posted by geeblock
I do agree with common sense. I’m not real big on basing decisions on the fact that something wasn't mentioned in the constitution or not. Let’s be honest they didn’t have it all figured out. They couldn’t get slavery right and didn’t mention women at all. So the fact abortion or anything about womens right not being there shouldn’t be interpreted as it wouldn’t be something they wouldn’t support today. They wanted their guns And they wanted to be free from govt and have their freedom to Practice religion as they saw fit, but they certainly were lacking in many areas.
If it’s not specifically said in the Constitution there are two options.
Amendment process, which we did for things like women, slavery, civil rights, etc.
Or
Let the states decide for themselves as described in the 10th Amendment.
That’s it, can’t legislate from the bench like the original Roe v Wade decision was. Even Ruth B Ginsburg said as much, that she believed in a woman’s right to choose but that it should have been codified law by Congress and the original Roe v Wade decision was wrong for the SCOTUS to make.
Congress is so dysfunctional they have lost all power. Most important “legislation” is now done by Executive Orders and by the bench/SCOTUS which is 100% unconstitutional (the EOs and legislation by bench).