12/06/2021
Thoughts on the Supreme Court hearing arguments for the Mississippi Abortion case:
We live in an interesting time when our government is more divided than it has ever been. It's rare for both sides of the congressional isle to agree about anything. More often than not lately the policy and social battles are being fought at the state and local level and eventually trickling up to the supreme court - assuming they will take the case up. This is troubling because the purpose of the court is to interepret the law, not create it and congress has refused to bring up some of these hot button issues. They know it's politically toxic, so they avoid it, else they get an ear full from their constituents, or get hammered in the polls. It seems though that because of gridlock in the congressional branch and their refusal to do the hard thing, the fine line between interpretation and creation of law is becoming more and more blury with respect to the judicial branch. Why else has their been such a big focus on court cases and getting the right judges in place? It's where the battle is because Congress won't do it.
When situation like the Mississippi abortion case hit the public, battle lines are drawn and everyone runs to their respective political camp like it's a fire drill. No quarter is given and there is little space for pragmatism or common sense. The left wants their unhindered reproduction rights, dispite the rights claim on the right to life and the definition of what that life is. It's clear that both sides are biased and cherry-pick their definition of freedom for their own ends depending on the subject matter. Abortion and reproductive rights is a particularly difficult topic to find common ground on. For what it's worth, the left is correct in wanting a right to their body. However, the right is correct in wanting to protect the rights of the baby. The question is, should that right be unfettered or regulated? The problem is, both of those terms come with huge downsides. So what is the answer? Will this battle continue forever or will we ever find common ground and settle on a reasonable solution? Unlikely, Not until the left and right come together in good faith and learn to compromise and stop forcing a few people in black robes to begrudgingly seal the fate of unborn children instead of acting like 2 snotty siblings who can't seem to get along.