Debaucheries of Far Right

That pretty much sums up how I feel about recent Supreme Court rulings. We are now free to carry concealed handguns without state regulations. Women and young girls are forced to give birth, even in instances of rape and incest. We are free to destroy the earth. We are forced to pray in schools. What else can these be described as other than debaucheries of this nation's ultra-conservatives? 

When I started to write about political and social issues, it was more than to express my perspective. It was also to raise awareness, not only on the issues, but also on the state of humanity. When I wrote about New York state's gun control law case at the Supreme Court while sharing my Vietnamese Style Flank Steak recipe back in November, I wrote neither about the case in detail nor the topic of gun control. I still find myself doleful whenever I think there are those among us who greatly fear, without cause, other humans that they wish to carry a deadly weapon.

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I wasn't surprised, but more shocked by the reality settling in that women of this nation lost our rights to our beliefs, lives, bodies and reproductive choices when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in the recent weeks. As I shared my perspective on the matter of abortion in We Must Stand Together as Notorious Feminists! back in November, I couldn't shake off the thought that Roe v Wade would be overturned. 

While it has been heart-breaking to watch this nation regress in human rights, individual safety and social well-being, I also ponder if we, those of us who are now voicing shock and outrage, share culpability for all that have been unfolding in recent weeks. While the ultra-conservatives have plotted and executed plans to build a Supreme Court that is bullet-proof Conservative in majority, what have we done to ensure matters of gun control, reproductive rights and environmental protection aren't vulnerable to the court's interpretation of the Constitution that was written nearly 235 years ago.

If recent Supreme Court decisions aren't very thunderous warnings to stop talking and start taking action, then I don't know what will mobilize the Liberals of this nation. We no longer have the time to share our feelings about these issues. It is time that we learn from the National Rifle Association's playbook.

We need to stop talking and start showing how much gun control, reproductive rights and environmental protection matter to us with our money. The battles we have to fight aren't on Social Media and while barbecuing with friends and families. This war is going to be battled in courts and at the Capitol Hill. The war is going to be fought by lawyers in courts and lobbyists on Capitol Hill.

And all that takes tremendous financial support. What is your price tag on your beliefs, life, body and reproductive rights? How about your daughter's, niece's and granddaughter's? How much can you afford to pay to keep safe from gun violence and mass shootings? It is sad that we need to financially contribute to fight for our rights and safety, but we must also face the fact that this nation's humanity has sunk to that level.

We are no longer at a point where polite exchanges of differing opinions will bloom into gun control, environmental protection and women's reproductive rights guaranteed. This is going to be a very long war. How quickly we win our first battle will not depend on our words, but on how much we support various organizations and groups to fight the battles in our courts and on Capitol Hill.