Restoring Equality, Restoring Civil Rights

National Review Online ^ | 6/25/03 | William J. Bennett

[Noachian]

So, you'd rather have 9 unelected, black robed, politicians who could never be voted out of office, making our laws than duly elected representatives that are answerable to The People? And, you think that's Freedom? What are you smoking?

It's true we have corrupt politicians, but there's a way to get rid of them. How do we get rid of black robed civil servants with a God like mentality? Do you really think this Republic would be better off when Absolutists rule?

[Skywalk]

You assume they'd be making our laws.

I also made it clear that there would ALSO be a federal legislative branch that overstepped its bounds cancelling out oppressive state laws.

Honestly, I'm out of answers. You think one is separate from the others, but honestly I don't see how you can distinguish between domestic enemies to the constitution in executive and legislative branches from the ones in the judiciary.

Frankly, it's all a jumbled mess to me, and I'm just stating that I'd like freedom to the priority here, not rules of order. Actually, you do know that every officer of the law, every politician, every judge is under a duty to disobey/disregard/call attention to unconstitutional laws right?

Are they defeating the will of the people? shall 51 percent vote to make the other 49 their servants? is that also the will of the people? Are other citizens a means to your ends or are they basically sovereign actors in their own lives?

There are principles that go above even the Constitution, my friend. Even the Founders knew and acknowledged this. Unless you think Patrick Henry unworthy?

[Noachian]

Look at it ths way: Why is 51% of The People's vote good enough to elect Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Assemblymen, Mayors, and Dog Catchers, but NOT good enough to elect Judges??

Judges get a pass because the Founding Fathers never considered judicial tyranny. So, we wound up with partisan politicians giving out litmus tests and getting like-minded judges appointed to the courts. That's abhorant behavior in a Republic of free men.


What isn't mentioned much is a judges mental state. What happens when a judge ages and his mind wanders?? What's the remedy for an ailing judge? Remember, healthy or not he's got a job for life.

BEWARE THE SENILE JUSTICE WITH ABSOLUTE POWER !!

In a Republic founded on the rule of constitutional law no
principle is higher than those outlined in the Constitution itself. There can't be multiple documents of law from which judges can pick and choose the principles they agree with. There can only be one document that states the principles behind our laws, and that's the Constitution.

There can, of course, be other documents that back up the principles written into the Constitution, and that show the foundation of it. There are many such documents in the history of Western civilization that lead to what the Founding Fathers wrote, and all are worthy of respect.

It all comes down to one guiding principle: ABSOLUTE POWER HAS NO PLACE IN A FREE REPUBLIC.

Think about it.