The problem with SCOTUS looking to whether a โrightโ is โdeeply rooted in our history or traditionsโ is that our history and traditions are filled with genocide, slavery, brutality and misogyny. Why should we limit our โrightsโ to things that have only existed for those in power?
Raise your kids to question authority, to read banned books, to stand up to bullies and fascists. Teach them that men can be gentle and women can be brave. Teach them that in a world of toxic machismo and anger, kindness and curiosity are acts of resistance.
The most reliable test of character, for a person and a culture, is how they treat the stranger and those who are different. Societies that embrace the marginalized flourish; societies that reject them dissolve into tyranny.
Drunk driving kills 20K Americans a year. Imagine saying โDriving drunk is my personal choice. Wear a seatbelt & drive sober if youโre so worried.โ
Personal choices that have public consequences are public health issues. COVID killed 400K last year & 620K so far. Get vaccinated.