I seldom disagree with Shakespeare. But the quote that is the title of this post concludes with “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. In the United States this week we have certainly witnessed a “tale told by an idiot”. Sadly, though this tale was not, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. No indeed the United State’s Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V Wade signifies a huge amount.

I do not see much merit in discussing why the Court’s attack on women’s rights is such an abomination. We all know the distress, deaths and suffering about to result from the decision. Five pagan, religious zealots attacked every shred of decency in a woman’s life. For 500 years women have struggled to gain rights and respect. They have come far. And then five American friars from Washington DC rip it down with the ruthlessness of the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition – the Spanish Inquisition. The fact a woman, Amy Coney Barrett, took part in the decision is appalling. What a traitor. Mind you, since she was in high school, she has been a fruit loop – trolling in and out of religious communities. She would love Gloriavale.

All five inquisitors are blatant liars. All five told Congress, at their appointment hearings, that they supported the importance of establish law – a concept called stare decisis. And all five have voted to overturn Rowe V Wade, a law that has been settled law for 50 years. When your Supreme Court has a majority that lie, without shame, you are in deep trouble.

Never again use the word Justice before the names of Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. In the course of their justice, none of us should see salvation. I have no difficulty imagining this lot would revel in implementing the Salem Witch Cake Test in which a witch was ordered to make a cake with her urine and fed it to a dog. If, the dog had an adverse reaction – behold a witch. In Salem two dogs were also executed for their contribution to witchcraft rituals. Yes, this lot would do that too. Metaphorically, they just have.

However, while ranting about their moronic behaviour may make me feel better, it does not achieve much. So, what can be done. Well, it seems to me there are three ways to handle a situation as serious as this.

Protest, protest, protest  

Don’t let up, not for a minute. The Supreme Court wanted to tear women’s rights apart. Then show them what tearing things apart really looks like. On Facebook and Twitter, on the streets, in malls, with graffiti on walls and on the steps of the Court, show them what they have done. Make them face their shame. Make them realise there is meaning to the quote, “The devil whispered in my ear, “You won’t make it through this storm”. I whispered in the devil’s ear, “I AM the storm.”

The Democratic Way

 I hate this option. But it is probably the only one we’ve got. Two years ago, America assembled 38 million citizens and got rid of Trump. In five months can America assemble that army and more to get rid of his legacy? Can 40 million Americans stack the House and the Senate with overwhelming Democrat majorities? Can 40 million Americans provide the House and the Senate with sufficient power to sweep away the rotting corpse of the Supreme Court decision? American has salvation in its own hands. It will take 40 million votes. Can the country raise that army again? The world with all its fears, lies breathless at thy fate.

Revolution

This is where my heart lies. I have a dream. In my dream Biden acts. Stuff the law. Stuff democracy. Stuff the rules. This is so bad Biden sends the army in to arrest the five inquisitors and drag them to Alcatraz Island never to be seen again. And if he needs a reason – all six lied to Congress. They said Roe V Wade was settled law and they would never change settled law. That lie to Congress is a crime. No trial, no justice just lock them away on Alcatraz Island. Give them the justice they happily dished out to the world. Start the Supreme Court over with nine liberals. That’s how bad this is. Oh, that I could stay asleep with this as my reality.

But perhaps there is hope. In their dissenting opinion three judges said this.    

“Withdrawing a woman’s right to choose whether to continue a pregnancy does not mean that no choice is being made. It means that a majority of today’s Court has wrenched this choice from women and given it to the States,”

Amen to that.

PS – I see New Zealand too has its inquisitors.  In a Facebook post Simon O’Connor, National Party member and the MP for Tāmaki, said: “Today is a good day.” Party leader Luxon has denied that a National Government would reverse the New Zealand abortion freedoms. But remember well, five American Supreme Court Justices, just as upright, just as pompous, and under oath, said the same thing. They lied. Is Luxon in the same camp – lying to get the power he craves to change our abortion law?

That might sound farfetched. But remember these four facts.

• Luxon says his private anti-abortion views do not affect his public policy decisions. I doubt the truth of that. However, his private view that women should not have the freedom to decide, tells us all we need to know about his attitude to women. Whether his views are public or private Luxon is a revolting creep. Never forget when he ended his parliamentary speech on the subject with the quote “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”. Won’t affect public policy? “Yea right” saith the Lord.
• Luxon’s role models are highly suspect. For example, Luxon has attended rallies in the United States supporting Republican Ted Cruz. Cruz is the guy who has called the Court’s decision, “momentous, absolutely correct and Row V Wade was egregiously wrong”.
• Luxon’s National Party has MPs such as trained Catholic priest and MP for Tamaki pushing for National to follow America’s inhuman abortion lead. His voting record includes opposition to same sex marriage, opposition to prostitution law reform, opposition to end-of-life reform and opposition to banning conversion therapy. Can he be trusted to protect abortions? I don’t think so.  
• We know that the decimation of the National Party at the last election, concentrated power in the hands of male Christian evangelical conservative MPs, – for example Luxon and O’Connor. That power block has succeeded in making the National Party the sole main New Zealand political party not to publicly denounce the US Supreme Court’s decision.  

Seems best to avoid the problem by keeping Jacinda exactly where she is.