"We live in an era where reasoned, thoughtful, rational, respectful discourse has been replaced by antagonistic, confrontational conversation, Kennedy, who was appointed to the supreme court during Ronald Reagan's presidency, remarked. It seems to me the idea of partisanship is becoming much more prevalent and more bitter. And my concern is that the court in its own opinions has to be asked to moderate and become much more respectful."
"Strikingly, for the interview set to publish in October, NPR's Nina Totenberg said she asked Kennedy whether he was still sure the supreme court's major decisions would remain intact as he told a small group of journalists that he was when he retired in 2018 during Donald Trump's first presidency. NPR reported that Kennedy demurred, seven years after that prediction"
Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that democracy is not guaranteed to survive as partisanship intensifies in judicial opinions. He said reasoned, thoughtful, rational, respectful discourse has been replaced by antagonistic, confrontational conversation. He observed that partisanship is becoming much more prevalent and more bitter and urged the Court to moderate and become more respectful in its opinions. Kennedy demurred about his earlier certainty that major Court decisions would remain intact, noting the overturning of federal abortion rights once granted by Roe v. Wade. The Court faces potential challenges to Obergefell and other landmark rulings.
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