Because I couldn’t think of anything better to title this…

For the past few days, I have been focusing almost exclusively on everything that needs to be done for CCFL. In a couple weeks, we are planning on displaying the Cemetery of the Innocents on the Arts Quad. I know Cornell did this a few years ago, as did Harvard. I can’t seem to find pictures of the one at Cornell.

The basic idea is that you put around 400 small crosses or flags in the ground representing the approximately 4000 abortions every day in America. It is supposed to be a really effective pro-life display that puts the results of the pro-choice movement in perspective.

Anyway, I have been working on setting this up since Saturday. CCFL will set up the flags and then have a few people at the display all day. I spent a lot of time looking up some literature to hand out and as usual, I’ve gotten the pro-life blues.

I don’t mean that to sound light-hearted. It’s probably more like the pro-life depression. It seems that although I have researched abortion a thousand times over and I have the numbers memorized and the horrific images imprinted in my mind, I still get torn up every time I really think about it.

Over 40 million children. 40 million innocent babies. Brutally murdered in the past 34 years. It is unbelievable that our nation allows this. We’ve murdered 1/3 of my generation. And no one seems to care. I mean, sure we have the pro-life movement at large and some really dedicated pro-life organizations. But in the big picture, nothing has been done.

Honestly, President Bush is the biggest disappointment of my lifetime. I became interested in politics and developed my political beliefs in the time around the 2000 election, fully expecting a conservative revolution of sorts. He’s failed us miserably. Yes, the partial-birth abortion ban was a step forward, but what happened once a few out-of-control judges overruled it? Nothing. Nothing happened.

The situation in South Dakota is really encouraging. I honestly think that the Proposition 6 will pass, but ultimately, that won’t change anything. Planned Parenthood will challenge it in court and the judicial branch will again overrule the voice of the people.

In order to really institute a change that abolishes abortion once and for all, three things need to happen:

1) The legislative and executive branches need to stop being spineless and completely outlaw abortion. That is what the citizens of our nation want, and that is what our representatives are obligated to do. Furthermore, I really couldn’t care less about public opinion. Abortion is murder. It takes away the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness of a defenseless child. No matter what the public thinks, it still ought to be outlawed.
2) The legislative and executive branches need to ignore the judicial branch when it overrules them. It is kind of funny (in a sick way) how the balance of powers and checks and balances only seem to apply against the two branches that represent the people. The judiciary, which is completely unnaccountable, is out of control. However, they ultimately have no power if the executive refuses to enforce their decision. Again, the need for spine arises.
3) Enforcement. I firmly believe that abortionists deserve the death penalty. What crime could possibly be more heinous that brutally murdering a defenseless, innocent child?

I don’t know if any of that is possible. Common sense and experience would say that it isn’t. But how can we, in good conscience, just give up? As crazy as it sounds, I really do believe America is capable of abolishing our generation’s manifestation of the worst kind of genocide.

Right now, I just feel so useless to that cause. Am I really doing anything here on the hill? I guess I am doing what I can… training myself to be capable of initiating change when I’m older. It is still really frustrating.