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Friday, March 19, 2004 :::
rant
I think it may be time to move to Kentucky. Is this because I think the Kentucky blue grass is so beautiful? (I do, by the by) No. It is because I want the pleasure of trying to help remove Representitive Ron Lewis (R) from office.
Why, may you ask? Ron Lewis has just sponsored a bill, The Congressional Accountability for Judicial Activism Act (H.R. 3920), that would give Congress the right to veto judicial decisions regarding the constitutionality of laws passed by said Congress.
In other words, Congress passes a bill, the courts rule it is unconstitutional, Congress can say "so what? we want it anyway" and overrule the courts.
Excuse me, but does this not violate the checks and balances set up by the Constitution to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful? And what about the rule of law? By virtue of this law, Congress could actually flout the constitution whenever they want.
Some of you may ask where this law came from. Well, this law is in response to "activist judges" who are trying to change the values of America. How, do you ask? By reviewing laws that make it illegal to allow gays to marry.
Lewis is worried about these "activist judges" who are anxious to find the next "right" hiding between the lines of our founding document. Is it just me? I want a judiciary that is seeking to expand the rights of the populus. I certainly do not want a Congressional representative that views "rights" with such distain. I truly hope his constituency upholds its "right" to vote this facist out of office.
I will admit that I am in support of gay marriage, but this law does not stop there. This law gives blanket approval to congress to do whatever they want, whenever they want for the foreseeable future. And we all know that once something is given, it is harder to take it away than to never have given it at all.
This bill was introduced without much fanfare. To me, this bill should be made as public as possible.
I know what some of you are saying. The Supreme Court will declare it unconstitutional. Yes, they probably will. But once the law is passed, Congress can overrule that verdict.
STOP THE INSANITY!
/rant
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