For over a century, generations of young American girls have had their lives touched by the Girl Scouts.

As the premier leadership development organization for girls around the world, it has inspired them to cultivate their individuality, strength and intellect while allowing them to learn new skills, embrace adventure and become the best they can be.

The organization’s simple motto after being founded by Juliette Low in 1912 was “Be Prepared.”

The Girl Scouts put those words into action on the home front during World War II by selling war bonds, tending to community victory gardens, and collecting rubber bands, newspapers and other materials to be recycled for the war effort.

After the Allied victory in the war, the scouts’ motto expanded in 1947: “A Girl Scout is ready to help out wherever she is needed. Willingness to serve is not enough; you must know how to do the job well, even in an emergency.”

The incredible personal drive that inspired the young girls in World War II generation is the same determined engine that has driven Amy Coney Barrett into becoming our latest Supreme Court justice.

Although Barrett has had extraordinary public service accomplishments in academia, the practice of law and serving the courts, she considers her role as a mother to be her greatest achievement. She and her husband, Jesse Barrett, have seven children, including two of whom were adopted from Haiti. Benjamin, their youngest, has Down syndrome.

During the recent senate confirmation hearings, Judge Barrett silenced many critics with her cool demeanor, answering questions without the use of notes. She showed herself to be an inspiration not only to conservative women but to all working moms.

Knowing that liberals would launch an all-out attack on Barrett for her Christian faith, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham stated at the outset of the Senate hearing that this is the first time in American history that a woman has been nominated who is unashamedly pro-life and embraces her faith without apology.

Graham said Barrett’s nomination had punched through “a reinforced concrete barrier around conservative women,” and that her confirmation would be a great signal to conservative women about their potential for success.

Outside of conservative commentators and Christian conservatives, positive reporting and acknowledgment of Barrett’s confirmation was muted.

Reality star Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” was one of the few television celebrities to voice public support.

“Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett - I like the sound of that,” he wrote. “Today is a win for life and liberty in America.”

In founding the Girl Scout movement over a century ago, individuality was a character trait close to Juliette Low’s heart. But that once-revered American ideal was attacked by Barrett critics. Liberals, including the political left and mainstream media who support full-term abortion, advocating for government control over much if not all of health care, voting for only Democrats, were incensed by the presidential nomination and her subsequent senate confirmation.

The Girl Scouts organization also felt the scourge of the left for simply posting a tweet congratulating Barrett on becoming the fifth woman appointed to the Supreme Court since its inception in 1789.

Within hours, liberals threatened to boycott the organization which then deleted the tweet, replacing it with an explanation “clarifying” the scouts’ stance on women’s empowerment.

Our society is being threatened by a radical transformation from the left. Blinded by their intense hatred for Trump and for conservative ideals, they offer no margin for individuality and independent thought when it doesn’t satisfy their liberal doctrine.

By Jim Zbick | tneditor@tnonline.com