In late June, a rumor began to spread that a Supreme Court justice was on the verge of retirement, and the smart money was on Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Kennedy didn’t retire as rumored, and on Friday, director Carl Reiner, 95, published an op-ed in the New York Times asking Kennedy, a relatively young 81, to stay put and tackle the “important and fulfilling work ahead.”
While painting a picture of an idyllic retirement, Reiner asked Kennedy to imagine America were he to give up his seat on the court: “How would you feel, while reading your newspaper, seeing a headline that read ‘Roe v. Wade Overturned’?”
How would you feel, while reading your newspaper, seeing a headline that read “Roe v. Wade Overturned”? https://t.co/1hwYTXez1t
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 8, 2017
So technically, it was Carl Reiner directing that question specifically to Justice Kennedy, but by using that pull quote to tease the piece, the New York Times ended up asking a question it likely assumed had one correct answer. A lot of people got it “wrong,” though.
I would feel indescribable joy https://t.co/dC0aZWzjQj
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 8, 2017
Elated, joyful, excited, happy, ecstatic, delighted, pleased, merry, jubilant, thrilled, cheerful,
Did I miss any? https://t.co/JaiYuXbBiN
— Michael Jones (@MichaelJonesAU) July 8, 2017
A win for life https://t.co/idxhww1V8m
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) July 8, 2017
Shock, then happiness. https://t.co/tf9wRBl841
— Chris Antenucci (@chrisantenucci) July 8, 2017
Unmitigated joy. https://t.co/GSXyWvTaRO
— David French (@DavidAFrench) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/883524063137865728
Word can't do justice to the happiness, relief, joy, etc. https://t.co/RwYvePOaAS
— Joseph Ashby (@JosephAshbyShow) July 8, 2017
Accomplished. Thankful. Joyful. Thrilled. Over the moon. #ProLIFE https://t.co/mptatUjbjK
— Zach Maxwell ?? (@ZachMaxwell) July 8, 2017
I would buy a bottle of champagne. #StatesRights #AdmendmentX https://t.co/Bs19kj6AmI
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 8, 2017
Joy. Relief. Hope. It would be the Emancipation Proclamation for the unborn. A step toward true justice. https://t.co/HnlmUefI1f
— Amanda (@RightlyStubborn) July 8, 2017
I would be astonished and elated that the U.S. Supreme Court was actually taking the constitution seriously.https://t.co/gquWC0Jn6J
— Michael New (@Michael_J_New) July 8, 2017
I'd think, "SCOTUS got it right this time, correcting the pseudo-Constitutional argument that led to the original decision." https://t.co/sGG3TgtKJL
— Randy Clemens™ #MJMStrategiesRadio (@bostonrandy) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/LisainDallas/status/883718019628900354
That a grave injustice, based on a lie, obtained by an obscene power grab by arrogant, unelected Judges, was finally undone. https://t.co/KDHWNVdCYg
— Clifford Smith (@CliffSmithZBRDZ) July 8, 2017
The end of an error. https://t.co/ak7clyw8tY
— Poochini ? (@coopernumpy) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/883697483074994180
https://twitter.com/AndrewIsker/status/883526956632899584
i would be so so so happy. https://t.co/aXWgWUvopv
— Justin Bullington (@JustnBullington) July 8, 2017
also, i might say something like "what is a newspaper" https://t.co/aXWgWUvopv
— Justin Bullington (@JustnBullington) July 8, 2017
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