[marty60]

Kill the unborn and the helpless, but save the life of murderers. I guess they feel that if killing murderers is not stopped society will be harmed.

When society starts deciding WHO can be killed and who can not. Watch out, they will eventually get around to you.

[Joe Republc]

bump

I'd love to start seeing some judges get kicked out.

Main criteria for the boot:

- inventing law

- directly defying law (as has been the case with Schiavo)


-- Joe

[MisterRepublican]

Thank you for posting this.

At some point we will be forced to take action against our Black Robed Emperors.

[Marauder]

Hamilton claimed that Congress’ power of impeachment would prevent the federal judiciary from overstepping its bounds

Hamilton didn't anticipate either a majority in congress without the 'nads to act on something like this, or a minority in congress that would advocate it.

Just like they never anticipated a voting public without the presence of mind and sense of responsibility to cast informed votes on every election. When you have half of the electorate sitting out elections, and the other half largely voting themselves benefits, you have a dying country.

[lightman]

I have posted on some Schaivo discussions that it is time to exercise the "nuclear option"; that is, to convene a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of reining in this out of control judiciary.

Yes, there would be risks, among them the gutting of the Bill of Rights. But should the Bill of Rights be gutted I would rather this happen swiftly and unmistakably than incrementally by stealth as the men in black are now doing.

[Piquaboy]

They need to be stopped ASAP! I have written my reps, but I expect that is sort of like spitting into the wind. Gutless wonders that they are.

[livius]

Good article. If anything good comes out of the Schiavo case, I hope it is the reining in of the judiciary so nothing like this happens again. However, like the author, I'm not optimistic.

BTW, I read in the Miami Herald that the Pinellas police told DCF they would physically prevent the team from entering unless DCF had the permission of Judge Greer. That's why Bush called them off - it's obvious that they were perfectly willing to start shooting (in fact, somebody at the hospice said there are sharpshooters posted on a nearby apartment building). So judges also control the police powers of the state. Truly, truly frightening.

[Fishrrman]

"But amending the federal Constitution requires a super-majority of Congress and the states, which the success of the Democrat filibusters of President Bush’s federal appeals court nominees shows is impractical."

I say _get rid_ of the filibuster in the Senate. Not only for judicial nominations - for EVERYTHING. Just change the rules and let the chips fall where they may.

I also wonder that the time hasn't come for the _election_ of judges at the federal level. If they're going to ACT like legislators and make law, then they should stand for election before the populace the same way that legislators must.

And of course, ALL judicial terms at ALL levels should be term-limited.

Just my thoughts. Yours may be different.

- John

[thelastvirgil]

To correct the situation in the courts, we first have to correct the problem in the congress. We already know our elected representatives haven't the collective will or backbone to do what is necessary. Every day that passes without correcting the minority control of judicial nominees is a day putting us further in the control of the whimsical and leftist judiciary.

We wouldn't accept such an attack on our freedoms from an outside force, but here we sit watching the will of the people being ignored on a daily basis.

Reform Congress, first. The first step is to run every last incumbent out of office, and back home. Republican or Democrat, there isn't a dime's worth of difference where the rubber meets the road; our interests come last.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"What is less clear is how many of us believe in this principle and are willing to act on it."

So, how do I help correct this situation?

[genefromjersey]

Let's just preserve the constitution, and let it go at that.

[Alex Marko]

All the judges in the schiavo case ARE protecting the laws of the USA. Its only people blinded by right to life issues that advocate judges ruling on morality rather than laws.... thats what you call...ACTIVIST.

[Brofholdonow]

Great piece. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. This is what the French razor and old sparky were invented for.

[Ibredd]

Maybe we could go after their pay checks and donations and let them starve to death from like of funds.

[Travis McGee]

All hail our new tyrant:

KING COURT!

[Brian Allen]

<< .... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of the ends for which government is intended, "it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government." What is less clear is how many of us believe in this principle and are willing to act on it. >>

Count on me.

[spodefly]

It is clear that the only solution to a runaway judiciary is the principle declared in the Declaration of Independence that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of the ends for which government is intended, “it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.” What is less clear is how many of us believe in this principle and are willing to act on it.

It seems pretty clear to me. We are screwed. This politically correct, celebrity worshiping, shallow, consumerist, values neutral, morally equivocating cult of multiculturalism population will never muster the will to loose the chains of judicial tyranny because they don't see any chains.

And anyone that tries to "alter or to abolish" or "to institute new Government" will be branded as terrorists and pursued under the Patriot Act, while the "News" organizations and enlightened "progressive" liberals brand them derisively as "constimuhtooshunalist militia wackos".

Enjoy the freedom you have right now, because it is the most freedom you will ever have. Besides, we will get a new government soon enough, courtesy of the bureaucrats at the UN.