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January 26, 2010 (Psa 127:3) Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.
As I marched up Constitution Avenue last Friday, I felt small among the crowd, the banners and the signs, yet united with my fellow man, we were massive. We came from parishes, communities, colleges and high schools from all over the United States. We were all ages, every race, many religions, or unaffiliated. When the road began to rise toward Capitol Hill, I looked ahead and saw people as far as the eye could see, and I looked back to find more people as far as the eye could see. We were marching for all life -- unborn, elderly, disenfranchised or infirm -- not just those who can voice a choice. There is no better feeling than standing up for what you believe in and knowing that what you believe is right and just, even if you hear nothing of it from the mainstream media.
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Chief Justice John Roberts last week made it clear that the Supreme Court over which he presides will not hesitate to sweep away its own major constitutional rulings when doing so is necessary to defend America's bedrock governing document.
The announcement of that guiding core principle means two very big things. First, Roberts and his fellow strict constructionists on the court are now armed and ready with a powerful rationale for overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling if Justice Anthony Kennedy or a future justice becomes the fifth vote against Roe.
Secondly, successfully placing Roberts atop the high court is beginning to look like former President George W. Bush's most important legacy – a gift that will keep on giving for conservatives for decades.
In last Thursday's 5-to-4 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling dismantling the McCain-Feingold campaign law, Roberts joined with fellow Bush appointee Justice Samuel Alito to issue a separate concurrence "to address the important principles of judicial restraint and stare decisis implicated in this case." While Roberts conceded that "departures from precedent are inappropriate in the absence of a 'special justification,'" he quickly added that "At the same time, stare decisis is neither an 'inexorable command'… nor 'a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision' … especially in constitutional cases," noting that "If it were, segregation would be legal, minimum wage laws would be unconstitutional, and the Government could wiretap ordinary criminal suspects without first obtaining warrants."
The announcement of that guiding core principle means two very big things. First, Roberts and his fellow strict constructionists on the court are now armed and ready with a powerful rationale for overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion ruling if Justice Anthony Kennedy or a future justice becomes the fifth vote against Roe.
Secondly, successfully placing Roberts atop the high court is beginning to look like former President George W. Bush's most important legacy – a gift that will keep on giving for conservatives for decades.
In last Thursday's 5-to-4 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling dismantling the McCain-Feingold campaign law, Roberts joined with fellow Bush appointee Justice Samuel Alito to issue a separate concurrence "to address the important principles of judicial restraint and stare decisis implicated in this case." While Roberts conceded that "departures from precedent are inappropriate in the absence of a 'special justification,'" he quickly added that "At the same time, stare decisis is neither an 'inexorable command'… nor 'a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision' … especially in constitutional cases," noting that "If it were, segregation would be legal, minimum wage laws would be unconstitutional, and the Government could wiretap ordinary criminal suspects without first obtaining warrants."
If Roberts really did just establish clear restrictions on the power of faulty Supreme Court precedents, it might not just mean a mechanism for the eventual conquest of Roe v. Wade, and victory for pro-lifers; a whole series of widely ranging liberal decisions going back to the activist Warren Court era could eventually be in jeopardy too.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 26- "On discernment of thoughts, passions, and virtues"
38. It is difficult to overcome former bad habits; and those who keep on adding further new ones to them either fall into despair or get no benefit at all from obedience. But I know that to God all things are possible, and to Him nothing is impossible (Cf. Job 42:2, Luke 1:37). Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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