How Was the Abortion Ban Decision Leaked, But More Importantly, Why?

Like the dog here, I have to say I’m suspicious.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears what is arguably the most significant case in the last half century, and a shocking draft opinion is leaked, a month before the final decision was to be announced. The vast majority of Americans are outraged.

My, that’s quite a coincidence.

Yes, as Chief Justice Roberts insists, the draft does not represent the final decision. But suppose that it is the final decision, in which case we’ll have, in summary:

Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate were able to stuff three ultra-right-wing justices onto the court. To make that happen, the nominees lied about their views on abortion (and God knows what else) in front of the U.S. Senate, then were promptly confirmed, just in time to erase a woman’s right that had been enshrined in a  Supreme Court precedent since 1972.

Now, virtually all our nation’s women and most of our men are furious, and the whole process is being hailed as the single stupidest move in the entire history of American conservatism.

Stupid?  Well, maybe, but is there any motive that could possibly explain such a thing?  Is it conceivable that there are moneyed interests that would want to:

– Further deepen the division that exists between Democrats and Republicans, creating as much hatred and chaos as possible?

– Get the rage out of the way as far in advance of the midterms as possible?

– Use this to test the waters, potentially so as to change the final decision accordingly?

I don’t need to be reminded that all this is one big, swirling conspiracy theory from hell.  I admit that I have no more evidence for it than the QAnon people have for the stolen election.  It’s the type of thing I normally sneer at, to put it politely.

Yet here, this is all weird in the extreme.