Louisiana urges Congress to adopt Constitution Restoration Act.After decades of passive acquiescence to outrageous judicial activism Noun 1. judicial activism - an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) broad interpretation by the federal courts, Congress has recently awakened to its power, under Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution, to limit the appellate jurisdiction APPELLATE JURISDICTION. The jurisdiction which a superior court has to bear appeals of causes which have been tried in inferior courts. It differs from original jurisdiction, which is the power to entertain suits instituted in the first in stance. Vide Jurisdiction; Original jurisdiction. of the Supreme Court. Furthermore, since Congress created the federal court system under Article III, Section 1, the jurisdictions of all federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court are also completely under congressional control. As reported in "Ending Judicial Activism" (May 30, 2005 issue of TNA TnA Total Nonstop Action (wrestling alliance) TNA The National Archives (UK) TNA Training Needs Analysis TNA Tamil National Alliance (Sri Lanka) ; online at www.thenewamerican.com/focus/ constitution/), the Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 would apply the Article III powers of Congress to prevent all federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from ruling on acknowledgement-of-God issues. Senate (S. 520) and House (H.R. 1070) versions of this bill were introduced on March 3, 2005. As of early December, S. 520 had eight cosponsors and H.R. 1070 had 44 cosponsors. Although both bills appear to be securely nestled in congressional committee limbo, help is on the way. On November 16, the Louisiana Senate The Louisiana Senate is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. Make-up of the Senate Affiliation Members Democratic Party 25 Republican Party 14 Total 39 passed a resolution which "Memorializes Congress to adopt the Constitution Restoration Act of 2005" by a vote of 34 to 0. The Louisiana House passed the same resolution by acclamation on November 21. The Louisiana resolution asserts that it supports the Constitution Restoration Act for the purpose of "protecting the ability of the people of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. to display the Ten Commandments in public places, to express their faith in public, to retain God in the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. , to retain 'In God We Trust' as our national motto, and to use Article III, Section 2.2 of the United States Constitution to except these areas from the jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court United States Supreme Court: see Supreme Court, United States. ." Retired Judge Darrell White of Baton Rouge, a longtime activist on behalf of religious freedom and an active backer of the Louisiana resolution, told THE NEW AMERICAN: "A national movement is being organized to pass similar resolutions in support of the Constitution Restoration Act in many other states." |
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