“This election [the 2024 U. S presidential election] is on whether you’re for civilization or you’re not. It’s that simple. You’re either for civilization or you’re not.”
- Victor Davis Hanson / Historian

Someone recently said to me "Abortion...is tricky."  I don't agree.

The word "Abortion" can be used in multiple contexts.  The most common use in our time is to mean the intentional taking (?) of the life of an unborn human.  I don't believe anyone should consider abortion "tricky".

The Constitution of The United States was meant to be foundational.  In other words, it is the mission statement of a nation just like a good business has a mission or vision statement.

It doesn't deal with the specifics, the details, the nuances of government, but anything that is contrary to the mission statement (i.e. Constitution) is irrelevant, unnecessary, and clearly a divergence of the mission statement.

“When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns its back on progress and can be restored [ or lost? ] only by the terrible lessons of catastrophe.”
Frederic Bastiat - Nineteenth century French economist and writer

"Where do you draw the line?"

You can ask it about almost anything.  I'll think up some uses right now....
"How much can you spend on groceries?"
"Is it ever okay to tell a lie?"
"When is abortion not immoral?" or maybe "When is abortion not a sin?" or even "When is abortion a sin?"

It's okay to not always force yourself to have an answer to questions like these, but sometimes, in the more stressful days of our lives, these questions are the ones that cause us to either grow philosophically or die metaphorically (or literally).

an excerpt to revisit, emphasize and remember the objectives stated in forming (constituting) the "United States of America".

Well...one true perspective is...that a marriage is...The Performance of A Vow.
And you can't do it by yourself.  :)

Some might consider this a dark...or deep...or even inappropriate article, but it discusses some topics I'm familiar with and could (probably does) explain what we're seeing in the world - verily, verily around the globe.

World Net Daily article: Transgenderism and The Occult

Currently - in January 2024 A.D. - it seems that most would say:
1) in the U. S. prices are rising [ which isn't technically the definition of economic "inflation", but rather the result of it ], indicating that...
2) U.S economy may be facing a near-term financial crash
3) that the Chinese economy is relatively strong
4) there is a threat to the nation of Ukraine from his western neighbor Russia
5) there is a immigration crisis on the southern border of the United States

Just sharing an observation...It seems the current dynamic in national U.S. politics is wrapped up in one thing:  the protection of the status quo.

Joseph Biden is obviously incompetent, but the Democratic party (whatever that means) is somewhat paralyzed because however they act to cancel him as a candidate in November will become a precedent that can be mutually used in the future as a tool to cancel everyone.