Revisiting Dobbs v. Jackson at Two Years

Two years ago, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, Newsmax ran the following opinion piece from Convention of States President Mark Meckler. Read the full article here!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard the news by now: Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) is dead. The "constitutional right" to an abortion is no more.

But veiled behind the constitutional victory of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the federal government delivered a severe blow to the Constitution with the passage of the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.”

Even as conservatives celebrated a major milestone in the pro-life movement, swamp monsters [from] both parties took a sledgehammer to the Second Amendment, enacting historic, sweeping gun control measures, proving that the Swamp is, well… still the Swamp.

Sure, the U.S. Supreme Court may have handed conservatives a victory, but Washington D.C. is no hero. It’s still not on the right side of things.

This writer previously predicted that overturning Roe would be a huge victory for life and federalism. The 1973 court case was the worst in our history.

Why?

Because it laid waste to our moral conscience concerning life; devastated our system of government. In this post-Roe era, we have the singular opportunity to redress our national failures on both counts. Echoing the words of my last Newsmax opinion piece: “The future of both the anti-abortion movement and federalism in this country looks promising, indeed.”

But let’s not be lulled to sleep. The conservative fight is far from over. On the same day the Swamp restored the right to life, it also chipped away at our ability to protect and defend ourselves.

Republicans and Democrats in both the U.S. House and Senate passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a gun control bill that would, most notably, incentivize states to impose controversial red flag laws.

Read the full article here.

I don’t mean to take away from the elation of toppling the worst case in the history of the high court; it's right that we thank God for this landslide victory. Even so, we must be honest with ourselves. Washington D.C. is still treacherous territory for conservatives.

June 24, the day on which Roe fell and the Second Amendment teetered, concurrently proved that federalism would be a lifesaver to our republic but also that our government has no intention of giving it to us.

If we want more victories like Dobbs v. Jackson (and fewer defeats like the “Safer Communities Act”), now would be the perfect time to call an [Article V convention].

Overturning Roe v. Wade gave us a taste of the good that would come from restoring federalism. By calling a [convention], we can keep the string of successes going, fettering our runaway national government once and for all.

This constitutional solution was given to us by our Founders for a moment just like this.

Once 34 states call for a convention, delegates would meet to discuss amendments reinforcing the Founders’ original intent for a constitutionally limited government.

Term limits. Restricting federal overreach. Fiscal responsibility.

These are the topics delegates would be free to consider at our limited convention.

Proposed amendments would then be sent back to the states for approval. After 38 states ratify any amendment, it would become part of the Constitution — whether the Swamp likes it or not.

The genius of this plan is that it completely bypasses Washington — the one thing holding us back from federalism reborn.

The solution won’t come from Washington. Draining the Swamp, ensuring that constitutional victories like Dobbs are habitual and permanent, begins when the states take action to restore federalism.

When the states learn that waiting for the government to redeem itself is a merry chase.

So let’s celebrate this matchless victory for life. And may it be our battle cry for federalism fully realized once again. We've only just begun to win.

Read the rest of the article here.