Posted on 12/22/2004 2:45:35 PM PST by Ed Current
"If you allow Christians to pray, you'll have to allow satanists to pray too.
I agree that this is terribly unfair to the satanists:
"Elijah told them to build their altar and place their sacrifice on it and then pray to their god. If their god didnt answer, he would do the same. The 850 prophets began to pray, cut themselves till blood gushed from their wounds, but their gods never answered them by fire. All the while Elijah was mocking them and asking them where their god was. Their god never answered them so then it was Elijahs turn."
Ed Current wrote:
As explained in post #1, there isn't any balance of power. SCOTUS has assumed it all.
SCOTUS only has as much power as the rest of the political establishment allows it to have.
I'm still convinced that until several Federal Judges (including Ginsberg on SCOTUS) are impeached and removed in disgrace, the judicial tyranny will continue unabated.
Thus, it is illogical
ARTICLE III
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.In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have APPELLATE Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such
Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.I'm still convinced that until several Federal Judges (including Ginsberg on SCOTUS) are impeached and removed in disgrace, the judicial tyranny will continue unabated.
You need 67 SENATORS to remove a federal judge. The GOP only has 55 with at least 5 being no different than a DemoNcrat.
So, you are at least 17 Senators short of removing any federal judge.
ARTICLE III removes the cases from the judges and requires only 51 Senators, a simple majority in the U.S. House and the President.
The V.P. votes in a 50/50 tie in the Senate, so there is a possiblity that the bill would pass.
Impeachment, at this point in time, is as impossible as a Pro-Life Amendment.
Excellent!
In Dale vs. BSA, the Monmouth County Council of the BSA, in New Jersey, cancelled the registration of James Dale as an Assistant Scoutmaster. It did so because Mr. Dale had stated in a newspaper article that he was homosexual, which the BSA determined violated it's proscription against having "avowed homosexuals" as leaders. Mr. Dale sued the BSA, seeking to be reinstated. The BSA won in the lower and appellate courts, but lost in the New Jersey Supreme Court when it found that New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws overrode all other considerations. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed this decision on appeal. It seems to me that if this bill had been law prior to that case, it would have forbidden the case from being heard by the Supreme Court and thus the decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court would have stood.
It seems to me that if this bill had been law prior to that case, it would have forbidden the case from being heard by the Supreme Court and thus the decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court would have stood.
But you must consider:
The 'balance of power' is being abused by all three federal branches, and, -- by all State & local governments.
SCOTUS only has as much power as the rest of the political establishment allows it to have.
38 posted on 12/22/2004 5:12:10 PM PST by jonestown
READ POST #41
And thanks for bumping the article.
SCOTUS only has as much power as the rest of the political establishment allows it to have.
How right you are.
41 posted on 12/22/2004 5:22:30 PM PST by Ed Current
Now read post #53
In any case, it is a fact; -- the 'balance of power' is being abused by all three federal branches, and, -- by all State & local governments.
Thus, it is not logical to support a bill that alters the balance of power, [as it is outlined in the Constitution], -- just because all levels of government are abusing their powers.
We have a political problem, not a Constitutional one.
This problem will be best solved by political means, not by altering our original Constitutional balance of powers.
I read your post #53 earlier, and concluded that you contradict yourself. I explained why at my post #63.
I explained why at my post #63.
To: Ed Current
I'm still convinced that until several Federal Judges (including Ginsberg on SCOTUS) are impeached and removed in disgrace, the judicial tyranny will continue unabated.
63 posted on 12/23/2004 7:44:42 AM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
This time of year many folk indulge in beverages that alter an otherwise sober mind.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that you aren't able to keep track of what I said, or what you said, nor even who you are.
Ed Current wrote:
This time of year many folk indulge in beverages that alter an otherwise sober mind.
It is becoming increasingly apparent that you aren't able to keep track of what I said, or what you said, nor even who you are.
I explained why at my post #63.
75 posted on 12/23/2004 8:53:50 AM PST by jonestown My post was at #62
77 posted on 12/23/2004 9:43:03 AM PST by jonestown
Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You had a 50/50 chance of guessing which post was yours and you got it right.
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's that got to do with what I'm talking about? In Dale vs. BSA, it was the New Jersey legislature that passed a law giving sexual orientation equal status in N.J. State anti-discrimination law with race, etc.; this was not something imposed by judges.
68 posted on 12/23/2004 8:30:04 AM PST by RonF
If this bill had been law prior to that case, it would have forbidden Lawrence v. Texas from being heard by the Supreme Court and thus the decision of "The full court, 7-2." would have stood.
Suppose that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals opined against the Texas Law. The damage would have been confined to Texas, if SCOTUS were prohibited from reviewing the case (H. R. 3893). The remainder of the country is not affected and Texas can repair their highest court.
As it was, the Texas lower court was defeated by SCOTUS and so was the rest of the country.
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