I heard a portion of Paul Harvey’s show today. One of his listeners wrote in to point out something most of us missed. I wanted to verify Kerry’s words, so I went to the transcript:
These are constitutional rights, and I want to make sure we have judges who interpret the Constitution of the United States according to the law.
Notice anything wrong?
Judges are not supposed to interpret the Constitution. There is nothing in the authority granted them in the Constitution which gives them cause to interpret it. What they are supposed to do is interpret laws according to the Constitution.
Here, I think, is the biggest disconnect between Democrats and Republicans, and which drives me closer to Republican thought. The Constitution is the guidance for government. If you don’t like what it says, change it, but don’t look to the courts to interpret it.
I agree 100%, to many times the courts or rather people think the courts should read the constitution in todays terms. Not the way it was writen.
Comment by jerry — October 11, 2004 @ 1:29 pm
Amen, brother~!
We have, all too often lately, seen the courts making law, not seeing to the application of law. The Judges are not Legislators, and need to be reminded of the limits of their authority.
It is up to the Supreme Court to make judgments on the Constitutionality of what the Congress and the Executive sign into law, not the other way around. It’s called “checks and balances”.
That’s why we have amendments to the Constitution, i.e., Congress shall pass no law abridging the right to,,, .
Comment by john — October 11, 2004 @ 7:29 pm