Congressman Billybob's Speech at Today's March for Justice II

Special to FreeRepublic | 04/07/05 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Temple Owl]

Good job Billybob! I've beena conservative newspaperman for some 50 years and I know we need more guys like you.

[Iscool]

Mind-boggling...Since the Supreme court has no authority to change the Constitution, does that make this law null and void??

Is there any recourse?? How does one sue the Supreme Court???

No outrage in Congress??

[StarCMC]

ZOWIE! Excellent!

[pollywog]

All I can say Billybob, is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible speech!!!!

[cpdiii]

Excellent speech sir. Our Constitution is a very simple document written by very learned and complex men. It means exactly what it says and has the amendment mechanism to change it when it rarely needs it. We must return to the rule of law by legislature and a judiciary that enforces The Constitution as written and not create law from whole cloth. That piece of paper is what protects and has made this great nation. If the judiciary is allowed to destroy that document, we will lose our nation and rights and freedoms. The next three judges appointed to that court will determine the direction of our nation or rule over its demise.

You speech makes these points very eloquently.

[pollywog]

One suggestion........send a nice copy to our President and Sean Hannity!!

[wagglebee]

Absolutely brilliant!
I wish I could have been there.

[Fudd Fan]

If reading these remarks was so good, I wish I could have been able to hear it. BRAVO

[Lancey Howard]

Fantastic!

[nicollo]

My breaking point was the decision in McConnell v. FEC in 2003. That was the Campaign Finance “Reform” case. Contrary to the First Amendment, five Justices of the Court decided that Congress could tell American citizens to sit down and shut up in their politics, in the months before federal elections.

I hear so much that the Court has been suppressing majority rule, the people's will. But what threw you over the edge, Mr. Congressman, was a decision that stood with the people's representatives.

We're either for judicial review, or we're against it. If against it, then why do we not also so painfully writhe when it goes our way? Just because we won? How lame.

There is no consistency in today's anti-court hysteria except this: get our kind of judges. I just wish folks would stick to that sole objective.

[GOPJ]

What philosophy do these outlaw Justices follow? Plato’s Republic provides the answer. In his system, a small number of men would be well-educated in aspects of Greek society. Then, with their special preparation, they would rule over the people as philosopher-kings.

Benevolent dictatorship never was, and never should be, the American system of government. Judges who think that way are UNFIT to sit on any bench at any level in America, most especially on the Supreme Court.

Iran has a limited democracy -- limited by the mullahs who hold all the power and can trump any pol, any law, or any person. What's the difference between an Iranian Mullah and a Us Supreme Court Justice? Really, what's the difference?

[Robert A Cook PE]

I would say rather "Mr. President, replace this Court" ....

Tearing down? Would that phrase not be the words that would be used by the NYTimes and ABBCNNBCBS to prevent reform?

[tort_feasor]

Kudos!!!

[STARWISE]

Spot on!!! Keep the pressure on -- and Godspeed.

[bitt]

tonk a bump

[bitt]

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[VRW Conspirator]

There is a black banner on my certificate, because I resigned from the Court’s Bar last July after my last case was decided.

Congratulations! You have delared your independence. Now fight with your rag-tag army. Fight!

[I_be_tc]

bump for later read of the honorable congressman's wise words!

[ratwanggufebaw]

Beautiful.

[redhead]

Kaaa-BUMP!!