Not in uniform, not part of a recognized state...
” terrorists— the right to seek release in the federal courts, something that neither the Constitution nor the Geneva Convention provided. “
The ACLU is happy destroying America.
Interesting... I was just breezing through the Federalist Papers and found this in #78 - author Alexander Hamilton...
“Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The Executive not only dispenses the honors, but holds the sword of the community. The legislature not only commands the purse, but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated. The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.”
How ironic, huh?
Should be required reading for every American!
I suppose Congress could one day rein in the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction.
This is very true. A Supreme Court with three Obama appoinees would be very bad for the nation.
Obviously a call to vote for McCain.
My guess, however, is that when a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during a McCain presidency, Harry Reid et. al will send over a memo with a half-dozen names of militant liberals on it, with the message “Nominate one of these, and they’ll be confirmed. Nominate anyone else, and they won’t get out of committee.”
What is needed is a constitutional crises where cities, counties and states disobey these judges. They do NOT have the power to make law or control state rights not given to them. We need to start electing local leaders who will tell the federal govt to take a hike and a citizenry who understands and supports their God given rights and freedoms. Unfortunately most of America is a bunch of welfare sucking dumbed down Ritalin addicts. So I guess you can ignore my first sentence.
+1
Congress can cut the SCOTUS off at the knees anytime it so desires. It’s in the Constitution. Amazing how the SCOTUS has evolved into the first among the branches of govt, when the Constitution clearly puts the Congress over it.
What was most dangerous, however, was Justice Stephen Breyer's opinion that it was up to judges to weigh and "balance" the pros and cons of gun control laws.
If we have Constitutional rights only when judges like the end results, we may as well not have a Constitution...
We have already seen what happens when a 5 to 4 majority decides that politicians can seize your home and give it to somebody else, if judges don't think your property rights "balance" whatever politicians choose to call "the public interest."
Or, presumably in "the common good." Hillary is far from the only one to use that exquisitely dangerous phrase.
What that means is that we have a progressively more effective oligarchy.Because the other branches have totally acquiesced in that arrangement its progress is relentless and in a few decades, maybe much sooner, that oligarchy will assert its will totally.