Every Mom is a Super-Hero

 

Can a mom actually balance her calling, her work and her family in a way that is effective and uplifting to those closest to her? That mom would be a super-hero, wouldn’t she?

Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is an American lawyer, jurist, and academic who currently serves as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on May 8, 2017, and the Senate confirmed her on October 31, 2017.  On September 26, 2020 the President nominated her to the United States Supreme Court.  If approved, Judge Barrett will be the first female Justice appointed to the High Court with school age children.

As a wife, mother, lawyer, former judicial law clerk, professor, and judge, the impact of her life on others is already profound.  The Wall Street Journal this weekend in a discussion of the constitutional and political ramifications of her nomination, stated a hope of return to the Constitution as the rule of law, rather than a living, breathing, progressive document that is more a guideline than law, used by judicial elites to create, rather than interpret, law.   

All of this is hope for the judicial future. For now, and no matter the election consequences, Republican Senators should do their elected duty and confirm an excellent nominee. Win or lose in November, they will have left a significant legacy in restoring proper constitutional government.

More than what this means for the American judiciary, this nomination is an inspiration that lifts mothers, fathers, children and families everywhere.  Parents are the most important people in the world, not because of their esteemed professional position, but because they positively affect people not only through their disciplines, but most importantly through their children. 

In fact, let’s agree that parents, often especially moms, are super-heroes.  Judge Barrett is just one example.  You can be the next.

 

To read more about the topics suggested and how they affect family restoration see:

A Fresh Perspective on Women and Motherhood: The Traditional Values Mother Is One of a Few Good Men, 81 Women Lawyers J. 8 (June 1995).

The New Paradigm for the Feminine Mystique: The Authentic Women’s Perspective, 2 Liberty, Life & Family 259 (June 1996).

“The Family Advisor”: The New Trend for Athletes with Family Values, (1997).

Integrating Religion, Faith, and Morality in Traditional Law School Courses, 11 Regent U. L. Rev. 49.

Marriage and the Intact Family: The Significance of Michael H. v. Gerald D., 491 U.S. 110 (1989), 22 Whittier L. Rev. 327(2000).

The Rising Tide of Juvenile Violence: The Natural Disaster of Values Free Education, Culture and Families, 1 Barry U. L. Rev. 109 (2000).

The Rise and Fall of Women’s Rights: Have Sexuality and Reproductive Freedom Forfeited Victory? 6 William & Mary Journal of Women and Law 381, (Winter 2000).