SCOTUS

Yesterday I met with an amazing group of women. All liberal. All bright. All amazing. We come together on a monthly basis to discuss politics, possible actions, and really just to share our triumphs and trials in the current atmosphere we find ourselves in.

Number one on many a mind was the current administration’s duty to present a candidate for the Supreme Court. This administration’s second time to do so. In just over a year. Almost assuredly to be a strong rightest of winged conservative, and depending on who’s announced – rumored candidates if chosen will have the ability to serve 40 years or more. A stacked court with a conservative bent. Which it was before today, but there seemed to be some room for moderation.

Beyond the years it will take to redo the undo that has been going on for the last year plus, this decision will ensure a direction for this country that will greatly benefit one demographic – wealthy and white. With a few tokens thrown in to make it look for the people by the people. Or perhaps screw the people.

Not far from POTUS, the acronym SCOTUS almost sounds like a dirty word. Certainly at the moment it holds a negative connotation for someone like me and my cohorts. As my mind wanders, I think, “Well, these well educated lawyers then judges now ‘here comes da judge’ judges – shouldn’t they be able to effectively evaluate a given case without political bias & be objective? Do the right thing because its the right thing to do kind of work ethnic. I probably went wrong starting at the beginning part of the phrase – ‘without political bias’ didn’t I. Or maybe, just maybe, I didn’t go wrong and the voices on the highest court in the land will surprise me. It could happen.

So as we dust the sand off our feet and move forward, we know we have a responsibility. To hold each other up, to not give up, to be there when one falls, to say, this can change. To know facts and act on fact not fiction. To keep our heart and mind clear for the common good. It’s just going to take some work. A hell, of a lot, of work.

My quote on this home page states this country will be what we make it, or allow it to become. I’m not going to stand silently on the sidelines. If you’re still reading at this point, I assume you’ll be by my side.