National Coalition to Restore the Constitution

http://www.restoretheconstitution.org/campaigns/10cffr/10cffr.aspx ^

[thinkster]

The Courts have spoken. Now it’s time for the American people to be heard!

In case after case, federal judges are demonstrating utter contempt for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the God-given inalienable rights of the American people. As a result, our courts pervert justice and mock God’s law, sodomy has been elevated to a constitutionally protected right, civil laws sanction the murder of the unborn and the infirmed, and the Ten Commandments, the only foundation for just laws, has been banned from our classrooms and courtrooms. How much longer will we passively accept these outrageous unconstitutional decrees? Our forefathers provided us with a constitutional mechanism to end this abuse of power. Although Congress would like for us to believe that they’re powerless do anything about the federal courts, Article III, Sections 1 and 2, grant Congress the power to bring an end to decades of judicial tyranny. By simple majority vote Congress can limit the jurisdiction of the federal courts to the clear language of the 1st Amendment any time it chooses to. But it hasn’t. It’s time for Americans who love this land and care about her future to stand together and let Congress know that we’ve had enough! When Congress returns to Washington in January, its first order of business MUST be to pass a law limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts on the subject of religion. The National Coalition to Restore the Constitution is organizing simultaneous rallies in every state capitol to demonstrate nationwide support for the courageous stand taken by Judge Roy Moore in defense of our religious freedom. Our goal is to mobilize tens of thousands of citizens across America to rally at their state capitals to launch a 1st Amendment Petition for Redress of Grievance to Congress demanding that they do their duty, honor their oath and use the power we the people gave them in Article III, Sections 1 and 2 of the Constitution to limit the jurisdiction of the federal courts on the subject of religion to the clear language and intent of the 1st Amendment. Congress will do its duty when “we the people” demand it and require it as a condition of re-election. We will be calling on members of the legislature in each state to rally with us at our state capitals to be the first to publicly sign their “John Hancock” on the petition to Congress. Rally leaders and public officials who sign the Petition will deliver them to the Congressional delegation from their state in January, when the second session of Congress convenes. We have an historic opportunity to stem the tide. Huge numbers of Americans all across the country share our concerns and are fed up with the arrogance of the federal courts. We urge you to rally at your state capitol on Saturday, November 22 to send a clear message to Congress – protect our religious liberty or look for another job next November!

[thinkster]

Federal judges can decide that the Pledge, Nativity scenes, Ten Commandments are unconstitutional, and decide that gays have a "right" to sodomize each other, that's enough for me! I plan on being in Madison, WI, my state capitol on Nov. 22 for the Ten Commandments rally.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Judge Rejects Plea to Return Power to Americans
(2003-11-15) -- A federal judge today rejected an appeal on behalf of the American people to restore so-called 'sovereignty' to the citizens of the United States. In a 12-page ruling the unnamed judge said, "the United States is governed by laws, not by men, and must therefore be ruled by those appointed to interpret the laws, not by the elected representatives of the people."

The plaintiffs, emboldened by the Bush administration's decision to more rapidly return power to the citizens of Iraq, had cited the so-called Declaration of Independence and Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution to justify their contention that government derives its power from the "consent of the governed" through their elected representatives. They also alleged that Article III, Section 2, calls on the courts to decide cases under the laws created by Congress, rather than to create law using cases brought by activists.

However, the judge found neither of those assertions compelling, and ruled that "the United States will continue to live under the sovereignty of the judiciary until such time as the people are ready to govern themselves."

[Piquaboy]

As long as we have the ACLU and the Rats stacking the judiciary with liberals this trashing of the constitution is what we can expect to get.

[Alas Babylon!]

VetsCor ping. Our mission, too!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Yup. Lord knows that an omnipotent, omniscient deity needs the help of government for the presentation of His message and the rigid enforcement of His laws, according to the interpretation of your narrow sect of Christianity. Make 'em live like you want them to, or let them suffer the wrath decreed in the Old Testament.

[DustyMoment]

Robert Bork, one of the (IMO) foremost legal scholars of our time, testified at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing so many years ago that judges are legislating from the bench by deciding cases that should, by all rights, be referred to the legislative body to decide. His contention was that by ruling on cases for which there is no clear law or legal precedence, judges are usurping the rights of the legislators to make laws. Judges are only supposed to rule based on the merits of a particular case and the law upon which the case is based.

By definition, judges are supposed to be apolitical and, yet, partisan judges is exactly what the liberals want, as noted from the comments made yesterday by Dems after the pointless marathon Senate session ended. The reason we have such terrible rulings coming from the bench is due, in large part, to the poor quality of judges currently serving endless terms on the bench.

We have allowed our elected representatives to hijack the government "of the people, by the people and for the people" due to our apathy toward politics and government. The state of government today is largely due to that apathy. In essence, we told the children to mind the candy store while we ran a few errands and now we are shocked to return from our errands and discover that they ate most of our inventory.

We didn't get into this situation overnight, nor will we get out of it overnight. As long as the voters remain apathetic toward the government and politics, there is no change in sight.

[Jack Black]

I disagree. It is not apathy that has caused this. It is an explicit tactic of the far left. It began with FDR and his court packing scheme and has continued to this day with liberals appointing liberals and conservatives appointing moderates and liberals, for the most part. At this point the Communists (er, Dems) are faced with a guy who gets it, GWB, and also a lot of outraged conservatives who have had it. But that won't change thing, not because of apathy, but because at least a sizable and powerful minority, and possibly an outright majority, of the citizens of the USA support this policy and the people who continue to implement it, the Democratic party.

Gore DID win the popular vote! Keep meditating on that fact. I know, it is a shocking, sickening, hard to belive fact, but it's true.

[LiteKeeper]

bump - CONSTITUTION

[thulldud]

Gore DID win the popular vote! Keep meditating on that fact. I know, it is a shocking, sickening, hard to belive fact, but it's true.

True, but thanks to the foresight of our Founding FATHERS (little non-PC lingo there) he didn't win the Presidency, which is not settled by a popularity contest, nor should it be.

As to the apathy question, apathy is a symptom of mass confusion about how the country is supposed to work. The libs encourage and feed this confusion, because the resulting mass apathy plays into their hand.

[Jack Black]

I agree with both your points.

[BubbaBasher]

Judge Rejects Plea to Return Power to Americans

Where did this come from? Can you provide a source with a link?