Sharpen your pencils: Sandra Day O'Connor retires

"Really, a Supreme Court justice should be able to retire without the whole country coming unglued about it."

---From How the First Amendment Came to Protect Topless Dancing, appendix to The 37th Amendment: A Novel, 2002

Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement set off a war today and raised fears that privacy rights, civil rights and women's rights are about to return to the middle ages by a vote of 5-4.

Don't panic. Justice O'Connor's departure is an opportunity to do it right this time.

Constitutional rights do not exist only when they're created by Supreme Court justices. They can also be in the text of the Constitution, where they belong, where they're out of the reach of judges and legislatures.

What a concept.

To find out how constitutional amendments can protect privacy rights, read Why There is No Constitutional Right to Privacy, and How to Get One.

Then read A Retirement Plan for Sandra Day O'Connor to find out what we need to do to protect civil rights and women's rights.



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