Making laws is the legislature’s job

Joyce Deboy (Nov. 15 letter) wants us to believe that it is “un-American” to force others to obey beliefs. She claims the government caved into the anti-abortionists to pass along health care reform. She claims that abortion is settled law.

Really? Where is it in the Constitution that courts and judges make law? Isn't that an elected legislature's job? And isn't an unelected, unaccountable judge imposing his or her beliefs on the rest of the public by enacting “law” by fiat from the bench? She also makes the mistake of calling America a democracy - it is not; it is a constitutional republic. Democracy is mob rule. Judges creating “law” is an oligarchy.

They used to teach these things in school.

Andrew D. Bunce

Cedar Rapids