Supreme Court Math

The fact that Bush and not Gore or Kerry is nominating the replacement for O'Connor is a good thing, but one vote doesn't change much.

There are still five justices sitting on the court, a majority, who have affirmed Roe v. Wade: Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Kennedy, Souter, and Stevens.

With Roberts there are only 4 votes to reverse Roe: Rhenquist, Roberts, Scalia, Thomas.

For five reverse Roe votes, not only Rhenquist needs to be replaced with a justice like himself able to reverse Roe, but one more justice who has affirmed Roe (i.e. Ginsberg who is 72 or Stevens who is 85)