Hokie_PhD
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By and large, originalism is just BS, an excuse to justify rulings which totally ignore modern societal reality...when convenient.
My question is this. I know guns are important to us, but should they be the only thing that is? Is no other issue that might come before the court important? What about social justice? The role of money in our elections? And so many more? Single issue advocates seldom do the country or themselves any good as current events clearly demonstrate.
The media neglects that most people in this country aren’t “swing voters” nor are they conservative nor liberal. Most are somewhere in the middle. They may be liberal on one issue and conservative on another and indifferent on yet another.
That said, I think that we’re seeing push back of a hard ouch but extremists on both sides.
I’ve always said I’m a “radical independent moderate” and moderates don’t get news because a middle ground isn’t exciting nor make good news,
It’s funny as the push by the left has pushed me far right on the 2nd Amendment. And as the right that protects others I see it as the most important thing right now. A close second would be the economy. The one that we were told would never go above 1% GDP which is now over 4.
You mention social justice. My PhD work had a huge component of social studies and I’ve concluded that the biggest social justice warriors are only worried about feeding their fragile egos. They don’t get that hard work is a virtue and that the real way to have social justice is to live what you speak. I’d rather create a job than give handouts. I’d rather teach someone to read then give them welfare for life. I’d rather help them build a Habitat home than put them in public housing. And I’m not alone, in fact we’re the silent majority that are frustrated.
Now not to get too far off track, the reality is we all live in the real world. We pick and choose our causes. What we’ll do and not do. Who we support and don’t support.
Sadly I see the extremists desperate. So they have given up on civility. I see a nasty fight ahead. One the majority have not asked for and don’t want. But hopefully, once the Supreme Court returns to doing its job not the job of Congress then maybe things will settle down.
Personally I’m cautiously optimistic about Gorsuch, and I hope the next Justice is like he appears to be. A few more in ghat mold if they stay true to it would make me very happy overall. Sure I may not like some of the decisions, but that’s what happens in a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC where we have a representative government.