Why We Are Where We Are

The U.S. Supreme Court

To put it mildly, conservatives throughout the United States just experienced a terrible week. The SCOTUS (Supreme Court of The United States) ruled that the government can provide state subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and the court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. 

Had the court ruled against the federal government concerning the state subsidies, the Affordable Care Act was doomed. Had the court ruled against gay marriage, the 13 states that banned it would've been allowed to continue banning it.

In addition to that, the Senate handed President Obama the unfettered authority he was seeking to negotiate international trade agreements such as the proposed TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) by ratifying the controversial "Obamatrade" bill 60-38. 

Certainly, in the short run, the Obamacare ruling will help low income people who can't afford the high costs for health insurance and pricey medicines. But in the long run? It will cause significant damage to the economy. Costs will skyrocket for health insurance premiums; taxes on medical equipment and medicines will rise, caps will be instituted on profits that insurance companies earn, payments to Medicare and Medicaid could be reduced even further and more costly regulations on healthcare providers, pharmecutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices will be imposed. 

That will cause many doctors to retire early creating a shortage; it will force even more employers to stop offering health insurance to their employees, it will result in shortages of medical devices and rationing of medicines, and it will bankrupt health insurance companies. And that will eventually lead to socialized medicine when the government becomes the sole provider of healthcare. That's what Obamacare aims to do and we're well on the way to seeing that happen. 

Concerning the court's ruling on same-sex marriage, that was hardly a surprise. Relentless pressure put on the culture by gay activists over the past 50 years to embrace their lifestyle finally paid off. Those activists bombarded the federal, state and local governments, media, civil rights and religious organizations, and the entertainment, education, music and sports industries with their agenda until they embraced it. 

The LGBT agenda wasn't something that sprang up overnight. It's been around for decades, but conservatives collectively ignored it and then foolishly decided to fight the agenda at the ballot box when they finally realized--too late--that it wasn't an anomaly. About the only people who were shocked by the court's 5-4 ruling in favor of gay marriage were conservatives who've been on a long losing streak in America.  

The Senate's passage of "Obamatrade" affects more than just conservatives. It opens the door to the passage of the highly-secretive and controversial TPP agreement that promises to be the most radical trade agreement ever passed by the U.S. government if it's ratified by the Congress. 

What's so controversial about it? It will eventually allow an international tribunal to determine who can build what and where in the 12 nations participating in TPP. The United States government would no longer have the authority over its manufacturing and heavy industries. If that happens, that would deal a death blow to America's private sector labor unions because many companies that employ union workers would find it easier to move to other countries where labor and manufacturing costs are much cheaper.

Indeed, America's landscape is changing, and not for the better. Many conservatives who are angry over the SCOTUS gay marriage ruling were quick to warn of divine judgment on America for the court's decision. But where were they 50 years ago when, like a deadly storm gathering on the horizon, the LGBT movement began rolling across the nation? They were asleep. And they subsequently lost their influence over the culture.

The members of the U.S. Supreme Court are part of that culture. They grew up in it and were influenced by it. And if they increasingly ignore the Constitution for bizarre interpretations that contradict the Constitution, then that's because they are applying their cultural worldview to the law rather than the Constitution. 

Here's the bizarre opinion of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts concerning the SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage: "If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-sex marriage, by all means celebrate today's decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal. Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression of commitment to a partner. Celebrate the availability of new benefits. But do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it." washingtoncbslocal.com

Roberts admitted that the court ignored the Constitution concerning gay marriage. He admitted that the court passed the law based upon the worldview of five justices rather than the ultimate rule of law, the Constitution. That's reprehensible and frightening.

Finally, a nation's leaders and the members of its highest court are a direct reflection of the culture they come from. If the culture is morally depraved, then that will be reflected in the leaders chosen by the people. Because wicked people choose wicked leaders after their own hearts. And America has become a wicked nation because her watchmen--conservatives and Christians--stopped influencing the culture and "contending for the faith" (Jude 1:3) a long time ago.

As they say: You reap what you sow.