It was only a matter of time

South Dakota, yes South Dakota of all places was in the news today. The state most commonly known for Mount Rushmore, former Democratic Nominee for President George McGovern, and former Senate Majority and Minority Leader Tom Daschle (whatever happened to him??) passed a bill that banned almost all forms of abortion.

I had this discussion with a fellow blogger last week and we thought this would happen eventually, but not this week. We also predicted a state in the Deep South would pass a similar bill. We all know how divided the abortion issue is, so we won't even begin to argue that. However, this must be viewed in the grand scheme of politics.

With Justice John Paul Stevens getting up there in age and the possiblity he may retire in the next three years, that would give President Bush another nomination to the Supreme Court. Likely, this bill will take several years before the Supreme Court will hear the case. By the time (if) Justice Stevens retires, Bush will have put another conservative pro-life vote on the Court. That would likely mean the end of Roe as we know it and the states would have the say on the abortion matter. Interesting move on more than one front today. It will only be a matter of time before we know how this issue plays out.