Thomas in a opinion column published in the New Orleans Advocate of May 22 titled, "Abortion case could make things better" spouts the so called conservative view heard many times over which never address the real "abortion" story. Thomas's coward approach apes the GOP's desire to continue to use the issue to divide America. Thomas ends his article by denying his own statement. In other words the article had no real thought, division is all that matters.
His opinion states that pro-lifers (without defining them) are encouraged because three of Trump's appointees to the Supreme Court are Catholics and one, Amy Barrett made public statements about her opposition to abortion. All three judges are so called conservatives who Trump thought would help him overturn the 2020 Presidential election after filing multiple fake fraud suits claiming voter fraud. The majority conservative court acted properly in rejecting every law challenge Trump filed. Trump and his supporters, the GOP and so called conservative opinion writers backed Trump's stacking of the Court.
What is missing from Thomas's column and the GOP's constant attacks against the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision is the fact that it was a republican conservative appointed majority Supreme Court that handed down the decision that legalized abortion and not a so called liberal Court. They dare not remind the people they just keep promoting it as a conservative-liberal issue to divide the country.
Thomas writes that abortion has contributed to the caustic environment in which we now live and that riots are becoming increasingly "normal" behavior. He fails to point out that Trump's rioters on January 6 that assaulted the nation's capitol at Trump's urging was not "normal" behavior. The GOP are the only ones who would like Americans to think those rioters were "normal" as Thomas puts it. The bottom line tells us it has been the so called conservatives reaction to Roe vs. Wade that has contributed to the caustic environment and includes so called conservative opinion writers.
Like all comments concerning abortion, what is missing from the abortion debate is a major part of the story. And that is the father of the aborted. Is he not at fault for not waring protection? Is he not at fault for not expressing his concerns for the aborted and woman he impregnated? Is he not at fault for not knowing what his partner would do if she became pregnant? Men can not become pregnant but they can impregnate a woman. Why are they not part of the abortion debate. The answer is simple, the issue is used as a political tool by the GOP and so called conservatives to divide the country and obtain votes.
There are only two ways to change the Supreme Courts decision in Roe vs. Wade. A constitutional amendment or federal legislation by congress. But no republican administration has ever even tried to use either one method or even promote such an outcome. They rather propaganda the issue with failed law suits and their rhetoric. The GOP knows both methods would fail and that would end the issue for them to use to continue to divide.
This writer noted long ago, (before Trump's 3 appointments to the court) that there had to be at least one so called conservative Supreme Court Justice that would not allow a corrupted Trump to write the history of their time on thee court and they acted accordingly when they refused Trump's suits to try and overturn the 2020 Presidential election. This writer also believes even now with the court more conservative with Trump's 3 appointments, they won't allow the GOP and its many law suits to corrupt their time on the courts when they hear the Mississippi case in early fall. In fact, during that hearing the court will probably remind everyone that congress has the power to legislate the matter.
Thomas would like to see Trump's stacked Supreme Court rule in Mississippi's favor when they take up the case. He thinks that will end the issue but then ends his opinion column in denial by saying it may not reverse our national decline. His hero, Donald Trump did not make America great again. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
