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Thanks, Supreme Court, for overturning Roe v. Wade and legalizing bump stocks.
By overturning the judicial branch’s precedent on abortion and Donald Trump’s executive order outlawing bump stocks, the court has rightfully shifted power back to Congress. The decisions highlighted the legislative branch’s ineptitude. For 50 years Congress relied upon precedent to avoid codifying abortion law. Similarly, Congress hasn’t passed effective gun safety laws since outlawing machine guns in 1934 — 90 years ago. Why?
Blame House and Senate congressional rules not in the Constitution. We’re all seeing how a single member’s motion to vacate the House leadership paralyzes Congress. The Senate’s filibuster rule similarly paralyzes Congress. Those are just two examples of antidemocratic congressional rules.
Guns and abortion are on a longer laundry list of issues baby-boomer democracy failed to fix. I’m praying our next generation overhauls congressional rules and gets democracy working again.
Sam Gillie
Hawaii Kai
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