“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” That’s it, and it’s all very simple, isn’t it?
Then, how is it that the Congress decided to make abortion legal? Abortion is a religious issue, and the First Amendment prohibits this. How did the Supremes decide that also? What right do the Supremes or the Congress have to make abortion either legal or illegal? It’s a religious issue, and such is prohibited by the First Amendment. It matters not whether you like abortion or not. If you consider it murder of the unborn, I have no problem with that. I have a problem with it ever being up to the federal government or the Supreme Court to decide either way. It’s none of their business, and if they make it their business, they violate the First Amendment. There is no federal law against murder, so why should there be a federal law against abortion? The Constitution gives neither the Congress, nor the Supreme Court any right or permission to make a religious issue either legal or illegal.
This column has absolutely nothing to do with approving or disapproving abortion. That is totally up to the individual. Can a state make abortion illegal? I think the answer is ’yes.’ The Tenth Amendment gives the states the right to do what is not covered by the Constitution. The states can make prostitution legal or illegal, and they can do the same with gambling. The individual states can tax as they see fit, provide welfare as they see fit, zone as they see fit, and elect their representatives and senators as they see fit. The states, under the Tenth Amendment, may do virtually anything they choose to do.
The point of this, is that when you see a Scott Brown elected, don’t say to yourself that he’s no good because he is not opposed to abortion. You don’t know that! He is probably opposed to the government meddling in someone’s business. He may be personally opposed to abortion, but also opposed to government dictating the matter. I am afraid, that as November approaches, and hundreds of Representatives and Senators come up for re-election, we may not help or vote for wonderful candidates because of their abortion stance. Forget that, and look to whether they want to reduce government, lower taxes, and restore freedom, not their stance on abortion. They also should want to end the Afghanistan absurdity, and get rid of the 17th Amendment.
P.S. the federal government has been shut down for four days because of the blizzard. This is supposed to cost $100 million a day in ’productivity.’ Urp. I think that had better read, ’it has given America $100 million a day in relief from burdensome government.’