The Fourth of July is meant to celebrate the birth of America’s independence, which is now 246 years later, non-existent.
With each new Supreme Court ruling, the conservative agenda is thriving while hope for humanity is simultaneously dying.
Justices are willing to overlook certain amendments and clauses to emphasize others that match their values and beliefs, even if that means not upholding previously set in stone precedents that have been tied to the positive and inclusive progression of America.
Women have lost their right to make decisions for their own body, the line signifying the separation between church and state is even thinner now, and public discrimination, specifically targeting the LGBTQ+ community, is something that is soon going to be up for debate, yet again.
The declaration that we so graciously celebrate and turn to time and time again states that our unalienable rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The pursuit of happiness is defined as freely pursuing joy and living a life that makes the individual happy as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others or violate the law.
The Supreme Court has infringed on the rights of others, seen by the avoidance of the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause. The malicious court has overstepped its power and surpassed its counterbalancing checks and balance regulators. The Republican Justices feed off dominance and supremacy over those who don’t have the resources to fight back.
What is there to celebrate this year? There are no such things as equal rights and there never has been. There have been 314 mass shootings in the past six months alone and nothing but tragedy after tragedy and a notable loss of independence.
When you really love something, you are willing to criticize it and ask for better to ensure prosperity, well-being and success. We should be willing to criticize our country, not because we hate it, but because we care enough to demand better. Until we can collectively learn to do that, welcome to the downfall of our democracy.
God bless America. God bless us all.