Abortion and Activism

As a college student, much of my time revolves around cultivating friendships. Some of these camaraderies will last for months, some for years, some for decades, and maybe even a lifetime. Friendship is a quintessential element of humanity, and as we grow and change, we strive to develop these special connections and maintain them as we move forward, and when I someday depart college and travel onward in life, I hope that the bonds that I make on campus will stay with me in the future. I hope that the experiences I have with, and the lessons I learn from those whom I choose to pass time with remain with as I develop as an individual through time. As I journey through life with my friends and internalize our experiences with them, it becomes hard to imagine a world without them by my side.

In the post Roe v. Wade world, I sometimes wonder, what if an individual, who could have been a great companion on life’s passage is not with me today because that individual fell victim to an abortion. What if one of the personalities that was placed on this planet by our Creator was struck down by an abortionist’s scalpel before I learned his name. What experiences would I have had with this fellow, what was his favorite color, his favorite food? What message was this person meant to bring to me? I will never know. There are millions, possibly tens of millions of unborn children whose lives have been cut short in the name of an unwritten, unexpressed, so-called implied constitutional right that the SCOTUS constructed from a non-originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.
When, in 1917, the United States Supreme Court, under the leadership of Oliver Wendell Holmes, ruled that speech may be abridged when that speech represents a “clear and present danger”, the court established a dangerous and irresponsible precedent. They opened the door to court rulings based not on the writings or ideas of our founders but on the ideas of contemporary thinkers and the intellectual movements of the time. That 1917 ruling created one of the most dangerous challenges facing our nation today, the specter of judicial supremacy. When we allow the courts to enact rulings based on judicial activism and not constitutional originalism, we open the door to a state that could rule the other two branches of our government with almost dictatorial power, unelected, and unaccountable to the people. This is a challenge that must be stopped, and if we do nothing to prevent it, we do so at our own peril.