PIML 96061404 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List:



[This reply was in reference to my signature quote:

* "It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen

* from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to

* keep the Government from falling into error."

* U.S. Supreme Court in American Communications Association v.

* Douds, 339 U.S. 382,442

Then I proceed to do some myth-busting in regard to the Supreme

Court.]  PIML



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Jean:



At 03:27 PM 6/13/96 -0500, you wrote:



>Response to above:  It is almost impossible for the citizens to keep

>the Government from falling into error when you've got a Supreme court

>where the majority make their own rules and have no regard for the

>people. They are elected forever, cannot be voted out, and they are

>answerable to no one.   It's hard for the citizen to deal with these

>"gods."

>

>Thanks for all the good information.  I'd support you for office if

>I could.   Jean 



Thanks for your vote of confidence.  Now can I interest you in

moving to Comal or Guadalupe Counties, Texas?  :-)



You have written a common misconception about the Supreme Court.

"The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold

their Offices DURING GOOD BEHAVIOR . . ." (Article III, Section 1)

Any time Supreme Court judges fail to maintain good behavior, such

as making judgements obviously contrary to the Constitution, they

can be impeached by the House, then tried and removed from office

by the Senate.  All we need is 26% of the House and 2/3 of the

Senators present (minimum of 51 present for a quorum) who are

patriots to fire a Supreme Court judge.  That is a simple majority

of a minimum quorum in the House.  The 26% figure assumes a

lengthy session in which the other Representatives leave one by

one until a mimimum quorum of those in on the plan remains.  The

hard part is getting an impeachment from the House.  After that is

accomplished there must be a trial in the Senate.



Bill



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