NBC News' Meet the Press July 24

With Fred Thompson, Dick Durbin, David Gregory, William Safire, Stuart Taylor & Nina Totenberg.

On the nomination of John Roberts, some questions touched on Roe v. Wade, including these asked of Sen. Durbin (D-IL).

MR. RUSSERT: It's interesting, because in your own political past, when you were a congressman in the House of Representatives in 1983, you believed that Roe vs. Wade was incorrectly decided. You filled out a questionnaire calling for a constitutional limit to ban all abortions. You wrote a constitute [sic] saying that "The right to an abortion is not guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution." ...

MR. RUSSERT: But as [sic] he said, Senator, "I believe it should be a decision made by the states," which is what you said in 1983. Would that disqualify him? ...

(via Human Events)