Law to introduce GOD above the US Supreme Court

It is imperative to block this Bill from passing if we do not want to loose our Democracy. This is not a joke, it is in the Senate right now! Write your Senator and implore them to vote NO on this Bill. Please pass this on to all you know.


The "Constitution Restoration Act of 2004"

...the [Bushies] in Washington are pushing a law through Congress that would "acknowledge God as the sovereign source of law, liberty [and] government" in the United States. What's more, it would forbid all legal challenges to government officials who use the power of the state to enforce their own view of "God's sovereign authority." Any judge who dared even hear such a challenge could be removed from office.

The "Constitution Restoration Act of 2004" is no joke; it was introduced last month by some of the Bush Regime's most powerful Congressional sycophants. If enacted, it will effectively transform the American republic into a theocracy, where the arbitrary dictates of a "higher power" -- as interpreted by a judge, policeman, bureaucrat or president -- can override the rule of law.


All the fundamentalist rhetoric and the mixing of church with science and law we saw so far may be just the beginning

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c108...emp/~c1081k124p

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/23/33620/186



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S 2082 IS

108th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2082

To limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 12, 2004
Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. MILLER, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. ALLARD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


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A BILL

To limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Constitution Restoration Act of 2004'.

TITLE I--JURISDICTION
SEC. 101. APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL-

(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28- Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`Sec. 1260. Matters not reviewable
`Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an element of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official personal capacity), by reason of that element's or officer's acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.'.

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`1260. Matters not reviewable.'.

(b ) APPLICABILITY- Section 1260 of title 28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of this Act, except to the extent that a party or claim is sought to be included in that action after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS ON JURISDICTION.
(a) IN GENERAL-

(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28- Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:

`Sec. 1370. Matters that the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review
`Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district court shall not have jurisdiction of a matter if the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to review that matter by reason of section 1260 of this title.'.

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`1370. Matters that the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review.'.

(b ) APPLICABILITY- Section 1370 of title 28, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of this Act, except to the extent that a party or claim is sought to be included in that action after the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE II--INTERPRETATION
SEC. 201. INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
In interpreting and applying the Constitution of the United States, a court of the United States may not rely upon any constitution, law, administrative rule, Executive order, directive, policy, judicial decision, or any other action of any foreign state or international organization or agency, other than English constitutional and common law.

TITLE III--ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 301. EXTRAJURISDICTIONAL CASES NOT BINDING ON STATES.
Any decision of a Federal court which has been made prior to or after the effective date of this Act, to the extent that the decision relates to an issue removed from Federal jurisdiction under section 1260 or 1370 of title 28, United States Code, as added by this Act, is not binding precedent on any State court.

SEC. 302. IMPEACHMENT, CONVICTION, AND REMOVAL OF JUDGES FOR CERTAIN EXTRAJURISDICTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
To the extent that a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States or any judge of any Federal court engages in any activity that exceeds the jurisdiction of the court of that justice or judge, as the case may be, by reason of section 1260 or 1370 of title 28, United States Code, as added by this Act, engaging in that activity shall be deemed to constitute the commission of--

(1) an offense for which the judge may be removed upon impeachment and conviction; and

(2) a breach of the standard of good behavior required by article III, section 1 of the Constitution.

END

This is a violation of the Constitution. This is insane.

Has anyone verified this?

UNBELIEVABLE!!! WELCOME TO NEO-AMERICA! APPARENTLY IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME!!

Shoot, it's no joke, I searched for those keywords,
"Constitution Restoration Act of 2004" at www.senate.gov
and it took me to this bill. This is really bad.

HOW CAN WE FIGHT THIS???

make sure to email your opposition to your senators. A link can be found at :http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

It's out there - Google it. Looks like the "base" is praying for it.

Would you also interpret this to mean that the bible now becomes the ultimate authority over our legislation?

What Constituation???

This article is relative and really long - but scary - depicts "George Christ" (pardon)

Worth a read...The Despoiling of America
by Katherine Yurica

The sad part is, half the people in this country would go along with it.

I don't think enough would trust GEORGE with this. THis
is crazy.

The scary part is, that its a near reality they could pass it through Congress with our party in the minority.


Are we insane? I can't decide if this is a real theo-fascist movement, a big 'ol Texas joke to scare the hell out of us liberals, or one long bad dream on election eve.

The Christian Reich didn't lose a minute of time trying to force this Nation to a theocracy.I wrote my MN Senators, perhaps Senator Dayton would filibuster this idiotic bill if need be,Coleman is in Bush's pocket and is a Christian Reicher.

Well, I'm going to www.senate.gov and www.house.gov
to contact my senators and representatives and tell them to
vote 'NO' on S. 2323 and S. 2082 (senators) and H. R. 3799 (congress).
AND I'm forwarding this to media .

I think that the Administration knows that its days are numbered and this is one of the ways that they are lashing out and trying to do as much damage as they can before the end.

Well, for once, my congressman isn't on the list of those supporting
it:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR03799:@@@P

This is a VERY, VERY IMPORTANT bill. Please take time out from posting here to contact your Senators.

I suggest we contact our Democratic representatives and Senators and ask them to introduce a bill to strike "under God," and replace it with "under Bob."

This is bad...first they steal our govt and now they want to control our churches! What will they try to change next?!

This was mentioned in the jk forum a while back.
It was scary to look at.

my email to Democratic Senators, Media and my list

Senators,

Have the NEO CONS LOST THEIR MINDS! or do they actually consider the Democratic Party and American people so weakened by this election that they are willing to CHANGE OUR CONSTITUTION! DO NOT LET THEIR IGNORANCE PREVAIL. FIGHT...tell the American people WHY WE ARE A SECULAR NATION...THIS IS A MOVE TO SOLIDIFY THE NEO-CON FASCIST REGIME! PLEASE ACT...NOW!

Please take urgent and national action of the Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 and the House Subcommittee on Select Education unanimously approved H.R. 3077, the International Studies in Higher Education Act whose purpose is to silence ANY CRITICISM OF Israel! These are frightening and dangerous assaults on our Constitution! The Senators who sponsored such evil bills should be facing charges for acts of sedition and treason! PLEASE ACT NOW TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY!

Has our country grown so sick that you the Republican party is participating in destroying our Republic! These seditious Neo-Cons SCARE ME TO DEATH as they have no limits in destroying our country economically, politically or socially. Please find the courage to fight this growing and powerful regime!

Sincerely,

and while your at it...you better look at this bill too!

Subject: FW: New Bill in Congress Targets Teachers who dare question US
support for Israel

Gory-glory, halleluyah: Judeofascism on the march !

> New Bill in Congress Targets Teachers
> Who Dare To Question US Support For Israel
> By Michael Collins Piper
> American Free Press
> 11-15-4
>
> The Israeli lobby has launched an all-out drive to ensure
> congressional passage of a bill, approved by the House and now before
> a Senate committee that would set up a federal tribunal to
> investigate and monitor criticism of Israel on American college
> campuses.
>
> Ten months ago the New York-based Jewish Week newspaper claimed that
> the report by American Free Press that Republican members of the
> Senate were planning to crack down on college and university
> professors who were critical of Israel was "a dangerous urban legend
> at best, deliberate disinformation at worst." They were claiming that
> AFP lied.
>
> However, on Sept. 17, 2003, the House Subcommittee on Select
> Education unanimously approved H.R. 3077, the International Studies
> in Higher Education Act, which was then passed by the full House on
> Oct. 21. The chief sponsor of the legislation was Rep. Peter
> Hoekstra, a conservative Republican from Michigan.
>
> DANGEROUS LEGISLATION
>
> Critics charge that the bill is dangerous-a direct affront to the
> First Amendment and the product of intrigue by a small clique of
> individuals and organizations which combines the forces of the
> powerful Israeli lobby in official Washington.
>
> Leading the push for Senate approval of the bill are the Anti-
> Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai B'rith, run by Abe Foxman, the
> American Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Committee.
>
> Also lending its support is Empower America, the neo-conservative
> front group established by William Kristol, editor and publisher of
> billionaire Rupert Murdoch's Weekly Standard, which is said to be
> the "intellectual" journal that governs the train of foreign policy
> thinking in the Bush administration.
>
> One other group has lent its support: the U.S. India Political Action
> Committee, an Indian-American group that has been working closely
> with the Israeli lobby now that Israel and India are geopolitically
> allied.
>
> H.R. 3077 is bureaucratic in its tone, decipherable only to those
> with the capacity to wade through legislative linguistics. It would
> set up a seven-member advisory board that would have the power to
> recommend cutting federal funding for colleges and universities that
> are viewed as harboring academic critics of Israel.
>
> Two members of the board would be appointed by the Senate, two by the
> House, and three by the secretary of education, two of whom are
> required to be from U.S. federal security agencies. The various
> appointees would be selected from what The Christian Science Monitor
> described on March 11 as "politicians, representatives of cultural
> and educational organizations, and private citizens."
>
> FEARS ECHOED
>
> Gilbert Merk, vice provost for international affairs and development
> and director of the Center for International Studies at Duke
> University, has echoed the fears of many when he charged that this
> advisory board "could easily be hijacked by those who have a
> political axe to grind and become a vehicle for an inquisition."
>
> The primary individuals promoting this effort to control intellectual
> debate on the college campuses are prominent and outspoken supporters
> of Israel and harsh critics of the Arab and Muslim worlds. They are:
>
> * Martin Kramer, a professor of Arab studies at the Moshe Dayan
> Center at Tel Aviv University in Israel;
>
> * Stanley Kurtz, a contributor of ex-CIA man William F. Buckley Jr.'s
> bitterly anti-Arab National Review Online and a research fellow at
> the staunchly pro-Israel Hoover Institution; and
>
> * Daniel Pipes, founder of the pro-Israel Middle East Forum and its
> affiliate, Campus Watch, an ADL-style organization that keeps tabs on
> college professors and students who are-or are suspected of being-
> critics of Israel.
>
> These three, along with the Israeli lobby, are claiming that they are
> fighting "anti-Americanism" as it is being taught on the college
> campuses.
>
> Republicans in Congress have joined this chorus, preferring to allow
> their constituents to think that this is an "America First" measure.
>
> Juan Cole of the History News Network responds to this extraordinary
> twist on reality saying that the claim of "anti-Americanism" is
> intellectually dishonest.
>
> "What they mean . . . if you pin them down is ambivalence about the
> Iraq war, or dislike of Israeli colonization of the West Bank, or
> recognition that the U.S. government has sometimes in the past been
> in bed with present enemies like al Qaeda or Saddam. None of these
> positions is 'anti-American,' and any attempt by a congressionally
> appointed body to tell university professors they cannot say these
> things-or that if they say them they must hire someone else who will
> say the opposite-is a contravention of the First Amendment of the
> U.S. Constitution."
>
> The promoters are also suggesting that this legislation would,
> according to the American Jewish Committee, "enhance intellectual
> freedom on campus by enabling diverse viewpoints to be heard." Of
> course, the legislation would do precisely the opposite, say critics.
>
> Lisa Anderson of the Columbia University School of International and
> Public Affairs said in response that "this plan . . . is not about
> diversity, or even about the truth."
>
> Ms. Anderson does not cite the role of the Israeli lobby, but instead
> targets conservative Republicans who are acting as the Israeli
> lobby's surrogates and says that this plan is "about the conviction
> of conservative political activists that the American university
> community is insufficiently patriotic, or perhaps simply
> insufficiently conservative."
>
> What she should be saying is that these Republicans who are carrying
> water for Israel are concerned that universities are "insufficiently
> pro-Israel."
>
> The Republican House members who originally joined Hoekstra in co-
> sponsoring this legislation should be named for the record. They are:
> John A. Boehner (Ohio), John R. Carter (Texas), Tom Cole (Oklahoma),
> James Greenwood (Penn.), Howard (Buck) McKeon (Calif.), Patrick J.
> Tiberi (Ohio) and Joe Wilson (South Carolina).
>
> Americans will not be able to find out how their representatives
> voted on the bill. Hoekstra asked for a suspension of the House
> rules, which was approved, making it possible for the controversial
> measure to be passed with an unrecorded "voice vote." There is no
> record of how individual House members voted or if they even voted at
> all.
>
> FIRST MEASURE
>
> The measure passed by the House is the same type of
> proposed "ideological diversity" legislation that AFP detailed in its
> Oct. 20, 2003, issue. At the time, the measure was being kicked
> around for possible introduction in the Senate by two prominent
> Republicans, Rick Santorum (Penn.) and Sam Brownback (Kan.).
>
> AFP's initial report on the legislation garnered so much attention
> from American college and university professors and on the Internet,
> even so far as the Arab world, that the resulting negative publicity
> forced Santorum and Brownback to back off.
>
> Many major American education organizations, including the teacher's
> union, the National Education Association, have raised their concerns
> about this campaign to muzzle the free speech of teachers, professors
> and instructors. The American Civil Liberties Union has also
> protested this measure.
>
> Critics say this is a new form of what has been known in the past
> as "McCarthyism," and no matter what you may think about the late
> Sen. Joseph McCarthy, whose name, rightly or wrongly, inspired that
> terminology, the truth is that this legislation is "McCarthyism" by
> virtue of the popular definition.
>
> The only chance to destroy this legislation and stop it dead in its
> tracks is for enough grassroots citizens to rise up and demand that
> H.R. 3077 be put to rest.
>
> And believe it or not, the one senator who may be able to stop it is
> Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy of Massachusetts.
>
>
> http://www.americanfreepress.net/03_19_04/.../new_bill_.html

This is SO BAD. Maybe this is intended to ward off any repercussions from anything illegal that might have gone on during the election. It sounds like, from what you say, that any governmental official acting in the capacity of God is exempt from all responsibilities.

I emailed my senators and congressman and told them not to even
CONSIDER this bill.

I did a Google search on "The Constitution Resoration Act of 2004" and one of the first links I got was to the Yurica Report:

Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 HR 3799 IH
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/HR...orationAct.html

The Yurica Report is the site I have been plugging for it's insightful and well documented analysis of the movement of the Christian right to establish a Theocracy in the US. The movement is known as Dominionism or as Christian Reconstructionism.

That they have a law in the works that will limit the Supreme Court's ability to interpret the Constitution is shocking. I knew they were pretty far along with what Katherine Yurica calls "The Swift Advance of a Planned Coup", but I liked to think it was early in the coup. It's later than you think.

The Yurica Report
http://www.yuricareport.com/

Conquering by Stealth and Deception: How the Dominionists Are Succeeding in Their Quest for National Control and World Power
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/Th...PlannedCoup.htm

The Despoiling of America
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/Th...ngOfAmerica.htm

submit PRAISE ALLAH instead of UNDER GOD

So is "God" to be our fourth branch of government, above the Supreme Court? I wonder who will play the part of "God" .........

I posted this last week in the Religion category - "Republican groups and agendas" forum.

We got a mailing last week to support it. They planned to run it through congress in the next few weeks.

Don't support it - write to your representatives in the House and Senate to stop it.

Also read that forum for other nasty right wing attacks.

I might also suggest www.congress.org

Simply type in your zip code.

I'm a little surpised no email alerts hit my email from the various organizations I've joined.

Keep in mind bush passed a record amount of legislation his first 100 days of his first term. This joke about his being stupid, might be fun, might be somewhat true; however...bush is cunning and arrogant and power drunk. He's dangerous.
I've been told it's the stupid one's that get you killed.

I'll do my research and my part. This bill will hopefully go the way of the flag burning amendment.

I sometimes feel they are trying to pile up enough amendments to try and justify the calling of a "Constitutional Congress." If my memory of my teachings serve me well enough...that is a terrifying proposition.

Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

This thread should be viewed by everyone in this forum

Mail and phone all your senators, I doubt such an insane bill is even backed by most republicans.

I very much hope you are right.

Given your background - maybe an assumption on my part - would there be factions within the CIA who do not share the administration's religious zealotry? If so, could they do something to greatly weaken Bush's hand?

Aren't those factions getting booted out?

I think Ellen Degenaris

The factions of the CIA and more are breaking the administration apart at the seams, it is very doubtful the neo cons are going to last, they're eating eachother alive like rabid dogs now...

I put in the bill number and name on Congress.org but nothing came up .. has it been pulled or is this a hoax?

Picturing that brings joy to my soul.

A hoax? You know, I don't know. I first heard about it from lawnorder and assumed it was true. Uh oh, that oughta teach me to be sure before I do anything.

No no, both stories are true. The CIA is purging itself of operatives constantly now.

I found something else on this .. apparently it is a bill started by Judge Roy Moore and deals with judicial authority:

H. R. 3799
Constitution Restoration Act of 2004
To limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3799:

It may have already been defeated or was never brought to a vote, because it doesn't appear on Congress.org currently.

HR 3799 or HR 3799 IH? Is there anything anywhere indicating it has been defeated and how the vote went? I'm having trouble with links tonight.

What a despicable, sacrilegious picture ....

Forwarded to me, but still to be concerning since it would follow the Shrub agenda:

Since half of the sponsors are retiring (democrats Graham and Miller) and seeing as how this is an Alan Keyes suggestion (and he got SPANKED by Barak Obama in Ill) I don't feel too threatened by it.

Welcome to the Land of the Christian Taliban
9/11 was the Religious Extremists' Reichstag
This is only the first week after the Election
Bush is Purging the CIA ( means Ciao constitution) of any and all personnel who have questioned Bush
The are NOT purging the CIA to clean up the mistakes of pre 9/11 and Iraqi intelligence failures- Nobody has ever been held accountable for any intelligence/security/military failures in the Bush Regime
The only thing they punish is questioning their actions

Christian Extremists Gone Wild!!!!
Welcome to the Land of the Christian Taliban
9/11 was the Religious Extremists' Reichstag
This is only the first week after the Election
Bush is Purging the CIA ( means Ciao constitution) of any and all personnel who have questioned Bush
They are NOT purging the CIA to clean up the mistakes of pre 9/11 and Iraqi intelligence failures- Nobody has ever been held accountable for any intelligence/security/military failures in the Bush Regime
The only thing they punish is questioning their actions
After the CIA purge, they will have no resistance-
Under the Patriot Act, the CIA can operate in the USA!!
After the Purge, they will use the Patriot Act to bludgeon America with their
Religious Extremist Agenda- totally and wholly unencumbered and unrestrained
They will make the McCarthy era look like summer camp-
That's why they are purging the Cabinet also, they are closing the wagons in, surrounding themselves with their closest and most trusted people who have been together a long time
A year from now, everybody who writes on these dissident political forums are going to be investigated and have their lives ruined
This is a complete and absolute orgy of power

Don't call them Neo Cons anymore
That is their Euphemism - it's a feel good New Age word to conceal and deceive what they really are
Call them their real name: Dominionists
We're fighting the F...'n Borg
Just read the Yukaipa Report

The Christian Extremists/Bush Regime are preparing to Wage War on AMERICA

They are enabled by the Radical Clerics like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and James Dobson.

I don't see that there's anything we can do about this. I hate to be so fatalistic but it seems to me as though the cards have been dealt. My God! What have we become? America really is dead, isn't it?

It's over.

Our grand experiment with Democracy.

Over.

What a fvcking loss!