Posted on 06/24/2005 9:50:28 AM PDT by sauropod
You seem to share shield's confusion. This has nothing to do with any executive action.
In addition Congress's power over the judiciary is limited to jurisdiction.
| It would not be possible to describe the convoy, without listing a few of the tremendous rewards and satisfaction in knowing that we are making a difference. We are reminded of this at every rally, in every interview, and by others we meet. . We enjoyed the hospitality of Linda and Stanley Barons, who opened their gracious and beautiful Colorado home to the entire convoy for a night. Frank cooked breakfast for everyone the following morning, and we sat at the table chatting merrily, until it was time to go. Thank you, Linda and Stanley. You are in our hearts, our thoughts, and our prayers. Similarly, Rocky Dippel's zingers, Frank and Peggy Wallace's gentle warmth, Barbara Hall buzzing around, Bill Ransom's quiet encouragement, Kehn Gibson's intense ambition, and Pat's whacked sense of humor have served as daily bread. Bill and Lynette Ames, of Texas have revitalized our road weary crew with energy and enthusiasm, and joined the convoy in Jackson, Mississippi. We also welcome the arrival of Danny Nielson of the Klamath Bucket Brigade, and Grant Knowles. We will all remember the people we have met, and the struggles they face with all the courage as they can muster. We carry with us, the hope of those who dare, and dreams of those who will not surrender hope. We will continue to be inspired by the commitment of more recent immigrants to this country, who we have encountered. It would not be possible to tell of the experience of living in a road convoy, without giving the reader a some understanding of the challenges. The hours and pace are grueling. If I weren't a volunteer, I'd quit. If I weren't a volunteer, I'd have been fired by now. We try to be pleasant, when we want to explode. We laugh our way through one comedy of errors, and grit our teeth through the next. We start at 5-7:00 a.m., and "hit it" until the wee hours of the next morning. Each convoy crew member has three jobs to do. We can sometimes collectively determine which state we are in. We are a team with a goal, and many objectives. Reality television comes to mind… 30 days, eight or ten individuals, difficult circumstances, close quarters, high levels of determination and stress. But there's another element that makes this unlikely concoction work… called resolve. We have seen a lot of despair, confusion, fear, and defeatism. People have asked, in disbelief, if we really believe we can change anything. My answer is always the same. Of course we can affect change. Every day more communities and property owners, rural and urban alike, are threatened. This is why we convoy. The convoy is an experience unlike any other. It is an adventure rich with discovery. It is a pleasure to stand between tradition and the future, amid people from every culture and place on earth, in the spirit of unity, with respect for individuality. It is equally frustrating to realize that some folks just don't 'get it.' We watch them casually dismiss the facts and walk away, unconcerned. We hope and pray these people will wake up before it's too late; before we are called upon to convoy into their community in a last ditch effort to avert the loss of everything they have worked for. Yet, we take pride in knowing that should that call come we will be there, because we are committed to the preservation of constitutional and property rights for every American. This is democracy, at work. Our record is one of peaceful and equitable resolution and honoring commitment. We expect no less of our elected officials. |
Not a good day for freedom and private property rights!
Be Ever Vigilant!
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It would be fun to condemn the homes of Stephen Breyer, John Paul Stevens, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg in order to put up ice cream stands.
Has anyone seen the pictures of the houses that are being stolen in Conneticut? They are certainly not blighted.
Petition to impeach justices
http://www.petitiononline.com/lp001/petition.html
My thoughts on the matter:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1429877/posts
(links to pic here and DU supporting threads)
In addition Congress's power over the judiciary is limited to jurisdiction.
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Confusion, no. And as far as Congress' power over the judiciary, they CAN STRIP the judiciary's control over ISSUES as they see fit. So to imply there is nothing the Congress can do, is totally wrong. They can do alot.
If "issues" means "jurisdiction" I agree. To my knowledge it has never forbidden the Court to rule on any issue.
"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." Article III, Section 2 paragraph 2. Now this appears to me to give Congress a lot more control over the Judiciary than it has ever exercised.
GROWL---GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGrrrr
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. On the road to tyranny, we've gone so far that polite political action is about as useless as a miniskirt in a convent. But most people are still standing around numb and confused, knowing something's wrong with the country, but hoping it isn't quite as bad as they're beginning to suspect it is."
-- Claire Wolfe
Claire -- it is time!
Aren't you just "renting" it.?.
Must be WHY.. currency is/are called "BILLS"...
Socialism is, so weak, in so many ways, they are past counting them..
Socialism is indeed a social disease.. usually caused by "A" democracy by the way..
Few know the difference in meaning between the words, "A" democracy and democratic..
So much so that "democratic republic" which is redundant must be used by some to express what the United States "IS".. instead of just saying its a "republic"..
A republic is democratic or it wouldn't even be a republic..
A Banana Republic is not a republic at all.. it's a democracy.. meaning all powerful federal gov't with weak states(provinces) as vassals(branches).. when a real republic is powerful states with a weak federal gov't.. as a vassal(ombudsman/agent).. as the U.S. Constitution states..
The american people have been dumbed down so greatly. They can't even understand anymore what the Constitution says.. or appreciate the genius of it.. or even KNOW the United States Constitution is unique among any gov't that ever existed to this day.. They don't even the difference between "actual RIGHTS" and gov't granted privileges.. No country on earth has ever had any "rights" but instead gov't granted privileges... except the United States.. Much to the chagrin of Urp'ean countrys.. whom only have gov't granted privileges.. and much more primitive gov'ts.. "democracys"..
Three words are not present in the U.S. Constitution at all, anywhere.. ON PURPOSE..
1) democracy...
2) democratic...
3) democrat... did I say "on purpose".. Ah! yes I did..
This is not taught in american schools, even Universitys..
ON PURPOSE...
Quite correct.
Yep. It IS time.
BTW, thx for the new tagline ;-).
BTW -- that tagline you made is from Claire, not me.
My tag is an amalgam from the Agenda21 discussions, and it becomes truer every day; unfortunately.
Be well, FRiend.
Claire is right.
I guess that's the role of guvment...as opposed to protecting individual liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Jefferson would be taking inventory in the armory about right now.
Please try and keep up with the minute-by-minute impact making news, you're slowing the rest of us down.
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