This Should Not Be Happening

Ladies and gentlemen, today is a sad day for this once great nation. Today, the United States Supreme Court will hand down its ruling on an issue that should never even have made it to the floor of Congress. Today, they will decide whether or not the bill popularly known as Obamacare will stand, or to strike it down as having violated the Constitution in any number of ways. Here's the thing though... it should never have made it to the point of being voted on. The fact that it was ramrodded through Congress, and was voted on before anyone knew or understood what was in it means that it was not held up to the standards of the Constitution, and the system of checks and balances put in place by the founding fathers was unable to stop a blatantly unconstitutional law from being passed.

Today, the last line of defense for the Constitution is being put to the test. I should be able to say with absolute certainty that this law will be struck down with no dissenters. I should be able to say that because each and every one of the justices of the supreme court swore an oath to defend the constitution, and as such, should see this law for the threat to freedom it truly is. Of course, if that vow had ever meant anything to anyone, this bill would never have gotten this far. But, as with congress, and even the presidency, personal agendas and politics are more important than our governing document. Which means that, while these justices should be able to simply say "hell no" to Obamacare and strike it down as being unconsitutional with a unanimous vote, instead we will have a split decision. That decision will be split along party lines. Essentially, they do what the person who appointed them tells them to do.

I'm sure there are a couple justices who actually want to uphold the constitution and preserve the freedoms for which our forefathers fought over two centuries ago. But I am painfully aware that there are sitting justices who were given their positions not because of their dedication to the constitution and liberty for all, but because they promised they'd toe the party line should anything like this every come up. Just look at the case of the Arizona illegal immigration law. What should have been a simple case of preserving the freedoms and sovreignty of the states, and even the nation as a whole, was shot down, even as the president signed into law by executive order, amnesty for some 800,000 illegal immigrants.  That was not a decision made to protect the constitution and this nation. It was a decision made to further the political agenda of a specific group of people.

By now, whatever I may think, the decision has surely been presented. While I hope the justices of the Supreme Court have used common sense and good judgement, I know that they will do what they will do, regardless of what I want. I only hope, for the sake of the United States as a whole, and the people in general, that the decision they do make isn't the one that begins the march from freedom and liberty to tyranny and despotism.