Reigning in Imperialist Judges

America's judiciary is out of control, creating new laws, erasing basic freedoms, redefining marriage, promoting promiscuity, and advancing a host of evils. Americans are being told that these judges are absolute and that the only way to resist them is through revising the Constitution. Baloney! The Constitution already provides checks and balances on the judiciary. The areas of their jurisdiction can be limited. Out-of-control judges can be impeached. Rules can be established to limit the harm.

According to Greg Franke's review of Phyllis Schlafly's recent book The Supremacists, it looks like Phyllis has some solid ideas about what can be done:

However, the real value--and the ray of hope--in the book is its final chapter, where she outlines how this monster can yet be slain.

This includes taking measures such as the removal of court jurisdiction over issues such as the acknowledgment of God (as in 10 Commandments and Pledge of Allegiance cases) and the definition of marriage, Congress beginning to seriously exercise its authority to impeach judges who engage in blatant judicial activism, requiring a 2/3rds vote for judges to declare a law unconstitutional, and prohibiting the expenditure of federal funds to enforce outrageous rulings, among others.

All of these would be excellent, and desperately needed, measures.

But here's the rub: The only way for such steps to be taken is for the American public to overwhelmingly demand it, by electing representatives committed to terminating the abuse of judicial authority, instead of just talking about it.

Great point. Americans, it's time we speak out and demand that our legislator pull in the reigns on the wacko judges that are trying to remake man and society in their vile image.

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