Oh, Those Supremes.

No, not Diana Ross and her friends.  It’s those other Supremes.  The ones who make the ultimate legal decisions for our country.  They’re the ones who’ve upset my apple cart.

It all started with the reversal of Roe v. Wade.  It was a perfectly good law, drawn up and approved in 1973.    All about women’s rights and women’s health, Roe v Wade was simply tossed out the window in 2022.  Like yesterday’s trash.  And with it, the beginning of my concerns about the Supremes.  That was strike one for me..

Then, earlier this year, The Supremes re-approved the legal purchase of Bump stocks.  Bump stocks were determined, by the ATF, who should know, to be very bad.  And on so many levels.  But the Supremes said: “Not so fast.”  Then poof, or bang in this case, bump stocks were back on the shelves.  Strike two, in my opinion.

Then there are The Gifts.  Who doesn’t like Gifts?  Especially Big Gifts.  But most of us know better than to accept those which may, and frequently do, require both a thank you note and some level of reciprocation.   But, The Supremes said, “Bring ‘em on. Let’s have some fun.  What’s the big deal?”   Strike three.

But wait. This week’s ruling took our collective breaths away and took the Supremes completely off the playing field.  At least in my mind.

Until that decision, no one in this land had ever been deemed to be above the law.  History affirms it. We all know that danger lies that way.  As well as abuse.  And fear.  But now we’re there.  Of all unimaginable things for our country!

My faith in the Supremes has totally crashed and burned. Now, I am sad. And worried. Never, in my wildest dreams, could I have imagined feeling this way about our Supreme Court.  I still hope my long-standing trust in them was not misplaced but I do have to wonder.  More than just a little bit.