Courts step past their roles

Published 9:55pm Saturday, June 30, 2012

It is our 236th observance of adopting a declaration severing ties to Great Britain and the rule of King George III on July 4, 1776. The announcement to the world was rewarded with seven more years of war to secure the aspirations alluded to in the document.announcement

Freedom has always come with a duty and heavy cost in blood and treasury. It can never be taken for granted, as Ronald Reagan once said; “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.”

Ironically, now in 2012 we are faced with almost the same problems as our founding fathers were 236 years ago. The only difference is the enemy.

Individualism and personal responsibility has been replaced with government dependency. Freedom from excessive taxation has just this week been ruled by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional and government has a right to tax its citizens for whatever purpose government deems prudent. Government intrusion into moral, ethical, family and religious matters are being perpetrated on the citizenry without impunity. I wonder whatever happened to we the people in Lincoln‘s phrase of, “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” It appears now a definitive disconnect between government and we the people.

The people’s last vestige of hope used to be the Supreme Court to control an overreaching government and interpret the Constitution as to its original intent. The Supreme Court has become so partisan and stuck on themselves, almost every decision coming out is 5 to 4 with we the people suffering the consequences of a court we can no longer have any confidence in whatsoever. The Judiciary has become a vehicle for the legislative and executive branch to further disenfranchise we the people. Where did Chief Justice John Roberts get the authority to change the legislation on the Affordable Healthcare Act from a penalty provision against the people to a tax? This type of activism is played out everyday in federal courts around the country.

We the people need to let our voices be heard this November and elect representatives who are dedicated to upholding the Constitution of the United States. We should vote for candidates who pledge to impeach those in government who violated their oath of office and trample on we the people’s rights as citizens. We the people fought for freedom, not oppression from the federal government. Oppression in any form is detrimental to the pursuit of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Those are our God given rights for which no man or government has a right to deny.

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D-man

There is no racism in math or economics unless a person has a very active imagination. James may not be perfect, but he hits it 90% of the time and that’s better than many I’ve seen in politics lately.

5 munus 7 simply doesn’t = 2

That being said, overlay a map of the United States showing the Republican States and the Democratic States with a map showing which states are the deepest in debt (mismanagement of funds). I think your eyes will open when you see that the states deepest in debt are the states that are the deepest blue. You’ll also see that the states that have the less debt are the deepest “red” states.

Wake up america… math is constant… It does not change no matter how much you want it too or no matter how much you cuss it or call it names.
mo-of-thesame

Sad that such intense racism still exist today. Wishing people dead and using foul language.

Civility is not dead among most educated people. Vonnie is most obviously not among this group. The people who fought for her rights and equality would be ashamed of her. I can’t imagine her reaction if a white citizen had said the same thing to an African American.
Ignorance has no hope. Keep hope alive
Vonnie

What are you talking about? Had the Supreme Court ruled in accordance to your beliefs, then you would be joyous. Individuals, like you, are constantly trying to BRAINWASH ignorant whites to take your point of view.

Was Brown v. Board a decision outside of their roles? No, the court dealt with the moral bankruptcy of your culture at the time.

Was the Loving v. Virginia case outside of their role? No again! Get with it and understand the world has changed and your way of thinking is in the past. The problem, not enough of you have not died of yet.

Stop your foolishness.

popdukes12

“not enough of you have not died of yet.”—-Uh, Vonnie, I’m thinking you have a double negative there, and not saying what you wanted it to say. Must be that “changed” way of speaking English. pops

Vonnie

You know popdukes, if you want to correct my my grammar, that’s fine. However, you know as well as I that commenting on these sorts of websites can be difficult; maybe I was multi-tasking at the time—just want not paying attention to detail, I am not the first and will not be the last.

Secondly, I commented on the article. Where is your response to the article? You are nothing but a coward that probably subscribe to the same moral bankrupt folkways as the author of the article.

Go screw yourself. Yes, I told you that, I have a home in Marion, come look for me and I will be more than happy to tell you this in your face—-you brick.
Vonnie

Hey, I used the letter b, this way I will not violate the rules here, but you know exactly what I am telling you.

Comment on the article, if you have the guts!

D-man

I like this guy. He came from a different generation of informated patriot. Where are the new generations of reformed patriots who know the difference between laws that promote liberty and laws that bend toward tyranny and oppression?