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The United States Supreme Court
is Not the Highest Court
in the United States of America
Balance of Power Creates a Higher Authority
We all learned in school that the United States Supreme Court is the highest court in the nation. And for all practical purposes it is. In 200 years the process to override the United States Supreme Court has never been invoked. And I'm sure that the United States Supreme Court wants the public to continue to believe that it is the ultimate authority. However, it just isn't so. And it's important for the citizens of the United States to know that there is a higher process. America is heading into a constitutional crisis and the solution to this crisis is in the checks and balance systems set up by the founding fathers.
People before Lawyers
United States of America vs. King of England
On September 7th 1787, as a result of winning the Revolutionary War, we the free people of the United States were faced with the task of creating our own government. We were blessed with leaders who were absolutely brilliant who drafted our constitution. America was an infant nation and we were determined to be the first nation dedicated to the proposition that all power and authority comes from that people, and that the government is created only to serve the people.
This concept was very different than that of England, which was, and technically still is, a monarchy. When America broke away from the monarchy and decided to go to a new bold direction where free people rule, it became necessary to create a constitution which was monarchy proof.
WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
It is well established that the Constitution was written in a way to be monarchy hostile. For example, it forbids all titles of nobility. Titles of nobility leads to a class system where all people are not considered equal. Although true equality is impossible, America is dedicated, in theory, to create a government where people are as equal as you can get under the circumstances. The Constitution is dedicated to the goal of equality.
Three Branches of Government
To further discourage a monarchy from forming, the founding fathers created three branches of government. These three branches share power and oversee one another. Each has a different function and a different relationship to each other. The founding fathers contemplated and arrangment whereby each branch would keep watch on the other branches to make sure they complied with the constitution and didn't try to usurp power and become a monarchy.
* The Executive Branch is run by the President and he controls the day to day operations of government. Most all federal government agencies are part of the executive branch. The executive branch is the branch that actually spends the money. The distribute welfare and social security, fix the roads, run the IRS, inspect meat, approve drugs, fund research, run NASA, create rules and regulations, and all the other things that make government (not) work.
* The Legislative Branch is the Congress, made up of the of the House and the Senate. The House is made up of representatives from states proportional to the population of the states. The Senate has two representatives from each state. Together, they pass the laws that the executive branch has to enforce and the judiciary has to uphold.
* The Judicial Branch is the court system. They are there to provide the citizens with justice. They have the power to try and convict criminals, including members of congress. They interpret laws and how they apply to new situations and determine the constitutionality of laws. They have authority over matters of law and equity. They can overturn a law if it is ruled to be in conflict with the Constitution.
Checks and Balances
The founding fathers created three branches of governemt, and they divided the power up in such a way as to create a check and balance system so that no branch of government could take over the country. Knowing that people are greedy and power hungry by nature, it was necessary to set up a structure to prevent groups from usurping power. This is all in an effort to preclude the possibility of any one branch of government, religous group, or any individual, from usurping the power of the King. America was not only contemplated to be king-less, but also to be king-proof.
The reason we have a checks and balance system is to preclude the possibility of a monarchy. The Constitution of the United States mandates that checks and balances must exist and the possibility of a monarchy must not exist.
We have systems in place to create a checks and balance system. The President, for example, can be impeached for high crimes and treason. However, it is not the judicial system who puts the President on trial. The President is put on trial in the United States Senate and not the Supreme Court. You might think this to be somewhat odd because, after all, the United States Supreme Court is the highest court, isn't it? The short answer is, no it's not.
Checks and Balances is mandated by the Constitution. Failure to implement Checks and Balances is Treason to the Constitution.
Although the Senate is a legislative body, it also has the power to perform judicial functions. Although rarely if ever used, the Senate can conduct a trial in very specialized circumstances such as impeaching a president or a Supreme Court justice. No matter how rarely used this power is, it's the fact that this power is there that's important. It's the fact that the power is there that perhaps is the reason it's rarely used. It's like having a gun. You don't have to shoot someone to use a gun to stop a crime. In most cases all you have to do is show the gun and it's presence is as effective, if not more so, than actually shooting it.
Hole in the Checks and Balances System
The checks and balances system works well for two out of the three branches of government. Members of Congress are often tried for crimes they committed. In the early 70s the checks an balance system worked to run Nixon out of office. Although in Nixon's case it barely worked. Nixon created the last constitutional crisis because he tried to save his hide by undermining the checks and balance system through the abuse of executive power. Nixon usurped the power of the King attempting to save his own hide. Usurping the power of the King is to Treason to the Constitution. Nixon was not only forced to resign, but his Treason to the Constitution caused new laws and proceedures to be passed to preclued the possibility of another President to try to usurp the power of the monarchy as Nixon tried to do.
The Congress doesn't seem to have yet tried to usurp power it didn't have. Generally, larger groups are not as likely to try to be King as smaller groups or individuals. Lately the Congress has had the opposite problem. Instead of usurping power it doesn't have, it's failing to perform the duties it's responsible for, which is also treason to the Constitution.
Our present system of checks and balances only cover 2 out of 3 branches of government. The Judical branch seems to be left out.
However, although the Judicial branch oversees other branches of government, no one oversees them. The judiciary has taken the position that they are self regulating and can police themselves. And anyone who has ever filed a Bar Complaint knows how well that works. In deciding to police themselves, the Supreme Court of the United States has bypassed the checks and balance system.
Treason to the Constitution
The Judicial branch of government is charged with the duties of maintaining justice. The court system is supposed to work for the people. That is how the Constitution defines the role of the justice system. The Constititution defines things the courts can not do as well as things it must do. The language of Chief Justice Marshall in Cohens v. Virginia, 6 Wheat, 264, 404, is most apposite.
In that case he said: "It is most true that this court will not take jurisdiction if it should not; but it is equally true that it must take jurisdiction if it should. The judiciary cannot, as the legislature may, avoid a measure because it approaches the confines of the Constitution. We cannot pass it by because it is doubtful. With whatever doubts, with whatever difficulties, a case may be attended, we must decide it, if it be brought before us. We have no more right to decline the exercise of jurisdiction which is given, than to usurp that which is not given. The one or the other would be treason to the Constitution. Questions may occur which we would gladly avoid, but we cannot avoid them. All we can do is to exercise our best judgement, and conscientiously perform our duty."
The court systems in this country have deteriorated to the point of total corruption. The United States justice system is the worlds biggest organized crime syndacate. The court system has become a self serving institution which uses their power to oppress the public to make lawyers rich. The word "Justice" in "Justice System" is no more than a marketing slogan. They don't police themselves, they are above the law. Their mission has nothing to do with justice and is a lot more like ruling as Kings. What the court systems are doing is Treason to the Constitution.
Plugging the hole in the Checks and Balances System
What happens if the United States Supreme Court were to commit treason to the Constitution? What if the United States Supreme Court ruled that murder was legal? Who keeps the Supreme Court in line? Although it's never been used, I contend that the United States Senate has the power to act as an appellate court to the Supreme Court, but only in cases where the Supreme Court has made a decision, or failed to act when they had a duty to act, in a manner that would be Treason to the Constitution.
In a case of treason, the Senate would become the check and balance to the Supreme Court. This would fill the structure of supervision that is required by the Constitution and prevent the Supreme Court from usurping the power of the monarchy. The Senate has a duty to make sure the Supreme Court does not usurp power, and the Supreme Court has a duty to submit to the authority of the Senate.
The rights of the Citizens must always come before the Profits of Lawyers.
Even if there is no event that triggers a Constitutional showdown between the Senate and the Supreme Court, the Constitution requires, in order to actively defend against a monarchy, to have in place a proceedure for which the decisions, or non-decisions, of the Supreme Court can be overridden in the event of treason. This proceedure becomes the "gun" that the Senate can display to the Supreme Court to remind them never to cross the limitations imposed by the Constitution. The citizens of this country must know, and the Supreme Court must know, that the proceedures are there and in place in case the day comes that they need to be used. Just having the procedures in place may prevent the need that they ever be used.
Why is this Important?
Knowledge is power. The more people know the truth that there is a higher court than the Supreme Court the more we, the free people of the United States, can control our government. We as citizens must never forget that this is our country and that it is a government of the people. These courts are our courts. They belong to us. Judges are here only to serve, not to rule. It is important that we put the judicial system in it's place.
Self regulation by the courts is Treason to the Constitution because it undermines the checks and balances mandated by the Constitution.
The government and the court systems don't want you to know this. The courts are usurping the powers of the King. These judges want to rule with absolute power and immunity. I for one am not going to allow that to happen. Like all citizens, judges and lawyers have to have a reasonable amount of accountability for their actions. Self regulation of the courts over themselves does not constitute reasonable accountability. Only by using the authority of the Constitution and the powers of the Senate can we citizens take back the courts.
What you can do
Never let them tell you that it's hopeless and there's nothing you can do. The internet is the most powerful weapon on the planet for citizens to defend themselves from government. Use the internet to spread the word and to organize for the purpose of protecting the Constitution against those who would reinstate the monarchy.
What these judges really hate is if you challenge the core ideas that give them absolute power. The most important concept for us to attack is this notion that the courts are self regulating and that no other branch of government has any control of oversight responsibilities over the courts. This concept of self-regulation is a lie and a power grab by the judiciary to usurp the power of the King. We, the free people of the United States are entitled to external supervision of the judicial system. We must insist that the legislators impose regulation on the court system to ensure the ethics and integrity of the judiciary.
In order to counter them we citizens must demand from our legislators that they impose external ethics supervision over the court system. We must attack the concept of self regulation. Yes, we do need an independant judiciary in order to make those tough decisions. But we need to have a judicial system that adhears to the highest standards of ethics and justice.
What you need to do is spread the word that the Congress as oversite powers to control the courts and provide for legal ethics reform. Not only do they have the power, but they have a duty to the Constitution to protect the public from crooked lawyers and judges.
If we don't stand up to the bastards and stop judicial corruption, we'll become slaves to the judicial monarchy.
Besides the Congress, the executive branch has the power through the justice department to enforce the laws through criminal prosecution. We must lean on the President to get him to take a stand against judicial corruption.
* If you feel strongly, as I do, that we need to take action, put a People before Lawyers banner on your web page and link it back here. With enough pressure, this country will remain a free nation.
* Join both political parties. Don't let them confuse you over the Republicans vs. Democrats war. Go to fundraisers, shake their hands, tell them what you want. Remember, elected officials have a vote. So when you're talking to an office holder, you're talking to the person who can make a difference.
Points to Remember
1. The United States Senate has appellate jurisdiction over the United States Supreme Court.
2. The Constitution mandates a checks and balance system to preclude the possibility of a monarchy.
3. Self regulation by the court system is treason to the Constitution.
4. The judicial system's only purpose is to serve the people.
Spread the word. Knowledge is power!
