Time: Sat Mar 01 13:32:05 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA25352; Sat, 1 Mar 1997 10:56:42 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 13:14:31 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: "Reviewing the Judiciary" [This text is formatted in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing. "Reviewing the Judiciary" by Cecil Ringgenberg Staff Writer The Reporter Placerville, California December 27, 1995 The people of this nation have recently been subjected to egregious wrongs by a bloated state and federal government. Repressive taxation, unresponsive bureaucrats, unjust judges and endless red tape are destroying America. Since many of these wrongs stem from judicial decisions, it is time to scrutinize the judiciary. Basically, America's government lacks accountability. There can be no accountability without recognized standards and a mechanism of enforcement. The Constitution authorizes the judiciary to enforce accountability, but poor decisions by weak or corrupt judges have created a reservoir of case law which permits even worse decisions in the future. One weakness in the judiciary is that federal judges are appointed for life with no possibility of voter review. No one should be appointed to anything for life. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Our Constitution does not actually provide for lifetime appointment of judges; it provides that they shall serve during "good behavior." (Article III Section 1) "Good behavior" implies accountability to the people. Besides the corrupting influence of power, the problem of poor judicial decisions stems from falling away from the standards of society that our Founding Fathers relied upon, the guiding rules from the Bible. Lacking a set of standards, modern judges cannot even hold their own profession accountable through judicial review. Because of bad courtroom decisions, common people do not respect lawyers or judges, with good cause. Judges have forced bizarre solutions on society which have caused harm both to individuals and to society itself. Consider recent rulings involving self-defense. You may presently be held liable for injuring a criminal while defending yourself or your loved ones from attack. Since accused criminals have more rights than their victims, perhaps the entire legal code should be rewritten to protect victims' rights rather than criminals' rights. At the very least, fairness, truth and equity need to be reestablished in the judiciary. Another problem with judicial power is that every initiative enacted by the people through the ballot box must run the gauntlet of judicial review. How can a panel of judges overturn an edict enacted by the people? Who's in charge? When was the judiciary permitted to legislate? Those who represent us in government, including judges, should be made responsive to "We the People" by a simplified recall procedure. After all, officials are our servants, not our masters. As such, all bureaucrats, including the judiciary, should serve at the pleasure of the people. Only what is checked up on will ever be done. It is up to us to make officials accountable. It is time for the people to judge the judiciary. # # # ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this ========================================================================
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