Advance the Teaparty Tradition: Revive Our Constitution!
Written by Cathie Adams
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 09:00
VOL. 11, NO. 6
October 23, 2009
Advance the Teaparty Tradition
Without a Chaotic Con Con:
"Revive Our Constitution"!
"Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written
constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction
[interpretation]."So
proclaimed President Thomas Jefferson, and so must we proclaim today!
And yet America today is a nation in which judicial supremacy has all
too often replaced constitutional supremacy because Reconstructionist
(i.e., activist/liberal) judges have attempted to reduce the
Constitution to a "blank paper."
This attempt is a major battle front in the Culture War engulfing America today.Reconstructionist
judges have interpreted the Constitution according to their
anti-constitutional [Humanistic] worldview. But the Constitution is
founded on the Judeo-Christian worldview and cannot survive if ripped
from this foundation. The "peculiar security" of the United States to
which Jefferson referred is thus in imminent danger.
We Constitutionalists (advocates of the Judeo-Christian worldview)
must understand this danger and how to respond. We must especially
understand how to repel the Reconstructionists' argument that their
approach is necessary if America is to have a "living Constitution."
A superb Constitutionalist response was expressed thirty years ago by
U. S. Senator Sam Ervin. Senator Ervin declared that, "The usurpation
of . . . power by the Supreme Court Justices does not prove that the
Constitution is a living instrument of government. On the contrary, it
proves that theConstitution is dead,
and that the people of our land are being ruled by the transitory
personal notions of Justices . . . rather than by the enduring precepts
of the Constitution."
Therefore, our challenge is to Revive our Constitution and curb the courts!And
we must do so without resorting to a constitutional convention which
appeals to some patriots but in reality is an untried device for which
no standards or rules exist. Such a Con Con would invite chaos and more
court cases allowing Reconstructionist judges the opportunity to morph
America into a Humanistic society.
There are other tried and proven methods available to usConstitutionalists
in the battle to Revive the Constitution and curb the courts — to carry
out the Teaparty tradition of demanding that government observe the
constitutional limits placed on its powers. Several of our most
efficient, effective and well-tested tools are incorporated into "Eagle
Forum Court Watch's Election Plan for 2010."
No principle is more foundational to American law and life than the principle of the "Supremacy of the Constitution":"The
U. S. Constitution must be respected as America's supreme law,
requiring that it be interpreted according to the original meaning of
its words. Failure to adhere to this principle severely threatens the
survival and health of America's entire legal system and our culture in
general." This principle is the focus our Election Plan.
"Revive Our Constitution"!:
EF Court Watch's 2010 Election Plan
Methods of Action
Congress shall deny federal courts the power to hear challenges to:
Acknowledgements of God on public property and in official utterances such as the Pledge of Allegiance
Federal and state actions that protect marriage as traditionally defined
Congress shall refuse to fund or otherwise enforce court decisions that:
Invalidate an educational program because the program teaches the pros and cons of creation science alongside evolution science
Negatively affect the unborn child ("unborn child" defined as in the federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act)
Are based totally or in part on foreign
or international law, except for the classical English Common Law and
the Judeo-Christian worldview
Congress shall attach to each of the
above measures a provision that denies federal courts the power to hear
challenges to that particular measure
The President shall nominate, and the
Senate shall confirm, only those judicial nominees who clearly and
demonstrably adhere to Constitutionalist principles
State Legislatures should pass resolutions urging national officials to act as described above
Materials Foundational to Action (Resources to Prepare Activists)
The "Basic Blackstone"
"Constitutionalist Manifesto" — A cogent statement of Constitutionalist principles
"Constitutionalist Papers" — A summary of the worst recent Supreme Court rulings
The "Blackstone Blitz" —
Professionally-produced online multi-media presentations (two)
w/questions for discussion and study included:START HERE!!!
"Reviving the Constitution"
Student Version/Truth Triathlon Team (Teens) — one-semester high school course
Leaders' & Laymen's Version — All the info, but no tests, grade sheets, etc.
The "Companion Curriculum"
A Variety of Topics — history, Constitutionalist defenses, critiques of Reconstructionism, etc.
A Variety of Formats — multi-media, online, print, CDs, etc.
