Abortion and Our Constitution

In the 228 years since the year of our first census in 1790, one year after the advent of our Constitution, the United States has ballooned from thirteen sovereign states under one flag with a population of 3,929,214 people to the greatest, most prosperous empire in the history of civilization, the leader of the free world, with a population of 326,766,748. Born in an era of complete self reliance when we raised or hunted our own meat, grew our own food, built our own houses, and provided for our own security, we have progressed to a nation of agriculture and through the industrial revolution to the ongoing technological revolution of today. Wherein it used to take weeks or even months to send a letter, today we can send a message around the world in seconds. In the complexity of today’s world we are most often reliant on the productivity and aid of others. We live in an age of rapid change and dependence upon others. Self reliance is almost obsolete, if not impossible. Yet, we strain to live with on outmoded Constitution, often wasting millions, if not billions of dollars in the process; and, arguably, our governance is stressed to the breaking point. Our Constitution must be amended.

Presently, our nation is divided—the most divided, in my view, since our Civil War (some might argue our division in the ‘60s). Our population of 326.8 million, each and everyone, has a different opinion about almost everything. Even in the beginning of our great nation, our forefathers didn’t dare lay the design of our Constitution on the table for all to design. They designed it behind closed doors and presented it to the people when they were done. Accordingly, I believe we should amend our Constitution one amendment at a time.

This having been said, in light of the impending renewal of the argument on abortion anticipated by the replacement of Supreme Court Justice, Anthony Kennedy, I believe we should begin with amending our Constitution to incorporate a provision for abortion. And, to minimize argument and expense, I believe we should do it a special way. I believe, at election time, we should initiate a national referendum of the people, outlining provisions of the amendment. Once the people have spoken, and if approved, the amendment should be presented, as outlined in our Constitution, to the states and to the Congress for approval and implementation, finally putting this issue “to sleep” once and for all. Hopefully, this can be accomplished in a relatively short period of time as opposed to the months and, sometimes, years such effort normally takes.

This is my view, what is yours?

Ronald Miller

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