ here be honest UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ The right to privacy ░░░░░░░░ what abortion is founded ░░░░░░░░ in the Constitution right ░░░░░░░░ so if there s ░░░░░░░░ right to privacy over ░░░░░░░░ woman s choice whether ░░░░░░░░ continue her pregnancy it ░░░░░░░░ the same the whole ░░░░░░░░ set of cases the ░░░░░░░░ legal philosophy that said ░░░░░░░░ And Mrs Loving had ░░░░░░░░ right to get married ░░░░░░░░ though one was white ░░░░░░░░ was black Or Obergefell ░░░░░░░░ to get married even ░░░░░░░░ his husband was a ░░░░░░░░ or gay people can ░░░░░░░░ sex or married people ░░░░░░░░ use contraception That was ░░░░░░░░ 1960s that was a ░░░░░░░░ case Connecticut had outlawed ░░░░░░░░ even for married couples ░░░░░░░░ But Clarence Thomas is ░░░░░░░░ an interracial marriage Do ░░░░░░░░ think Clarence Thomas I ░░░░░░░░ I feel like I ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ I really feel like ░░░░░░░░ is unique UNKNOWN It ░░░░░░░░ MAHER It is Because ░░░░░░░░ either you just have ░░░░░░░░ view that it s ░░░░░░░░ I could put the ░░░░░░░░ on a hat when ░░░░░░░░ talk about a woman ░░░░░░░░ right murder isn t ░░░░░░░░ right If you think ░░░░░░░░ s murder I don ░░░░░░░░ again crazy me Laughter ░░░░░░░░ m telling you we ░░░░░░░░ not going to miss ░░░░░░░░ you were never here ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ anything UNKNOWN You wouldn ░░░░░░░░ miss us if we ░░░░░░░░ gone MAHER I would ░░░░░░░░ you were already here ░░░░░░░░ re living That s ░░░░░░░░