And So It Begins

First, read this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_go_su_co/scalia_constitution

And then think about it.

By dismissing the so-called "Living Constitution" (and dismissing evolution in the process...a thinly veiled evangelical leaning) Justice Scalia has fired the first salvo at freedoms we currently enjoy and justly so: The right of women to choose and the right to be true to ourselves and love whomever we choose.

These are people who see abortion as birth control and murder, with no thought of the mother-to-be or her health. Who see homosexuality as a choice or lifestyle, not a natural state at all. Most of these people also believe the world was created in six twenty-four hour days.

He claims that "there can be no room for personal, political or religious beliefs" in his judicial philosophy. That's total horseshit. It's impossible to be completely impartial, to be completely neutral. A nice ideal, yes, but not at all a reality.

We are stuck with these justices until they die or retire. We have no say in what they do or how they rule. In this matter we have no vote, no voice...and no hope. Am I wrong to despair? Perhaps. I certainly hope so. But looking at the current makeup of the highest court in the land, looking at the current adminstration and knowing that the president believes that god speaks directly to him and that he's doing god's work...well, that frightens me. Knowing that this Federalist Society is now in control of the supreme court and has the ability to change laws already on the books (i.e. Term Limits)....that frightens me as well.

This is supposed to be a day for love, romance and happiness.

Instead we've been given intolerance, fear and absolutism.


M. PotPie