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Constitution Party Denounces Pro-Sodomy Court Decision, Seeks Impeachments
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Posted on 07/03/2003 10:37:53 AM PDT by chance33_98

Constitution Party Denounces Pro-Sodomy Court Decision, Seeks Impeachments

To: National Desk

Contact: Constitution Party, 717-390-1993, e-mail: press@constitutionparty.com Web: http://www.constitutionparty.com

WASHINGTON, July 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Constitution Party is the first national political party to denounce the recent Supreme Court ruling that refused to uphold a Texas law that imposed criminal penalties upon homosexual sodomy. In light of that, the Constitution Party has also called for Congress to draw up articles of impeachment against Justices Kennedy, O'Conner, Breyer, Souter, Ginsburg, and Stevens, the six justices that refused to uphold the Texas law.

"This ruling is an affront to the very foundation of United States Constitution. It also shows blatant disregard for the people of various states and the laws their representatives have lawfully enacted. Those members of the court who have so brazenly exercised illicit judicial authority should have to face the consequences of their actions which are violations of the Constitution, something they took an oath to uphold." said James N. Clymer, chairman of the Constitution Party National Committee.

"The constitutional problem with the ruling is the fact that the Supreme Court willfully chose to interfere in areas of State jurisdiction that the Constitution does not allow it to," Clymer elaborated. "The 10th Amendment is very clear that unless the Constitution specifically delegates authority over something to the federal government, it has no authority over it since all other powers are reserved to the States and to the people. In other words, if a state is exercising a power reserved to it, like defining, establishing and applying its own laws pertaining to criminal justice, then the federal courts are supposed to maintain a hands off attitude and uphold the State's right to do so."

"This court, however, deliberately chose to take upon itself the role of an activist court, by strongly interfering in the affairs of an individual state, and, consequently showed gross disregard for the exercised will of the people of Texas whose elected representatives passed this law to begin with," Clymer continued. "This ruling is not only a blatant violation of the Constitution, it is a dangerous precedent as well."

Clymer went on to contend that it is now Congress's duty to draw up articles of impeachment against the justices who refused to uphold the laws of Texas in their appellate decision.

"Justices like these who are so quick and willing to ignore the very document that they are sworn to uphold, have no business presiding in a courtroom anywhere, even less serve on the Supreme Court level. In this case, they have demonstrated once and for all that they have no regard for the rule of law and the Constitution itself," Clymer said.

"Contrary to popular belief, the justices of the Supreme Court do not have life tenure", Clymer explained. "Instead, the Constitution states that they are to serve "during good behavior," and this ruling is a prime example of what truly bad judicial behavior is. The intent of that constitutional provision was so that we could be assured that judges would maintain fidelity to the Constitution, the law and the highest of ethical standards during the conduct of their work. Their failure to do so is supposed to disqualify them from continued service on the bench, and Congress has the duty to see that this requirement is enforced, if those principles are seriously violated, through the mechanism of impeachment."

The Constitution Party is the nation's third largest political party in terms of actual voter registration. Known for its strong stand on moral, economic and constitutional issues, the Constitution Party is focused on restoring government back to its vital, yet limited, constitutionally defined role. The Party's strong advocacy of less government spending, regulation, control and taxes coupled with its expressed commitment to the protection of life, liberty, and property is finding growing popular support nationwide.


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To: chance33_98
NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.....
21 posted on 07/03/2003 12:11:00 PM PDT by Imagine
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To: TheBattman; Ahban
"I would venture that if every member of FreeRepublic were to compare their personal beliefs with the actual platforms of the "major" parties, we would find that the Constitution Pary would have the largest percentage of people agreeing."

I think you're absolutely right, but, as always, the problem still remains that the 2-party system will NEVER allow any party that would upset the status quo to gain a foothold in the national political landscape, but as Ahban says, there is a chance at the state level for the Constitution Party to make some inroads.

22 posted on 07/03/2003 12:17:04 PM PDT by sweetliberty ("Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it.")
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To: habs4ever
Fringe - maybe

BUT is it too far fetched to believe that if everyone who is conservative really stood up for what they believe - forcing the issue with 3rd partys or with our VOTE, we could at least make an impact in the right direction?

If you think it is too far fetched, then I guess it's time to shut FR down and all of us give up all hope.

P.S. If the ture conserviative is such a minority "fringe" group, then why is it that the majority of the people I run into, for the most part, have very similar political beliefs? And don't give me the "birds of a feather" excuse. I am referring to general population in public. Even more funny are those with very conservative leanings, yet are die-hard Democrat voters....
23 posted on 07/03/2003 12:21:39 PM PDT by TheBattman
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To: Trace21230
Most conservatives are too smart to throw their vote away on a party/candidate that has no chance to win.

So they "throw their vote away" on candidates and a party that does not represent them - thus continuing the socialist Un-Constitutional movement in our country?

Yep - that sure sounds like using brains! < / sarcasm off >

24 posted on 07/03/2003 12:24:17 PM PDT by TheBattman
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To: TheBattman
Yep - that sure sounds like using brains!

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that if you have a 50% chance to get 75% of your agenda implemented and zero chance to get 100% of your agenda implemented, you go with the group implementing 75% of your agenda.

But, noone ever accused third party-types of being good at math. Or common sense.

Trace

25 posted on 07/03/2003 12:28:21 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: Trace21230; billbears
"Most conservatives are too smart to throw their vote away on a party/candidate that has no chance to win."

So we're smart enough to take whatever the major players throw at us - even if it's a rotten fish. Makes scents.

26 posted on 07/03/2003 12:30:04 PM PDT by azhenfud
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To: chance33_98
The Constitution Party is the nation's third largest political party in terms of actual voter registration.

As a Libertarian, I'd question that.

Their stand on this issue is perfectly consistent with their usual positions, though.

27 posted on 07/03/2003 12:30:32 PM PDT by jimt
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To: jimt
The Constitution Party is the nation's third largest political party in terms of actual voter registration.

As a Libertarian, I'd question that.

Well, Libertarians are hard to count.... you can't get them to join anything.

28 posted on 07/03/2003 12:34:20 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Not all those who wander are lost)
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To: TheBattman
Most of the "true conservatives" vote Republican.That is where they are to be found.If it wasn't so, then the CP would be the governing party.There is also no way to have a majority with right wingers alone, so you need centrists, and under Bush, the center is shifting rightward.

No matter what you feel, there aren't enough of "your" types to govern.
29 posted on 07/03/2003 12:37:04 PM PDT by habs4ever
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To: azhenfud
As long as you third-party types realize that you are effectively voting for Democrats, go ahead and do what you want.

There is no functional electoral difference between you and the most ardent member of DU, you are supporting the same people, only in different ways.

Trace
30 posted on 07/03/2003 12:37:52 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: Trace21230
Actually, it's the Constitution that's irrelevant, as the Lawrence ruling demonstrated.
31 posted on 07/03/2003 12:41:47 PM PDT by puroresu
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To: Trace21230
"There is no functional electoral difference between you and the most ardent member of DU, you are supporting the same people, only in different ways."

Maybe. But as long as the straight-ticket, straight-jacketed voter places party allegiance above that of personal conviction and moral rightness, we'll never be abled to keep, much less restore, our country's values. Communists operate under the SAME "party importance" mindset....

32 posted on 07/03/2003 12:53:24 PM PDT by azhenfud
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To: azhenfud
But as long as the straight-ticket, straight-jacketed voter places party allegiance above that of personal conviction and moral rightness, we'll never be abled to keep, much less restore, our country's values.

Listen, I understand where you are coming from. My first presidential vote was for Patrick J. Buchanan in 1992 in the Republican primary. I voted principle over party.

If we had a Knesset instead of a U.S. Congress, I would be on your side. But the reality of life in the United States is that we have, for better or for worse, a two-party system.

You may find the idealism that comes along with voting your personal convictions gratifying. I view it as selfish and destructive given the reality of our country's established political system.

Trace

P.S. I would never support Buchanan now, when I voted for in in 1992 I was much more to the right than I am now.

33 posted on 07/03/2003 12:58:01 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: habs4ever
Now you've gone and done it - you've upset a "True Conservative".

The over/under on the diastolic BP of your average True Conservative reading your post is 220.....

34 posted on 07/03/2003 1:04:02 PM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (want me in your thread to insult True Conservatives? just summon me at http://www.minionofsatan.com)
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To: jimt; habs4ever
I'll admit that Libertarians are extremely consistent, albeit irrational utopians. The other problem is that if you put 5 Libertarians in a room, they'll come up with 12 opinions on any given issues, and wind up calling each other statists as at least two of the participants leave in disgust over the big government leanings of the remaining 3.

Now, as to Constamatooshin Party members, they believe in absolute freedom for white, anglo saxon, aggressively evangelical fundamentalist Christian misogynist white men who find sex gross, and who tend to think prohibition wasn't given a good enough chance. Everybody else just has to accept that or leave the country. They tend to spend a lot of time at the cardiologist getting checked out for high blood pressure.

35 posted on 07/03/2003 1:15:50 PM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (want me in your thread to insult True Conservatives? just summon me at http://www.minionofsatan.com)
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To: Trace21230; azhenfud
There is no functional electoral difference between you and the most ardent member of DU, you are supporting the same people, only in different ways.

Funny, the same thing could be said of Elizabeth Dole and Erskine Bowles.

36 posted on 07/03/2003 1:31:35 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears
There is no functional electoral difference between you and the most ardent member of DU, you are supporting the same people, only in different ways.

Funny, the same thing could be said of Elizabeth Dole and Erskine Bowles.

Nice zinger, but completely false and we all know it. Would Erskine Bowles vote for cloture on Estrada? No. Has Dole? Yes. There are many other differences, too numerous to list here in response to such a ridiculous comment.

Trace

37 posted on 07/03/2003 1:36:39 PM PDT by Trace21230 (Ideal MOAB test site: Paris)
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To: Trace21230
Yeah, but billbears is unappeasable. If you gave him 100% of what he wanted, he'd come up with something else to be unhappy with for the sheer joy of being unhappy....
38 posted on 07/03/2003 1:40:26 PM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (want me in your thread to insult True Conservatives? just summon me at http://www.minionofsatan.com)
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To: chance33_98
Sign me up.
39 posted on 07/03/2003 1:48:20 PM PDT by I got the rope
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To: habs4ever
under Bush, the center is shifting rightward.

Are you so sure? Hmmm...vastly expanded socialist healthcare programs, vastly expanded Education programs, the largest spending increases since LBJ, borders continue to flow with illegals.

Yep, sounds like the center is moving "rightward"< / sarcasm off >

40 posted on 07/03/2003 1:50:56 PM PDT by TheBattman
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