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The Constitutionalist Manifesto: A Summary
Mon Feb 9 00:00:57 2004
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The Constitutionalist Manifesto: A Summary


Virginia C. Armstrong, Ph.D., National Chairman

"An idea, adopted by a court, is in a superior position to
influence conduct and opinion in the community; judges, after all,
are rulers" (Edward H. Levi, 1949). Levi's description of the federal
judiciary was made before the advent of the Warren Court, generally
identified as the beginning of the liberal/activist judicial revolution in
America. Levi's assessment of more than fifty years is far truer today.
America is engulfed in the fires of a Culture War and federal
judges have been whipping the flames to a white-hot heat. Their
objective? "The crusading and coercing roles of the Supreme Court
and the federal judiciary, [are] a model for all those whose
primary aim is the wholesale reconstruction of American
society." (Robert Nisbet, 1982). These Reconstructionists must be
repelled. And the responsibility for an effective counter-attack
falls on us Constitutionalists, who revere the Constitution and its
foundations. The "Constitutionalist Manifesto" draws our line in the
sand and is a Twenty-First Century Magna Charta for our
constitutional republic. The most embattled principles of the
"Manifesto" include the following.

1. The Constitution is, and must be, by definition, the
"supreme, fundamental, paramount, permanent" law of
the land. No court decision, statutory law, or other form of
"law" is either equal to, or superior to, the Constitution.

2. The Constitution provides America with the legal anchor
necessary to give our nation stability and direction--qualities
without which no nation can survive.

3. The provisions of our Constitution have a fixed meaning.
This meaning can, and must, be determined by careful,
objective study of the express language of the text, the
context of the provision being interpreted and of the entire
document, the intent of the Framers, and the world view in
which the Constitution was embedded by its Framers.

4. The Constitution, properly interpreted, can express the
values of only one world view. It cannot reflect a
"pluralism" or "diversity" of world views.

5. The world view in which the Constitution is embedded is
the Judeo-Christian world view. The Constitution's
principles and purposes are defined and prioritized by the
Judeo-Christian value system. The Constitution cannot survive
if it is ripped from its Judeo-Christian moorings.

6. Federal judges have neither the authority nor the
competence to rewrite the Constitution by altering its
basic meaning. Federal judges are governed by the
Constitution. They are required to respect their boundaries and
give full application to the consent of the governed, to other
branches of the national government, to state governments,
and to other societal institutions.

We, America's Twenty-First Century Constitutionalists, affirm these
principles as both our foundation and the objects for which we are
fighting in America's Culture War. We call upon all Americans
who love our constitutional republic to understand clearly, and
support completely, these principles. Thus may we fight together to
reclaim our culture, our Constitution, and our courts!

The entire Constitutionalist Manifesto can be accessed here:
http://www.eagleforum.org/court_watch/alerts/2003/may03/Manifesto.shtml


Help Us Fight for These Principles!

* Share this "Summary" and the entire "Manifesto" with as
many individuals and groups as you can;

* Order additional materials explaining the "Manifesto" from
www.blackstoneinstitute.org  or The Blackstone Institute, 810
Butternut, Abilene, TX 79602;

* Help Court Watch's Chairman, Virginia Armstrong, to
connect with media outlets, especially radio talk shows;

* Stay in touch with Court Watch, as we keep you updated
on news and action items during this critically important
Congressional session and the campaigns of 2004.

National Chairman: Virginia Armstrong, Ph.D.
E-mail: CourtWatch@eagleforum.org


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