Ari Melber: Justice Thomas Is Not Joking, He Wants to Put People in Jail for Having Same Sex Intercourse

SCARBOROUGH And Ari of ░░░░░░░░ it is hard to ░░░░░░░░ all of the laws ░░░░░░░░ now because there seems ░░░░░░░░ be a race to ░░░░░░░░ bottom or at least ░░░░░░░░ race to pass this ░░░░░░░░ legislation and get it ░░░░░░░░ into law as possible ░░░░░░░░ you have in many ░░░░░░░░ a teenager that could ░░░░░░░░ raped or a victim ░░░░░░░░ incest that of course ░░░░░░░░ be forced by the ░░░░░░░░ state to carry the ░░░░░░░░ s baby to full ░░░░░░░░ And then you have ░░░░░░░░ talking about arresting anybody ░░░░░░░░ cooperates in helping a ░░░░░░░░ a teenager get an ░░░░░░░░ So if a 14 ░░░░░░░░ old daughter is a ░░░░░░░░ of rape and a ░░░░░░░░ is trying to take ░░░░░░░░ child out of state ░░░░░░░░ the child be arrested ░░░░░░░░ the parent be arrested ░░░░░░░░ extreme could this get ░░░░░░░░ Those are the right ░░░░░░░░ I think legally it ░░░░░░░░ get very extreme Justice ░░░░░░░░ made many attestations in ░░░░░░░░ ruling and we re ░░░░░░░░ to see now whether ░░░░░░░░ are true He said ░░░░░░░░ Tali alluded to this ░░░░░░░░ resolve abortion debates in ░░░░░░░░ country It would peacefully ░░░░░░░░ to the states and ░░░░░░░░ would be better for ░░░░░░░░ it would be calm ░░░░░░░░ would remove the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ from these controversies Well ░░░░░░░░ re already seeing in ░░░░░░░░ lower courts that is ░░░░░░░░ false because there are ░░░░░░░░ issues that still have ░░░░░░░░ be dealt with He ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ provide a rational basis ░░░░░░░░ standard that is the ░░░░░░░░ Court jargon for almost ░░░░░░░░ goes for these restrictions ░░░░░░░░ because he says it ░░░░░░░░ no longer a constitutional ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ see how that goes ░░░░░░░░ said he s going ░░░░░░░░ restore integrity to the ░░░░░░░░ profession That is not ░░░░░░░░ government that is not ░░░░░░░░ with a small c ░░░░░░░░ was a breathtakingly arrogant ░░░░░░░░ from a non medical ░░░░░░░░ as he referred to ░░░░░░░░ as abortionists We re ░░░░░░░░ to live in a ░░░░░░░░ now we re in ░░░░░░░░ different society this week ░░░░░░░░ we were last week ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Yes we are ░░░░░░░░ Oh we MELBER Go ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH No I was ░░░░░░░░ going to say Ari ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ on it because I ░░░░░░░░ you re probably you ░░░░░░░░ Tali should speak to ░░░░░░░░ you look at Thomas ░░░░░░░░ concurring opinion and for ░░░░░░░░ who look at Alito ░░░░░░░░ Hey listen we understand ░░░░░░░░ we ve just ripped ░░░░░░░░ foundation out of the ░░░░░░░░ to abortion the right ░░░░░░░░ contraceptives the right to ░░░░░░░░ equality the right for ░░░░░░░░ to consenting adults to ░░░░░░░░ what they do in ░░░░░░░░ own homes and in ░░░░░░░░ own bedrooms I know ░░░░░░░░ says Well it doesn ░░░░░░░░ pertain to abortion so ░░░░░░░░ t you worry about ░░░░░░░░ But there is really ░░░░░░░░ legal basis at all ░░░░░░░░ makes absolutely no sense ░░░░░░░░ is a distinction without ░░░░░░░░ difference So how do ░░░░░░░░ explain to laypeople who ░░░░░░░░ not study the law ░░░░░░░░ you that actually all ░░░░░░░░ those rights now are ░░░░░░░░ dire jeopardy because any ░░░░░░░░ can look at the ░░░░░░░░ reasoning and say Okay ░░░░░░░░ this legal reasoning that ░░░░░░░░ Griswold it s gone ░░░░░░░░ that supported Loving interracial ░░░░░░░░ it is gone now ░░░░░░░░ supported marriage equality it ░░░░░░░░ gone now that supported ░░░░░░░░ right for consenting adults ░░░░░░░░ this is so radical ░░░░░░░░ right for consenting adults ░░░░░░░░ have privacy in their ░░░░░░░░ bedrooms that has also ░░░░░░░░ effectively that right has ░░░░░░░░ taken out of the ░░░░░░░░ States Constitution by this ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Absolutely I mean ░░░░░░░░ mentioned that line of ░░░░░░░░ You talk about contraception ░░░░░░░░ is completely open season ░░░░░░░░ And Alito for all ░░░░░░░░ time he had not ░░░░░░░░ to write the draft ░░░░░░░░ then to watch the ░░░░░░░░ version of it go ░░░░░░░░ and decide to revise ░░░░░░░░ he leaves in there ░░░░░░░░ one claimed distinction He ░░░░░░░░ Well those other cases ░░░░░░░░ just mentioned they don ░░░░░░░░ involve prenatal life and ░░░░░░░░ state s interest potentially ░░░░░░░░ potential life Well a ░░░░░░░░ people think contraception does ░░░░░░░░ if we re going ░░░░░░░░ do this by religion ░░░░░░░░ I respect people of ░░░░░░░░ will have different views ░░░░░░░░ how to conduct their ░░░░░░░░ according to God and ░░░░░░░░ views but if we ░░░░░░░░ going to do it ░░░░░░░░ religion at the government ░░░░░░░░ which is typically not ░░░░░░░░ the United States has ░░░░░░░░ to resolve these matters ░░░░░░░░ people do think that ░░░░░░░░ people do have ideas ░░░░░░░░ that You mentioned sex ░░░░░░░░ Thomas writes in the ░░░░░░░░ concurrence that he wants ░░░░░░░░ go back to a ░░░░░░░░ where you could jail ░░░░░░░░ based on the intercourse ░░░░░░░░ had You could jail ░░░░░░░░ a case that he ░░░░░░░░ people that happen to ░░░░░░░░ same sex intercourse and ░░░░░░░░ them in jail for ░░░░░░░░ He s not joking ░░░░░░░░ is not a drill ░░░░░░░░ the Court has just ░░░░░░░░ that in contrast to ░░░░░░░░ of modern history with ░░░░░░░░ rare exceptions they re ░░░░░░░░ the standard for overturning ░░░░░░░░ stare decisis to simply ░░░░░░░░ they get enough justices ░░░░░░░░ the court it is ░░░░░░░░ like they waited the ░░░░░░░░ era feels recent this ░░░░░░░░ the first big abortion ░░░░░░░░ since they ve had ░░░░░░░░ Trump justices and they ░░░░░░░░ shredding what were rights ░░░░░░░░ last week and perhaps ░░░░░░░░ court s legitimacy along ░░░░░░░░ way.”