People often to refer to the Supreme Court as a "liberal court." I look at this statement as being troubling. The current Court only has two members that were appointed by Democrats, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G Breyer. In fact, there has not been three Democratic Presidents since the retirement of the late, Justice Bryon "Whizzer" White in 1993. I would not exactly call his voting record as liberal, and he dissented in Roe vs. Wade.

As long as you have a welfare system in American, the right to have an abortion will remain safe. I am not saying or implying that people on welfare have more abortions, but the system can be excused as a convenient excuse. Actually, the number reason for an abortion is to delay child bearing. On one hand, the state of such and such benefits from all of the doctor's taxable fees from performed abortions. You also have to be concerned since the woman is wishing to have an abortion. How well are they going to carry an unwanted pregnancy, in cases where there is no risk to the mother? It is already hard enough for social services to find homes and monitor foster children who were taken from their natural parents or given up for adoption. Right or wrong, unwanted children are the sad reality of today.

In this country, it amazing me that people get excited when a criminal is being executed. Especially, when you consider, there is huge number of people in this country who claim to be pro-life. However, some will go as far as wishing the murderer had not been born. The trickery is in their own response. There are only two ways for this individual not to have been born; a still birth or an abortion.

The Supreme Court is comprised of nine members, including a Chief Justice. They have the privilege of ruling on "live cases and controversies." There has to be some measurable economic, mental, or physical damages. It would be easier to overturn certain aspects of abortion; for example, the legal length of time during pregnancy or spousal consent. It almost seems impossible, in my mind where someone could bring an abortion case and the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade. Even if the Supreme is completely Republican, the chances of the landmark cases being overturned in my lifetime is slim or none.

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