The Republic is Dead, Long Live the Aristocracy.

Or so thinks Ted Kennedy. "I'd like wife to take seat". While he might have my sympathy for his recently diagnosed cancer he doesn't for his view on his Senate seat. Too many times in recent history has a wife, son, or daughter been elevated to a seat in our federal legislature after it's vacated through death or movement to another office. I should note that it also happens at the state level as well. These are not hereditary seats, we are not an aristocracy as these people believe. They are not entitled to hold a seat and keep it in the family, that is not what this country was founded upon. Why do these so called leaders feel that they can pass it on to a member of their family, contrary to what our founders believed? One reason is not enough people say anything and are content to let it happen.
It is already bad enough when money and name recognition can keep an office in the family through elections. I can only think how many people died to rid this country of a class of entitled people and we have failed them. The way I see it, they died in vain, for nothing at all because the vanity of the politicians far outweighs their sacrifice.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Idiot.

After the California decision yesterday I thought about writing something, but decided against it. After reading the story today in the Baltimore Sun I just had to say something about what the governor of California said about the decision. While there are many examples of his belief about the role of the courts in our system as it stands today, I just could not let it go by without saying my piece.

"I respect the court's decision, and as governor, I will uphold its ruling," he said in a statement. "Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling." - AS

What this buffoon is saying is that he believes the Supreme Court of California rules the state. As the Chief executive he has every right to refuse to uphold an unconstitutional ruling. Liberals speak of precedent and how much it matters. In cases like this they throw thousands of years of precedent out the window. And gutless wonders like Schwarzenegger meekly follow because they have been brainwashed into believing in Judicial Supremacy.

By his last statement you can also see that he does not care about what the people have to say. This also shows how a vocal minority can dictate to the majority even if the majority have already spoken which they did when they passed the marriage law in 2000.
The judicial system in this country is a joke because it is not based on law but judicial whim. The absolutes of law have been replaced with the opinions of self-serving social activists who happen to wear black robes and have been elevated to the status of our ruler gods.

This is proof positive that we need to elect people to office that understand the true roles of the different branches. The Governor is not subservient to the Courts and neither is the Legislature. The courts have a proper role in declaring laws to be unconstitutional, but they themselves must adhere to the Constitution. If they violate it their rulings are also subject to not be enforced by the other two branches. To say that they can't is to deny a system of checks and balances.