The Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization
On Wednesday, 2nd, December 2021, the SCOTUS heard oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. Pro-abortion activists brought suit against the State of Mississippi for passing legislation that would ban abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, but much more is at stake here. Mississippi's law is in direct contradiction to the 1973 Roe v Wade and its successor decision 20 years later, Casey. This is the case that pro-life advocates have been waiting for, the case that should overturn two birds with one stone. Scott G. Stewart Attorney General for the State of Mississippi opening address to the court was nothing short of masterful. "Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey haunt our country. They have no basis in the constitution. They have no home in our history or traditions. They've damaged the democratic process. They poison the law. They've choked off compromise. For 50 years, they've kept this court at the center of a political battle that it can never resolve. And 50 years on they stand alone. No where else does this Court recognize a right to end a human life." The response by the Left was weak and very predictable. They are relying on 50 years of precedent, fairness (It's not fair to overturn Roe because for 50 years women have depended on it being there for them.) and this would be a step back from modernity and that is unthinkable!
Precedent alone is not a good enough reason to overturn any decision by the Court. Take for instance the 1896 decision, Plessy v. Ferguson, the court ruled that racial segregation was legal and did not violate the U.S. Constitution. It was overturned in 1952 in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Plessy was precedent for over 50 years, did that make it immutable law.? No, it was morally wrong and an unconstitutional decision that was correctly overturned. Roe and Casey likewise are unconstitutional, morally wrong and need to be overturned.
If Dobbs overturns Roe and Casey that will be a milestone victory for pro-lifers, but we can't sit on our laurels. The states will decide abortion laws for their own state separate from the others, therefore we will be divided into pro-life states and pro-abortion states. We can not rest until abortion is gone from all 50 states. We must keep pressing on.
Friday, 24th September, 2021 Congress passed 218-211 along party lines, The Women's Health Protection Act. The lone dissenting Democrat being, Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, not one Republican voted for it. The bill is D.O.A. in the Senate because of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. So the question is, why bother going through the motions of passing a bill that you already know ahead of time is doomed? Two reasons: One is virtue signaling, because of the recent Supreme Court's denial of a stay in the Texas Heartbeat Law and Mississippi's upcoming case before the Supreme Court, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. (arguments will be heard December 1st of this year) Democrats are back on their heels and are mustering an offense, the first volley being the Women's Health Act. This is a Psy-Op. offensive. Their goal is to plant fear into women's minds across America that the very option of abortion is being taken away from them. They are targeting the women who say, "I personally would not have an abortion, but who am I to impose my morality on other women? That's a decision between the woman and her doctor." You know these women, they are the nice neighbors across the street with signs in their yards. Secondly, the Democrats are throwing down the gauntlet for the midterm elections. What else do they have to run on, the economy, covid, Afghanistan, immigration, foreign affairs? No, they only have one ace in the hole, abortion. They are counting on suburban women to carry the votes in their favor for fear of losing the option of abortion. We see this playing out in Virginia's tight race for governor between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin. McAuliffe following party cues announced that he would be a "brick wall" against any laws restricting abortion, while Youngkin a pro-life candidate seems to be obfuscating his view, clearly afraid of a pro- choice backlash that may be coming. This race will be an interesting bellwether election for the upcoming midterms.