On December 13th, for the first time since 1992, Alabama elected a Senator who is a Democrat.

First and foremost, as a person who values American political institutions, and the safety of my fellow women everywhere, I am elated that Alabama ultimately made the right choice. After the shocking 2016 election loss, the democratic party kind of asked, "Well, now what?" Then came the special election of George district 6. We had so much hope and faith in that election, just to come up short.

In fairness, Democratic candidate John Ossoff would have had to pull out a damn-near miracle to have the deep red Georgia 6 swing blue, but it again left the party wondering what was causing the political dry spell.

We reminisce fondly of the days when our President spoke eloquently and made decisions with much consideration and advisement. We miss the days when we were told, "Yes We Can," instead of "You are stupid." But on December 13th, the tune seemed to change a little, just a bit.

Justice was served, and American (but more specifically Alabama) showed up, and got the job done.

Well, about 50% did.

Even though Roy Moore did in fact lose, he did not lose by a margin that may seem appropriate for a child molester. This in mind, not only did he lose, refuse to concede, and demand a re-vote, but he prided his party the night of the election for getting through the rumors and false accusations.

Okay, so you're lame enough to not bow out gracefully, and you're calling over thirty women flat liars. Cool.

The major problem I have with the turn out of this election is not who will be seated in January, but rather who was "supposed" to be seated in January. The Republican Party, as well as (President) Donald Trump, endorsed and advertised his campaign. They even funded it, until the very end where they seemed to draw back a bit.

So what we have here is a political party that values a Senate seat over fundamental morals and ethics. Collegiate organizations expect higher of students that are 18-22 than the Republican Party, and it's disgusting. However, there is a silver lining.

Because the Republican Party has clearly drawn a line in the sand, they are projected to lose more Congressional seats next fall. The fight is not over, and there is much work to be done, but much to the dismay of the Republican Party, people are noticing. If there is a deep-seated disregard for human rights and basic ethics, the Democratic Party has a good head start, especially since Al Franken was (not) forced to resign.