What You Can Do About It

"It" being the federal judiciary, of course.

I'm writing this post for a simple reason: Traffic surge and petition signatures (petition's over there on the right) in response to the Supreme Court's eminent domain and 10 Commandments decisions. And the reason I'd like to see that is that I shopped this around on Capitol Hill last week, and would like a concrete demonstration of concern when I follow up.

If you've read any of the posts under "What's the Point?", also at right, you'll know how I feel about these decisions. I think that, over the course of 200 years, our courts have, bit by bit, replaced a lot of our Constitution. I'm not saying the result has been good or bad -- it's been some of each, I suppose -- but the practice of routinely twisting the plain language and meaning of a governing charter is just wrong. Your church council wouldn't do it, your Monday night bowling leage wouldn't do it. Yet this most important of nations accepts it as routine.

I believe retention elections would solve the problem, as they have in many states, most significantly in California. If our Constitution doesn't mean what it says, then we no longer have a Constitution. We're just winging it. In a nation supposedly of laws, that's a dangerous situation.

So, if you've landed here out of outrage, sign the petition. You won't get email, I won't sell your name. It's an impact thing.

On with the shameless linkfest, and my apologies to: the American Spectator ... John Hawkins ... Confirmthem ... Ace ... Decision '08 ... Michelle Malkin ... James Joyner ... Betsy Newmark ... the Commissar ... Jeff Goldstein ... Southern Appeal ... Vodka Pundit ...