[Tex-Con-Man]

I'm actually a Noonan fan, but I don't think this piece does a very good job of articulating the anger that the fly-over populace has against the politicians and judges who are ignoring the will of the majority.

We have lost control of our judiciary and we need to do whatever it takes to get it back. State after state, with sizable margins, has passed referendums against gay marriage, and Congress passed the Defense Of Marriage Act. And yet the discussion all week has been that this will be decided by an evenly divided Supreme Court with Kennedy being the swing vote.

Why are so few people getting to make these decisions, while completely ignoring the will of an overwhelming majority?

Since when does a single judge from a liberal area get to make sweeping cultural changes?

The states need to reassert dominance over the feds. The Governors and States Attorneys General will need to lead this fight.

And Congress needs to reign in the Judicial branch.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The states need to reassert dominance over the feds. The Governors and States Attorneys General will need to lead this fight.

. . . which can only succeed with the support of SCOTUS - and Justice Kennedy. And on social issues that can be a slender reed.

And Congress needs to reign in the Judicial branch.

I have come to the conclusion that the judiciary can only be reined in by the states - and that, only by a constitutional amendement bypassing Congress and employing the convention method provided in Article V (which is easier - getting 2/3 of both houses of Congress to act against the Democratic Party platform, or getting 2/3 of the state governments to act in their own interest?).

It seems to me that repealing the 17th Amendment won't happen - and failing that, the states' best channel for getting representation in Washington would be to take control of SCOTUS by directly changing the number and composition thereof. Via a "rifle shot" such as reducing the size of SCOTUS, throwing a couple of justices off of SCOTUS by name via constitutional amendment. It wouldn't be elegant, but would be brutally effective.

Even starting the process could have a salutary effect on SCOTUS, at a minimum drawing Justice Kennedy back to the founding principles of the Constitution.

[Nuc 1.1]

Since when does a single judge from a liberal area get to make sweeping cultural changes?

For a very long time. Certainly since FDRs day. The Warren court showed the way and the inculcation of marxists (liberals) on the bench provided the power to initiate judicial tyranny in our nation. Once started human nature takes over. People who seek positions craved power and love to use it. And our citizens were bewildered because they didn't understand the game they were in. The marxist judges are using the peoples allegiance to the constitution to destroy their nation.

The states need to reassert dominance over the feds. The Governors and States Attorneys General will need to lead this fight.

The only way the states will reassert dominance over the federal government is through the uprising of the citizens. Rarely do the powerful give up power voluntarily and I predict the federal oligarchy will not. Our nation is on the cusp of a Venezuela styled regime. The AGs will accomplish little. The "justice system" is completely crooked and corrupt. Any thinking person knows where all this is likely to end. It is as plain as the nose on your face.