This is the first of several instalments you will see over the next weeks and months concerning the need to appoint judges to the Supreme Court that will decide constitutional cases, and overturn others that are unconstitutional.
In the past eleven years this has been the longest serving court without a replacement in America's history. It has delivered decisions on a range of issues that challenge the spirit of the Constitution and Liberty. One case in particular is that of U.S. Term Limits, Inc., v. Thornton in which the court ruled on an issue of Term Limits for federal representatives which were being legislated by at least 20 States in 1994. The case overturned the States' rights to do that in 1995, a decision that is not entirely supported by the framework of uor nation. If the definition of "United States" is that of a union of fifty individual and sovereign nations (also known as states). And that each state has its own representatives of the people living withing those states, sent to Washington D.C. to govern the territories as a whole nation... then why can the citizens of these states not determine the length of service for their representatives.
Keep in mind that the Constitution is not a Rocket Science manual. If you can read, and have event he poorest of high school educations, you still have an education that allows you to understand our nation's most important legal document. If you do read the first Article you will see that the Electors from each state (the members of the Electoral College responsible for electing the President) must have the same requirements as the members of the most populated legislative branch. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the citizens of each state determine those requirements? In this same paragraph, just above, the "People of the several States" chose their representatives every two years. The constitution does not mention a word about requirements, other than being 25 years old and seven years a citizen of that particular state he will represent. The 9th and 10th amendments clearly challenge the position of the Court in 1995 when it ruled that Arkansas citizens could not limit the terms of their representatives, when clearly that have a similar power over restrictions when it comes to Electors.
Our Supreme Court needs to return to a position of protecting the constitution, not pandering to Congress or the President. They are independent from the other two branches of our government, charged with the responsibility of keeping the laws of this nation alligned with the spirit and meaning our Founding Fathers wrote them with.
WeakleyReport.com encourages you to write your senators, and even though the House has no say in the appointment of Judges, you could write them also since these people live and work and play golf together. BUt write your senators and tell them you want justices that wont legislate from the bench, and who support OUR freedoms.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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