THE SUPREME COURT

THEIR CLAIM TO POWER

By its (assumed) power to decide if a law is constitutional

or not (a power that is not granted in the Constitution and

is itself unconstitutional), the U.S. Supreme Court has

taken it upon itself, the authority to rule on the highest and

most important issues of our Country.

When the High Court makes its rulings, its decisions are

based more upon the "Feelings" of the Justices than on

any guidelines in the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme

Court is quite simply making up new laws to suit its own

Philosophical Orientation. After the Supreme Court has

made its ruling, there is no appeal to its decision.

Nine Justices have taken it upon themselves to be the

highest legislative and moral authority in our Country and

we have no say in the matter. That is not a Democracy, but

it is instead -- a Dictatorship. We need a Constitutional

Amendment to limit the power of the Supreme Court and

to return the legislative authority of our Country back to

our, duly elected, Representatives in Congress.

JUDICIAL RESTRAIN

What can we do when the highest authority in our Country

has issued an illegal ruling?

The Supreme Court has assumed the power of Judicial

Supremacy and the right to declare our Laws, and our

Traditions, to be unconstitutional . There is no such

authority given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution.

All of these rulings are illegal and represent an attempt, by

the Supreme Court, to take onto itself the Legislative Powers

of the United States Congress.

The Supreme Court has assumed the power to rule by

decree; to re-interpret our written laws to create de-facto

new laws, and to overturn long standing traditions, so as

to develop new morals and social values. This power was

first expressed by Chief Justice John Marshall in the case

of Marbury versus Madison (1803) when he declared "it is

emphatically the province and the duly of the judicial

department to say what the law is." President Thomas

Jefferson was appalled by this decision and he argued

that Marshall's opinion had elevated the Court to a

position of independence and superiority over the other

branches of our government.

Since that time there have been many other cases where

the High Court has asserted the right of Judicial

Supremacy over our Society. While such decisions may be

pleasing to some... this is not a government of democratic

process, it is a government by decree. The Supreme Court

orders us to comply with its decisions and we have no

choice -- other than to submit. All of the carefully worked

out checks and balances of the Federal Government have

been pushed aside and our whole political system comes

down to the decisions made by just a few Judges.

This is not a Democracy, it is a Tyranny by the High Court.

The Supreme Court is not the highest authority in the land

-- We the People are.

No branch of the government has the right to assume

expanded powers onto itself and no branch of the

government has the right to rule without the consent of

the governed.

On behalf of all those who want the Courts to be restored

to their proper place in our Society and who would re-

establish a government of carefully specified legislative

procedures, we need to consider a Constitutional

Amendment. We need a Constitutional Amendment to

restrict the power of the Courts. Such an Amendment

could read as follows;

Preamble

In order to return to a Constitutional form of Government

and to make the Federal Judiciary accountable to the

Peoples democratically elected Representatives, the

following changes to the United States Constitution are

now proposed.

Judicial Restrain

Section 1. All Federal Justices shall be nominated by (a

simple majority of) the United States House of

Representatives and confirmed by (a simple majority of)

the United States Senate.

Section 2. The number of Justices on the Supreme Court

is determined to be Nine (9).

Section 3. Time in Office for the Supreme Court Justices

shall be limited to a single term of Ten (10) years, during

Good Behavior. Those Justices now on the Bench who

have served longer than ten years are required to be

replaced by newly appointed Judges.

Section 4. (1) During their time in Office, all Federal

Justices are subject to have their conduct reviewed,

and if need be, censured by (a simple majority of) the

United States Senate. (2) Justices, who have been cen-

sured by the Senate, may be removed from Office. Such

a termination of duly must be proposed by (a simple

majority of) the House of Representatives and must be

confirmed by (a 2/3 majority of) the Senate.

Section 5. All decisions of the Federal Courts are subject

to be reviewed, amended and/or overturned by the United

States Congress. Such Judicial Review must be originated

by (a simple majority of) the House of Representatives and

must be confirmed by (a 2/3 majority of) the Senate.

Finis

Let the Will of the People prevail.

A Constitutional Amendment such as this would not

prevent the Federal Judiciary from performing its proper

duty under our duly established laws. However it would go

a long way towards preventing abuses of judicial power as

has been demonstrated in the past and as is typified by

the infamous judgement of Roe versus Wade.

The choice is clear, we may continue on with our system

of government as it is, and face further shocks to our

Society as the Supreme Court "makes up laws" as it goes

along, or we can take things into our own hands, pass a

Constitutional Amendment to limit the power of the Courts

and return our Country's legislative authority to the

Congress.

Some things are worth fighting for-

To change the United States Constitution is not easy; we

would have to contact our Representatives in the U.S.

Congress, and in our various State Governments; to tell

them we want this done. And we would have to make our

feelings clear -- by our votes and by the election of people

who will support this Amendment -- this is what We the

People want.

It would not come easy but, in order to protect everything

we hold dear; our children, our families, our way of life,

and our democratic form of government; we need to enact

this Amendment.

Trusting in Divine Providence for guidance, let us pray for

the strength necessary to accomplish the difficult task of

changing our Constitution. And in this way, as we return

our Federal Government to its originally conceived of

legislative checks and balances, we might find a way to

limit the abuses of the Supreme Court.

STATES RIGHTS

The Supreme Court has decided that abortion shall be

legal. By its ruling in Roe versus Wade, the High Court has

violated the United States Constitution and unleashed a

very controversial medical procedure upon our Community.

We may not agree with that decision but still ... it is the Law

of the Land and, until such time as that ruling is changed,

we are forced to live with legalized abortion.

There is a chance that Roe versus Wade might be over

turned by the Court itself, but there are also some other,

fundamental, legal challenges we might use, to try an

correct that flawed decision. Let us consider our

Constitutional remedies ...

-- States Rights. The tenth Amendment states;

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the

Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved

to the States respectively, or to the people."

Since the right to regulate abortion is not delegated to the

Federal Government by the Constitution ... it must be a

Right retained by the States.

-- Article 1, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution is another

reason to question the Supreme Courts right to originate

laws governing abortion. It states;

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a

Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a

Senate and House of Representatives."

There is no mention of the Supreme Court in this Article --

And no mention of the Courts authority to create new laws --

Since there is no legal basis for the Courts creation of law;

and since the U.S. Congress has not passed a law

legalizing abortion; the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe

versus Wade must be considered to be illegal and hence

-- null and void.

The Supreme Court has over stepped the boundaries of

its authority and assumed vast powers onto itself. It is in

violation of our Constitution and it needs to be brought

under the control of a responsible legal restrain. Our

Country is not supposed to be ruled by just a few Judges

who sit in the isolation of their exalted Court Rooms. It

was meant to be led by a group of Independent States

which are united to serve the Best Interests of the People.

It is time to review our Constitutional Guidelines and return

the Power of our Government back to its rightful place

-- back to the States.