The End of Roe v Wade? It Could Be Sooner Than You Think ... A LOT Sooner

By Jim Jamitis | 9:19 AM on March 09, 2018

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Anti-abortion activists rally on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gather in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The speculation about Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring has been swirling for some time but it just got a new infusion of energy thanks to Senator Dean Heller (R-Nevada).

Big, if true. Justice Kennedy has been an…unreliable…fellow traveler to both conservatives and liberals alike. So, expect this leak to result in an even more bloody midterm season (if verified). https://t.co/fvqcow4nEm

— Richard Hoeg (@HoegLaw) March 9, 2018

On the campaign trail, Heller made a statement that indicated Kennedy may retire sooner rather than later.

Audio of Nevada’s Dean Heller speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas obtained by POLITICO showed his view that the departure of the justice would be a boost for his reelection campaign this fall.

“Kennedy is going to retire around sometime early summer,” Heller, who is viewed as vulnerable in November after Hillary Clinton won Nevada in 2016.

.@SenDeanHeller says at a Vegas event that Anthony Kennedy will retire this summer and that he hopes it’ll motivate the party base.https://t.co/bxQrfxBiYT pic.twitter.com/yBR63LKrGC

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 9, 2018

https://twitter.com/FridaGhitis/status/972110202467160064

LifeNews.com naturally welcomed the news from Senator Heller.

Since 1973, pro-life people have been yearning for the day that a majority pro-life Supreme Court would overturn Roe v Wade. Although the high court has been closely divided over the years it has always stayed at least one vote on the pro-abortion side.

Justice Anthony Kennedy is one of those votes in favor of keeping Roe vs Wade in place and its allowance for virtually unlimited abortions nationwide. But the latest news today indicates he may possibly be retiring this summer — opening the door for another justice who respects the value of human life or at least the rule of law without using the Supreme Court to invent a fictitious right to abortion.

Whether Heller’s prediction is true or not, the specter of Kennedy’s impending retirement will raise the stakes for the 2018 mid-term elections. Democrats will be desperate to regain control of the Senate in order to eliminate any threat to their sacred Roe v Wade decision.