Put the Healthcare Ruling Aside and Celebrate the System

It will be more difficult for some than it will be for others, but in the wake of today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on health care, all Americans should take a moment to celebrate.

 It should not matter whether you agree or disagree with how the Court ruled. Forget about the details of the law. The process shows the brilliance of our system of government. It is this which makes our country great.

An independent judiciary was able to consider an intensely politically charged issue without feeling the pressure to satisfy a political party.

 We spend an inordinate amount of time griping about perceived corruption and petty gamesmanship in modern politics. Too many of us are consumed with the shrill rhetoric being voiced on this side of the Court’s steps. It is reassuring to know the nine people on the Court can stay above that fray and freely discharge their duty.
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Graham Gillette can be reached at grahamgillette@gmail.com 
This entry was first published as a Des Moines Register essay.