By Margaret Fogel
At last we see a number of decisions coming out of the Supreme Court. They’ve been a long time coming. They were diverse, and as would be expected, were received by each of our political parties with various degrees of either approval or disdain depending on their advocacy. Following are the five Supreme Court judgments.
1. Ruled in favor of marriage equality, giving joy to so many marginalized American couples who can now marry in all fifty states.
2. Ruled in favor of universal healthcare (Obamacare), allowing millions of Americans to continue access to a healthier and happier life.
3. Ruled to eliminate an obstruction to voting rights, thus allowing more Americans the freedom to cast their ballot.
4. Ruled to allow a painful execution drug to be used to kill those given the death penalty.
5. Ruled against the EPA Clean Air Act, which set limits on the emissions of toxic pollutants from power plans contaminating the air we breathe.
It is interesting to note the introspection on the part of each party relative to celebrating the Scotus decisions above: those of love, happiness and freedom or those of death and illness. Listening to the politicians, in particular the presidential candidates, react to each of the rulings says volumes as to their values being the priorities of their party. Listen and learn. Which America do you prefer?
Margaret Fogel
Flushing
