Comedian and TV personality Jon Stewart ripped the Supreme Court in the wake of its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and labeled it “the Fox News of justice.”
Stewart made the remark on Thursday’s episode of his podcast The Problem with Jon Stewart, according to a report.
The court ruled to overturn Roe due to its ideology instead of constitutional reasoning, the 59-year-old argued.
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“In my mind, the idea that this was based in any kind of reasoned debate or philosophical education — the Supreme Court is now the Fox News of justice in my mind,” Stewart said.
“It is a cynical pursuit in the same way that Fox News would come out with ‘we’re fair and balanced’ under the patina of what would be a high-status pursuit to the betterment of society, journalism. They are a cynical political arm,” he added.
Stewart cut into the way justices are confirmed and how sitting conservative justices dodged questions about Roe during their hearings.
“When you look at the ridiculous kabuki theater now of justice confirmation, where they can just go out there and just f***ing lie. Like, if this were about debate, then they would’ve understood what perjury meant,” he argued. “But they are now the Fox News of justice. I mean, there is no consistency. States can’t regulate guns, but they can regulate [uteruses], you know?”
Stewart then alluded to a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
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“I think the thing that struck me was, you know, ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’ Right? And I think we’re all sort of steeped in that ethos. What you don’t realize is there is a goodly amount of individuals who are trying to bend it back,” Stewart said.
