It might not sound very important, but Monday marked the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term. The high court will serve as an arena where some of America's most heated ideological battles will play out. As the court slides further to the right than it has in decades, dark times may lie ahead. Beneath the fa+
or able to thrive outside the womb. But even in these cases, I am unwilling to recognize a rational debate. The rights of the unborn simply cannot be allowed to trump the rights of the already-living in any rational legal system. Person-esque though they might be, even late-term fetuses are just that ' fetuses. The Christian fascists call themselves pro-life when they defend the unborn. Yet the unborn are not alive; they merely represent the potential for life.
Then there are the people who only believe abortion should be permissible in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is in danger. This is horribly misguided. In the end, this outlook is only slightly better than that held by the Christian fascists. Women are still essentially viewed as breeding livestock but with a few rights attached to that livestock. The notion that women should have to give birth when they conceive is totalitarian and Americans must wake up and realize this view is utterly inconsistent with the American spirit of personal freedom.
Fortunately, there might be hope yet. If the presidential front-runners of both parties remain the same, we are looking at either a liberal or a socially moderate conservative taking the White House next year. Americans must consider Supreme Court appointees as a major issue when electing their next president.
If they don't, the bench might soon become the pulpit.
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