This is how the 3^rd Reich started. Hitler began just like that, killing disabled people, (see Terri Schiavo: the Truth), because they could not fend for themselves. They were also considered a burden to society and therefore could be eliminated. A slippery slope, to say the least. You know what happened next: entirely new categories of humans were marked for deletion. Pre-born humans in this country have already been determined a burden and expendable, and now the disabled are targeted for elimination by the judicial tyrants that we live under. Will you stop them before they say the elderly are next? Then the minorities. That’s what the liberals want anyway*, and judicial tyrants are the means to get there.

Judicial Tyranny

It is shocking that this has occurred in our country, the supposed land of the free. A state legislature, a Governor, the US Congress, and the President of the US, all elected by the people, tried to intervene on behalf of one woman’s life, then backed down because they were afraid of a single state judge. Something is wrong with that picture. We, the people, elected the President as the highest ranking official in our nation, the chief of law enforcement. The people of Florida elected a Governor as the equivalent officer at the state level. And yet neither enforced the law they swore to uphold, because of one unelected, unaccountable judge, who wrote and enforced his own version of the law. This is what is meant by judicial tyranny.

Think about it. Judges tell us now that marriage is what they say it is, not what the people and elected lawmaking bodies say it is. They tell us what laws we can or can’t have. Excuse me judge, but we elected our Senators and Congressman determine what laws we will live under, not you. After all, that is their job, isn’t it? The enforcement authority of the executive branch of government has now been overruled by the courts also. Judges now tell Presidents and Governors that they can not enforce certain laws that are not to a certain judge’s liking. They tell us who can die or who can live. This is frightening, unchartered territory that I do not particularly want to be a part of, and yet we are all witness to it.

How did we get here?

Scary isn’t it? Seems like one day we had Congress making laws, a President approving and enforcing them and protecting the citizens of his nation, and judges doing what they’re supposed to: judging whether people have followed the law or not, as it was written. Today we have Congress and the President pretending to make laws and enforce them, while in reality, all of the power is in the courts. The courts say what is legal and illegal, write their own law when necessary, and approve it all by themselves (quite an efficient system, almost like having a dictator). Then they enforce it accordingly, using their executive arm: the police force.

Nobody knows exactly how or when, but the police force has come to work for the judicial branch of the government. They do whatever judges tell them, and tell Governors that they cannot execute a law without the permission of a judge. It used to be that elected Sheriffs ran the show in every municipality, making him accountable to the people. The police used to get orders from the Governor’s office as to how to enforce the law. No more. The police and judges are not accountable to anybody but themselves.

Usurpation of Authority

Over the course of centuries, the judicial branch has slowly usurped more authority and power from the other branch of the government, stripping the elected branches of their rightful duties and powers. It all started with Marbury vs Madison in our nation’s early years, when the Supreme Court decided that it had the power to determine what was Constitutional or not. That was fine in itself; it didn’t harm anybody. Let the Supreme Court be the arbiter of Constitutional disputes. It took about a century and a half after that for this court to realize that they could call ANY law unconstiutional, and if there was a lack of applicable law in a case, they could just make one up. The Supreme Court exercised just that in Roe vs Wade, saying they had the authority to determine what one can do with the lives of pre-born humans.

Then the lower courts jumped in the mix. They started deciding what was US law or not, with nobody to question them except possibly higher courts. The lower courts decided if the Supreme Court can interpret the Constitution, then they should be able to also. Over the past 30 years this has escalated to a new and powerful branch of government, with the apparent authority to write, enforce, and judge law. When a court does not like a law, they just say it is “unconstitutional,” giving them the apparent right to make up a new law as they see fit, based on their political and moral viewpoint.

Where do we go now?

The police problem can be corrected. A police station’s budget can be pulled by the legislature, replacing them with a more responsible law enforcement body. The entire police force for any state should take orders from the Governor, whose office will tell them how, when, and where to enforce the law (the LAW, meaning the Constitutions of that state and the US, and laws written by the true legislatures thereof). This is an issue that all states must work out, ensuring that the police force is accountable to elected representatives, not to unaccountable judges. If we need to replace them all with elected Sheriff’s, so be it. We can NOT have armed police enforcing illegal decrees and whims of judges in this country.

This is where the right to bear arms comes in. The liberal establishment is so adamantly against the right of individuals to bear arms, that Clinton/Reno lawyers argued to the Supreme Court that the 2^nd Amendment does NOT give individuals that right. For anyone that’s ever read that amendment, it in fact explicitly gives that right to the people. Why were our founders so adamant about giving individuals that right? They had the incredible wisdom and foresight to predict that one day there might be a branch of the government that became so powerful (judicial) and corrupt (judicial); and that branch (judicial) could enforce their illegal will on the people using armed guards at their disposal (the police force). The only way then, that the people could defend themselves would be to use arms equivalent to those being used against them. You can see from this scenario that unarmed citizens would then have no defense against an overbearing and powerful branch of government (judicial), acting on it’s own rogue accord (judicial... are you getting it yet?).

Amending the Law

The largest, overarching issue is reigning in the out-of-control judiciary. This is much easier said than done. The Congress, our elected branch responsible for writing law, needs to write law specifying what the judicial branch can and cannot do, and this includes removing the right that the courts gave themselves to determine what is Constitutional. That right should be inherent to Congress, because it is Congress we can always reign in with our votes. If they cross the line, we can fire them with our votes. Look what happened to the invincible Tom Daschle. We can fire Congressmen that are working against progress, if enough people just pay attention (and believe me I’m trying very hard to get people to pay attention.)

Of course, if Congress writes such a law outlining the new and reduced territory for the judicial branch, immediately judges will throw it out as “unconstitutional”. At this point it will be necessary for Congress and state governing bodies to work together to form a Constitutional Amendment. A judge can not say that a Constitutional Amendment is unconstitutional, although I’m sure one probably will. The Amendment establishing and restoring the boundaries of the judiciary to their original dimensions (let’s call it the 28^th Amendment; I’m an optimist) must also revoke the power of judges over an armed police force. They can keep their armed bailiffs. Judges and police can work together to bring justice to criminals, without having police working FOR the judges. Just like Congress and the President can work together for the common good of the nation, without Congress working FOR the President. Amending the Constitution is a long, drawn out process, and not for those faint of heart.

Article III Section 1 of the US Constitution states the following: The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.

It’s high time we define what is meant by “good Behaviour.” I contend that it means “not making up or inventing law,” which is not the jurisdiction of the court. Congress holds the power here, and they don’t even know it. They’re too busy pissing in their pants when a judge hands out his orders and calls them law. They need to get over this fear of judges and realize that Congress ordains and establishes the courts. In other words, they can dissolve a court and establish another at will.

Fight the Power

The time is past due to take power back from the courts, power that they usurped and are now using illegally. How can you make a difference? With your votes, of course. The President has tried to appoint judges who adhere to the Constitution and do not invent law. Democrats in Congress have “filibustered” an up or down vote on confirming the judges, overstepping their own role of “advise and consent.” This “filibuster” is a last ditch attempt by Democrats to assert their liberal agenda* since they are out of power and cannot legislate such an scheme. What we, the people, need to do is fire any Congressman in either the House or Senate, that attempts to block a vote on the judicial nominations. Let the appointments be determined by a simple up or down vote, where majority wins. A supermajority is only needed in very rare cases (including the Constitutional Amendment issue). Remember, Congress establishes courts, Presidents appoint judges – that is the balance of power.

There is one more thing you can do. Did you know that Congressmen listen to their constituents? Most of them do anyway. Good representatives will always collect the facts, the opinions of the constituents, and then make the decision they believe is best for the people they represent. This means they will listen to you. Tell your Senators and Congressmen that you want judicial tyranny to end, that you want some laws dictating stern boundaries on what the courts cannot do. Tell them that police power has to be taken away from the courts, who are unaccountable and act irresponsibly. We need to get our message across to our elected representatives, loud and clear, that we will not stand for judicial tyranny. The trick is to do this before judges make it illegal to speak out against their actions.

Here is a good page on which to look up your representatives and their contact info.

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Footnotes: the Liberal Agenda

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