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Respecters of our Constitution, whether pro-life or not, should applaud the decision to revoke Roe vs. Wade.
Anyone with average reading comprehension would understand that access to abortion is not guaranteed by that amazing document. Such decisions clearly belong to the legislative branch.
Our Constitution can be amended by a two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress if it is ratified by three-fourths of the states. Amending the constitution requires a broad consensus. It cannot be done by the whims of a simple majority.
Since President Eisenhower made the mistake of appointing Chief Justice Earl Warren we have been plagued by an activist court that has made the Constitution say whatever it wanted it to say.
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Instead of a super majority of congressmen and legislatures it now takes only five lawyers on the Supreme Court to make de facto amendments. I hope that the current Court will change that.
The Trust Project
