Two and a half centuries ago, the thirteen British colonies in America decided to be free from King George III. Actually, we were the first to go it alone without Mother England telling us, from on high, how we should be governed. This is a map of the British Empire before WWII.

Rule Britannia

Over the centuries, the British Empire has dwindled down to a precious few in comparison to what it once was. A couple of centuries ago, my family came from Scotland, wanting to avoid English rule. The Scots are still attempting to become independent. That is true also in Northern Ireland. The Brits continue to kick the can down the road to address the independence of their colonies. I’m eighty-one and would gladly make a bet I won’t be around to see Scotland or Northern Ireland free at last.

One of the British mindsets that justifies their place in the world is the term, the royal we. The royal we means that God and the king or queen work together. Essentially, the British royalty see themselves as divine. That belief originated from the Latin term pluralis majestatis, which dates back to the mid-12^th century. King Henry II used his divine right to murder Archbishop Thomas Becket inside Canterbury Cathedral. I was told Henry II took this photo.

This is the photo that Henry II took of the killing.

For centuries, the royal we was the royal belief of their place in society, which was above the commoners. It is blatant racism. Even commoners like former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stated at 10 Downing Street at the birth of her grandson, “We have become a grandmother.” I wonder whether Thatcher sang Rule Britannia to her grandson when she tucked him in at night.

As a result of defecting the Brits during the American Revolution, we removed everything tainted with the royal we from our Constitution. Oh, wait. We did remove everything but two items: the Electoral College and the Supreme Court. American presidents aren’t elected by a popular vote but by electors. Electors are selected to decide who will be president for the rest of us. Two recent presidents, George Bush and Donald Trump, lost the popular vote but became president anyway. Trump’s presidency perfectly exemplifies why the thirteen colonies wanted independence from England. Trump said that he wanted to be elected again in November, and he would be not a king but a dictator. The difference between the two terms is irrelevant.

As for the Supreme Court, the US Senate confirms justices for life terms, and they never fell under all the other rules for all the other justices or judges at both the state and federal levels. After Justice Thomas’ conduct, Chief Justice Roberts’ new code of conduct was issued in November of last year. Read the code of conduct. It is a litany of “thou shall not” and no mention of sanctions if a justice gets out of line. Some justices view themselves as royalty. The royal we is how Thomas and Alito see themselves.

Thomas and Alito determine the truth about an item based on their personal beliefs. For example, men decide on the reproductive rights of women. Why not punish men for getting women pregnant?

This cartoon isn’t funny, but it is tragically true.

Thomas and Alito, the royal we’s, have gutted the two major civil rights bills of the mid-60s. Thomas wants to have the court revisit issues like contraception, sex with same-sex individuals, and same-sex marriages. He would like to reverse these cases: Griswold v. Connecticut, Lawrence v. Texas, and Obergefell v. Hodges. I wonder why he didn’t mention reconsidering Loving v. Virginia.

Clarence and Ginna Thomas’ wedding in 1987 was two decades after the Loving v. Virginia decision.

I’m not some omnipotent and all-knowing deity, but I think that I know why Thomas doesn’t want to address racially mixed marriages. As the old adage goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander unless you are British and some Americans.”