Daily Meditations with Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox - "Supreme Court or Supreme Torque"

Webster's Dictionary informs us that the word 'torque' derives from the French word to twist and has two meanings:  First, "a metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons."  The "torture" is derived from the same French word, thus "something that causes agony or pain" or "affords sadistic pleasure."

It seems to me that the five political hacks on the unsupreme court have twisted all legal reasoning out of shape and twisted the last 49 years of jurisprudence from the Supreme Court out of shape. to get to the position stated in the leaked document. Protesters in Foley Square, Manhattan, defending the right to abortion following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Wikimedia Commons. They turn their back on 87% of American citizens in order to torture the lives of women, especially poor and black and brown women, and certainly young girls and victims of rape in order to arrive at some sadistic pleasure. The second meaning of “torque” is as follows:   As a verb, it means to “impart torque to: cause to twist (as about an axis); a turning or twisting force.”   The chaos that will happen in the everyday lives of women and families from this sick decision; the complete loss of respect for the Supreme Court; the chaos to derive from people losing all faith in government by law; the joy such chaos will bring Steve Bannon and his goal of undermining respectful law and order therefore, will surely match any other quest for sadistic pleasure conceived of. Leonard Leo, Federalist Society co-chairman and board member of Opus Dei’s Catholic Information Center, facilitated the appointment of Supreme Court justices John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Photo: Federalist Society. The next step is naked fascism or what historian Timothy Snyder calls Tyranny.  I smell Opus Dei in the air.  Word in the street is that Ginni Thomas is a member of Opus Dei (however, being a super secret organization, it is hard to substantiate though her car was seen at Opus Dei meetings).  I smell fascism of all stripes in the air at the Supreme Court. This law will be remembered as Supreme Torque therefore, a supreme and ultimate twisting of legal precedent to come to a bona fide act of torture and of sadism toward women.   It represents a triumph of Patriarchy; a triumph of misogyny.  The killing of human rights just as it opens the door to the killing of babies and of mothers whom it pretends to defend by denying access to safe women’s care. Yes, the once-supreme court will now be recognized as the Supreme Torque—a sadistic and power-driven cluster of political hacks driven by religious ideology and not the law, in fact throwing overboard 49 years of the law—to implement their theocratic mandate on an already limping democracy.  The Supreme Torque of Patriarchy, Authoritarianism, Misogyny, Theocracy. The only remedy is moral outrage heated enough to get people to the polls.  “Nothing great happens without anger.”  (Thomas Aquinas) Supreme Court—or Supreme Torque? - Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox Queries for Contemplation What possibilities do you envision for standing up to Supreme Court overreach and taking away civil rights already promised to the citizenry? Responses are welcomed. To add your comment, please click HERE to go to our website and scroll down to the Comments field. Pl