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OUR PROTECTORS
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Now let's take a look at the branch of government which
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was supposed to be the protector of the American citizen.
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The Judicial branch! Many who read this would say that
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statement is the biggest joke of this book thus far.
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Really, the federal courts are required to make secure
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the people's unalienable rights by helping to keep all
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governments and officials within the limits of their powers
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imposed by the people under the Constitution.
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A look-see on the background and operation of the
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federal courts is first. The only court established by the
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Constitution is the Supreme Court. The authority to
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establish courts below the Supreme Court was given to the
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Congress. Under this constitutional authority, the Congress
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has established Circuit Courts of Appeal, District Courts,
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the Court of Claims, Customs Court, Court of Customs and
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Patents Appeals, Tax Court and Territorial Courts.
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The Supreme Court has "original jurisdiction" in
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certain cases spelled out in the Constitution. By original
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jurisdiction, it means a case begins in that court.
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Usually, the Supreme Court has 'appellate' jurisdiction
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which means that an appeal from a lower federal court would
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be taken to the Supreme Court.
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However, the Supreme Court is not required to review
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all appeals brought before it.
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An action [case or suit] of certain kinds, is started
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in a lower court and usually would be the district court.
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If the decision of that court is something that a person
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does not agree with or feels the court made an incorrect
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decision, that can be appealed to the Circuit Court of
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Appeals. And again, if the person does not agree with the
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Court of Appeals decision, this can be further appealed to
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the Supreme Court.
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This is the usual procedure of the federal court
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system. A system is also available for certain cases
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decided in state courts to be appealed directly to the
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Supreme Court.
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This is just a general outline of the operation of the
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federal court system. It's not nearly as complicated and
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mysterious as judges and lawyers would have you to believe.
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They want it secretive to perpetuate their own fraternity
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and keep themselves and their brothers in business.
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The first requirement for the judicial division of the
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central government was that the branch be completely free of
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any influence of the other two branches of government. Two
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special grants were made to judges. First, that their
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salary should never be reduced. Secondly, that they should
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hold their positions during good behavior.
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The intention of these special grants were to insure
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that federal judges would be independent and be able to make
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impartial decisions, especially when deciding for a citizen
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of the United States. Let me point out here, that all
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judges take an oath to uphold the Constitution, well, nearly
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to uphold anyway.
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Here is that oath: "I____________________, do solemnly
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swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without
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respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to
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the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially
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discharge and perform all duties incumbent upon me as
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________________ according to the best of my abilities,
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agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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So help me God."
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Pretty simple language, isn't it? Not easy to read in
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any double meanings. Since no citizen must obey any law
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which is made outside the authority of the Constitution that
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oath makes it look as though no one has anything to fear
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from the judiciary. However as we go along, it will appear
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that the oath has a hollow ring to it.
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The colonists had a great deal of trouble with judges
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who were appointed under the authority of the king. They
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were dependent on the King's will and good graces. If they
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made any decision which the King disliked, they were ousted
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from their positions.
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As a consequence, the colonists suffered one injustice
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heaped on another.
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Notice some of the statements in the Declaration of
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Independence: "He [the king] has obstructed the administra-
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tion of justice . . . Has made judges dependent on his will
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alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and
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payment of their salaries."
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Angry statements are included to show that people who
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were accused of crimes were sent to England for trial and
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the right to trial by jury was suspended.
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The framers of the Constitution sought to protect
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future citizens of this country from suffering the same
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problems. Those are the reasons for a judges salary which
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can't be reduced and the holding of their offices during
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good behavior.
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And since federal judges are nominated by the president
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with the consent of the senate, the removal by impeachment
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still applies. Impeachment for federal judges works the
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same as it would for a president or other major government
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dude.
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The Constitution requires the House of Representatives
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to investigate the charges and the Senate to conduct the
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impeachment proceedings. This is an area which we will see
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needs vigorous research and action by American citizens.
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The first thing which should be pointed out is there is
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no authority in the Constitution, actual or implied, that
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any decision on a case by federal judge at ANY level should
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carry any weight on other or future cases which come before
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the courts.
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This is not the case today. Law libraries are loaded
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to the rafters with books showing decisions in previous
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cases which lawyers research and use as arguments to sustain
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their positions in the case on which they're working. This
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is nonsense for there is no permission from our charter for
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government for such arguments.
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Each case should be decided on it's own merits and
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"agreeably to the Constitution and the laws of the United
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States." By laws of the United States is meant a bill
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passed by the Congress which, as required, conforms with the
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basic document.
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These books which clog a law library are not "laws of
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the United States." They are what legal eagles like to call
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'case law' and have no authority in the Constitution to be a
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substitute for the laws of the United States. This case law
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is a record of the case which was decided, if a record is
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really necessary, and cannot become public policy.
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Chief Supreme Court Justice John Marshall brought this
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matter to the attention of the legal profession in 1821 when
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Marshall included this opinion on decisions becoming 'law':
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"It is a maxim not to be disregarded, that general expres-
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sions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with
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the case in which those expressions are used. If they go
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beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to
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control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very
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point is presented."
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Even the Chief Justice agreed that it should involve
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only the case at hand! So where does the legal profession
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and the judicial branch find the right to say 'case law' is
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the law in any opinion?
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This matter of becoming "public policy" is a dangerous
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violation of our Constitution. By allowing this to occur,
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we are allowing federal judges to amend the Constitution in
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direct violation of Article V which specifies the method of
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amendment under our control.
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No where is there any power for a judge to decide that
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a particular school has to desegregate and by that single
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decision, make all schools follow the same policy.
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This is what is meant by becoming public policy. There
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is no room in our form of government for 5 people (a
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majority of 9 in the court) who are not elected and do not
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represent anyone to make any decisions which affect us all.
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NONE!
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They have no right to decide any social policies or to
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change our basic law by edict. They have no right to issue
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any orders which, because of a mystique created by the
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knights of the black robe, can become law!
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The lawmaking ability is restricted to Congress and
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cannot be spread throughout the government. By all the
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examples thus far, all these 'lawmaking' decisions, orders,
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regulations and so forth, are way out in left field. We are
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being overrun by power hungry men and women and it is time
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for all of us to assert our rights and demand that the basic
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document be obeyed.
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SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT . . . PLEASE REGISTER!
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