Those whacky GOoPers
(Posted also at the Lying Socialist Weasels' new blog: http://lsweasels.blogspot.com)
Have a look at what our elected officials are promoting on the taxpayer dime:
Constitution Restoration Act of 2004
HR 3799 IH
- th CONGRESS
- d Session
H. R. 3799
To limit the jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism.
. . .
(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.'.
Just for fun, here's what the U.S. Constitution (which this bill purports to "restore") says on the matter:
Article III, Section 2.
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
So, basically, the
"Dominionists" (who promoted this bill, and who are literally pushing to transform America into a theocracy) want to push a law such that all someone has to do is claim "God made me do it" and they can do whatever they want.
I have a suggestion: this bill should be renamed "the Psycho Government Official Promotion Act of 2004" ("Psycho-GOP")...
