Overturning Supreme Court Decisions with Constitutional Amendments
The Supreme Court's power of judicial review allows the court the power of interpreting the Constitution and determining whether any act of the Congress, the executive, or the state governments is in violation of the Constitution. Four of the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution have overturned Supreme Court decisions. Two other proposed but unratified amendments also sought to overturn decisions of the Supreme Court.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. (Introduced in House)
HJ 20 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 20
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Ms. HART, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. TANCREDO, and Mr. TERRY) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be valid only if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of final passage of this joint resolution:`SECTION 1. With respect to the right to life, the word `person' as used in this article and in the fifth and fourteenth articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States applies to all human beings irrespective of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, including their unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development.
`SECTION 2. No unborn person shall be deprived of life by any person: Provided, however, That nothing in this article shall prohibit a law permitting only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother.
`SECTION 3. The Congress and the several States shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.'.
Oh how God would bless this nation if such an Amendment would succeed. Right now I wonder how many states would vote to ratify it. I suspect that part of the process would not be the most difficult hurdle. My guess is we could get 27 to 32 states. To get 2/3 of Congress and 38 states we will have to win the battle to change hearts and minds on the issue. We have to get graphic and vocal to win. The facts are on our side here. It is just a matter of strategy, and getting our leaders to stand up and not be afraid of the issue.
I am constantly amazed at how the msm has convinced so many conservatives to almost have to apologize for being pro life, pro family, and pro 2nd Amendment. It's like they have let all the perverts and homosexuals out of the closet, and shoved the good and decent Americans with Godly values right into the closet. We must demand that the people we elect to advocate our values stand up and fight. No more being scared to do what is right for fear of being labeled by the media as a right wing nut outside the mainstream.
I have to give the left some credit and criticism on this point. The credit due is that they are willing (e.g. Senator Boxer (D- CA)) to weep on the senate floor demanding more federal protection for whales and their offspring, and in the next breath shame us for demanding an end to partial birth abortion.
They have no shame whatsoever. They are blatantly wrong and evil, but they fight for what they believe in. They are two faced back stabbers when it comes to judicial confirmations, but they fight for the results they want. What did the GOP do when Clinton nominated Ginsburg? I don't think there were more than 4 votes against her. We don't fight like they do. It is like trying to set an example for the terrorists by treating their prisoners the way we want ours to be treated. They only see that as a weakness in us. They are not going to follow suit. We must wake up to the realities of life, and put on our helmets for full contact politics. I am tired of fighting my heart out to put people in office whose spines turn to jelly once elected.
Now for the criticism (of the left). They are evil and the msm allows them and helps them to spin it as good public service. In other words, the media has made it easy for the left to be as blatantly evil and hypocritical as they want to be. So does it really take courage to do the things they do? No, not really. So yes, it is more difficult for conservatives to stick to their guns on the issues. At best they get distorted, at worst they are hammered relentlessly 24/7 until the left gets what it wants (e.g. Senator Lott over the Strom Thurmond comment). I say we just need to make a decision, stick with it, hang together, and show that we will not be manipulated and pushed around any more. No more weakness.