An Omen?
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania (1759)
It was reported that around 9:30 am on Monday Nov 28, a basketball sided chunk of marble fell from the façade over the entrance to the Supreme Court. Thankfully no one was injured in the incident.
Could this be a sign? That broken piece of façade is an omen. It is the embodiment of the damage being wrought by daily assaults on our liberties. Democracy as we know it is crumbling. The Supreme Court is slowly becoming a broken shell of its former self. This place once stood for justice. It was the last line of defense of our liberties, a place were our rights and privileges as citizens of this great land were upheld.
Now, it is slowly becoming little more then a blank check issuer for an unrestrained executive branch. We have given up so much in the name of security and safety but at what cost?
Democracy is crumbling. Let us hope it is not too late to save it.
(Originally posted on Yahoo360)
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