It’s hard to think of July 4 as a day to celebrate when I’m seeing the ideals of our nation being rapidly and systematically dismantled. The Supreme Court’s so-called “originalist” interpretation of our Constitution makes no sense.
Of course they know that. Even worse, they want us all to be aware that they know that.
The Court’s pretense of not knowing that the Constitution was meant to be a living document, adaptable to an ever-changing society, is a form of totalitarianism. According to their interpretation, I have no right to use this computer, because the right to use a computer is not explicitly enshrined in law.
Even worse, I am plugging in this computer, as an appliance, into a wall outlet and drawing electrical power to run it. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that I have the right to do that for any electrical appliance, nor is there an amendment which affirms such a right.
In the particular case of abortion, the “originalists” would have us believe that we still live in Colonial times, before women had the vote, and before our entire economy was structured around two income households. Out here in the real world, millions of Americans depend on those two incomes to feed their families, so applying “originalist” thinking is completely absurd, and pointedly cruel.
Of course the Court knows that its recent rulings are absurd. These rulings are purely political, and in reality they have nothing to do with Constitutional law.
But that won’t help the ten year old girl who has been violently raped by her abusive uncle. According to our Supreme Court, she now has two choices: Either become a breeding cow for her rapist, or become a murderer (with her mother becoming an accessory to murder).
Do I sound angry? That’s because I’m angry. Welcome to America in 2022.