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To: B Knotts
Its not just gay marriage. This judge's ruling strengthen the case for a constitutional amendment abolishing judicial review. When a single judge takes it on himself to disregard the views of 70% of the voters in the American heartland, we are heading for a constitutional crisis. I stated yesterday my conviction judges have no business deciding questions of a social or political nature. Their only duty ought to be to see how the law is enforced and to punish offenders.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
20 posted on 05/12/2005 1:40:24 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
I agree, but I don't think we're heading for a constitutional crisis; we're already there.

The judiciary is out of control.

23 posted on 05/12/2005 1:41:49 PM PDT by B Knotts (Viva il Papa!)
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To: goldstategop

Yep. Nice concise way of putting it. The Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Judicial Review.

It will never fly. We need a nice soft euphemism. But we have to defang the courts. I guess we are lucky that they are overreaching to the point where we are going to be able to get the country behind us now.


93 posted on 05/12/2005 2:43:35 PM PDT by johnb838 (Free Republicans... To Arms!)
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To: goldstategop
When a single judge takes it on himself to disregard the views of 70% of the voters in the American heartland, we are heading for a constitutional crisis.

Unless, of course, the 70% just back down and give up. Which is the most probable outcome.

144 posted on 05/12/2005 3:45:51 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: goldstategop
Its not just gay marriage. This judge's ruling strengthen the case for a constitutional amendment abolishing judicial review. When a single judge takes it on himself to disregard the views of 70% of the voters in the American heartland, we are heading for a constitutional crisis. I stated yesterday my conviction judges have no business deciding questions of a social or political nature. Their only duty ought to be to see how the law is enforced and to punish offenders.

As an EX-CA....I remember voting YES for "term limits" and Prop 187. Along with Prop. 208, and 5...all being overturned in the courts.

I dunno why anyone is surprised when we have political office holder's dominated by lawyers..that they turn to the courts..when they don't like what the peon peasants vote for...or against.

FWIW-

151 posted on 05/12/2005 4:00:20 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Bill Clinton's heart is blacker than the devil's riding boots.....................................)
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