Law of the Land???

After listening to the news concerning the appointments of US Supreme Court Justices, of late, I have had to scratch my head and wonder if anyone in this country has dusted off the Constitution to bring themselves up to speed on our Founding Fathers wishes. Our Republic was formed with three major branches of government; the executive, legislative and judicial branches. With these three equal branches, our Founding Fathers wanted to guarantee adequate checks and balances were in our system of government.

I have heard over, and over again, in the media from announcers and elected officials alike, that Roe vs. Wade is "the Law of the Land". Each time I hear this phrase, I wonder if the person saying it grasps the concept of our Constitution. Roe vs. Wade was a decision reached in the US Supreme Court on January 22, 1973, and is not based on any law drawn up, or passed, by our Congress and signed by the President. Those using the abortion debate as a platform to promote themselves, or their positions, in the US Congress, should be questioned on their dereliction of duties to formulate laws concerning the abortion issue. This goes for both sides of the isle, politically speaking, to either make a law to approve of abortion or outlaw it. The question everyone in this country should ask is, Why has Congress relied solely on a Supreme Court decision on this issue for 33 years without acting on it in their official capacity as lawmakers?

A glaring example of this hypocrisy is being seen in the nomination hearings of Judge Alito for the position of the US Supreme Court. The US Congress needs to do the job that they were elected to do on the issue of abortion....."To our US Congress, either pass a law to prohibit abortion, or pass a law to approve the use of abortion. Please stop using Supreme Court nominees as punching bags for a decision your branch of government should have decided over 30 years ago".