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	<title>Comments on: How to Fix the First Amendment (and  Shaft  the ACLU)</title>
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	<description>Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer</description>
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		<title>By: kerwin_brown</title>
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		<dc:creator>kerwin_brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gfactor,

	Marbury v. Madison was a case that gave the federal judiciary the power of judicial review, a power not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, and one Thomas Jefferson called them tyrants for giving themselves.

	Congress, if they so desire, can override a Supreme Court ruling by simply impeaching those Justices that made it.  I forget, but it may actually be easier than overriding a Presidential veto.  They also have the power to regulate the federal courts or restructure the inferior courts.  The federal courts are therefore more careful with Congress than with the state legislatures.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gfactor,</p>
<p>	Marbury v. Madison was a case that gave the federal judiciary the power of judicial review, a power not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, and one Thomas Jefferson called them tyrants for giving themselves.</p>
<p>	Congress, if they so desire, can override a Supreme Court ruling by simply impeaching those Justices that made it.  I forget, but it may actually be easier than overriding a Presidential veto.  They also have the power to regulate the federal courts or restructure the inferior courts.  The federal courts are therefore more careful with Congress than with the state legislatures.</p>
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		<title>By: gfactor</title>
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		<dc:creator>gfactor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I cannot find or think of any reason why it would not be within the power of Congress to do so&quot;

	Try reading marbury v. madison.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I cannot find or think of any reason why it would not be within the power of Congress to do so&#8221;</p>
<p>	Try reading marbury v. madison.</p>
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		<title>By: kerwin_brown</title>
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		<dc:creator>kerwin_brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t see where there is any trouble understanding the First Amendment as it means what it states.  The only problem is it is in the interests of some factions to ignore what it states and back up their own politics.

	An obviously mean single and respecting obviously means favoring so it means Congress should make no law respecting a single establishment of religion which tells us quite a bit before we even figure out what establishment of religion means.

	The courts can if they choose to, ignore Congress&#039; intent for laws they write, so I do not even know if your suggestion would work.  I guess it is worth a try but a rebuke of the judiciary by Congress might be more effective and preventing activist judges from getting on the bench even more so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t see where there is any trouble understanding the First Amendment as it means what it states.  The only problem is it is in the interests of some factions to ignore what it states and back up their own politics.</p>
<p>	An obviously mean single and respecting obviously means favoring so it means Congress should make no law respecting a single establishment of religion which tells us quite a bit before we even figure out what establishment of religion means.</p>
<p>	The courts can if they choose to, ignore Congress&#8217; intent for laws they write, so I do not even know if your suggestion would work.  I guess it is worth a try but a rebuke of the judiciary by Congress might be more effective and preventing activist judges from getting on the bench even more so.</p>
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		<title>By: loboinok</title>
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		<dc:creator>loboinok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;I might be willing to take the gamble if it were a Congress I had confidence in.&lt;/i&gt;
	Well, thats just it Jay.

	It is being proposed that we use a corrupt Congress and courts that screwed it up, to correct what the constitutional framers got right in the first place.

	The bottom line is &quot;the people&quot; are not holding the &quot;elected representatives&quot; accountable. In many cases, we are doing the same thing with the courts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I might be willing to take the gamble if it were a Congress I had confidence in.</i><br />
	Well, thats just it Jay.</p>
<p>	It is being proposed that we use a corrupt Congress and courts that screwed it up, to correct what the constitutional framers got right in the first place.</p>
<p>	The bottom line is &#8220;the people&#8221; are not holding the &#8220;elected representatives&#8221; accountable. In many cases, we are doing the same thing with the courts.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, thats just it Lobo.  It would be a gamble.  However, if it were defined correctly it could help stop those subverting it.  I might be willing to take the gamble if it were a Congress I had confidence in.  But, has there ever been a such thing?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, thats just it Lobo.  It would be a gamble.  However, if it were defined correctly it could help stop those subverting it.  I might be willing to take the gamble if it were a Congress I had confidence in.  But, has there ever been a such thing?</p>
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		<title>By: loboinok</title>
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		<dc:creator>loboinok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;It would make things clear in the end no matter which definition came about.&lt;/i&gt;
	And therein lies the danger... the ACLU and the courts have succeeded in  changing the definition, they have not succeeded in changing the constitution.

	Rather than meddle with what the framers got right, I would rather continue to fight those who continue to subvert it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>It would make things clear in the end no matter which definition came about.</i><br />
	And therein lies the danger&#8230; the ACLU and the courts have succeeded in  changing the definition, they have not succeeded in changing the constitution.</p>
<p>	Rather than meddle with what the framers got right, I would rather continue to fight those who continue to subvert it.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very interesting.  One would hope if Congress could ever get the cajones to do something like this that they would define things by the original intent.  Courts have a hard time doing it, and as stated it would be quite a debate.  It would make things clear in the end no matter which definition came about.  At that point it would be solid and unquestionable.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting.  One would hope if Congress could ever get the cajones to do something like this that they would define things by the original intent.  Courts have a hard time doing it, and as stated it would be quite a debate.  It would make things clear in the end no matter which definition came about.  At that point it would be solid and unquestionable.</p>
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