I just find this interesting. How voting went for ROE V WADE. We blame D's for pushing abortion but Rs had a 6-3 advantage in SC.
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5 of the 7 Yes votes came from Justices nominated by Republicans.
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5/6 R's voted YES
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JFK's guy did the right thing, a D
VOTED YES
Warren E. Burger (Chief Justice)NIXON(1969)
William O. DouglasFDR(1939)
William J. Brennan Jr.EISENHOWER(1956)
Potter StewartEISENHOWER(1958)
Thurgood MarshallLBJ(1967)
Harry BlackmunNIXON(1970)
Lewis F. Powell Jr.NIXON(1972)
VOTED NO
Byron White-JFK(1962)
William RehnquistNIXON(1972)