Proclamation Concerning the American Judiciary
WHEREAS, our Constitution established a form of government that has made America the longest on-going constitutional republic in the history of the world; and
WHEREAS, the Framers of our government acknowledge the hand of God in the formulation of the government established under the Constitution (for example, political scientists confirm that the Bible was the single most cited source in the writings of the Founding Era; Constitution signer James Madison declared “It is impossible for the pious man not to recognize in it [the writing of the Constitution] a finger of that Almighty Hand which was so frequently extended to us in the critical stages of the Revolution†; and Declaration signer and Constitution ratifier Benjamin Rush similarly pronounced: “I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of [Divine] inspiration, but I am as perfectly satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament†); and
WHEREAS, the Constitution establishes three separate branches, defining the role of each branch and giving all policy-making powers to the elected legislative and executive branches and not the unelected judicial branch; and
WHEREAS, the Federalist Papers – the work that explained to Americans the scope and powers under each clause of the Constitution – clearly set forth the limited powers of the judiciary in these words: “[T]he judiciary is, beyond comparison, the weakest of the three departments of power†and “The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will†(Federalist #78); and
WHEREAS, the judiciary has rejected these constitutional principles and instead usurped the powers of the other two branches, legislating from the bench with the Supreme Court’s own Justices describing the Court with such terms as “a super board of education for every school district in the nation,†amateur psychologists on a “psycho-journey,†and “a national theology board,†; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution created a protection for religious expressions but the Supreme Court has now substituted a new standard that requires the aggressive secularization of the public sphere, thus creating a segregation of faith from official public life (including a repudiation of the Biblical principles, practices, and acknowledgments incorporated into public life by the Framers of the Constitution), thereby scorning the solemn warning by Thomas Jefferson, querying: “Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis – a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep forever†; and
WHEREAS, our original judges and Justices were typically deeply religious and openly God-honoring individuals, often invoking Scriptures in the Courtroom and frequently belonging to organizations such as the American Bible Society in order to help promote the distribution of God’s word across the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Court now not only rejects Biblical principles but also the American governing documents that inculcate so many of those principles, and instead embraces the standards of aggressively secular foreign nations that have renounced traditional faith and morality, instituting those God-hostile standards as the new basis for American law; and
WHEREAS, the so-called “culture war†with its diverse issues spanning the protection of unborn human life, the sanctity of marriage, the preservation of public standards for morality and decency, the protection of private property, public acknowledgment of God, and many other concerns, are now decided by unelected, unaccountable individuals rather than by “We the People†under the “consent of the governed†as stipulated in our governing documents; and
Now, THEREFORE, we as a vast body of believers in God’s Word, arise and say:
Courts of America, no more will you continue on this path!
We DECLARE:
by David Barton as found on the Alabama Strategic Prayer Network Website
WHEREAS, the Framers of our government acknowledge the hand of God in the formulation of the government established under the Constitution (for example, political scientists confirm that the Bible was the single most cited source in the writings of the Founding Era; Constitution signer James Madison declared “It is impossible for the pious man not to recognize in it [the writing of the Constitution] a finger of that Almighty Hand which was so frequently extended to us in the critical stages of the Revolution†; and Declaration signer and Constitution ratifier Benjamin Rush similarly pronounced: “I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of [Divine] inspiration, but I am as perfectly satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament†); and
WHEREAS, the Constitution establishes three separate branches, defining the role of each branch and giving all policy-making powers to the elected legislative and executive branches and not the unelected judicial branch; and
WHEREAS, the Federalist Papers – the work that explained to Americans the scope and powers under each clause of the Constitution – clearly set forth the limited powers of the judiciary in these words: “[T]he judiciary is, beyond comparison, the weakest of the three departments of power†and “The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will†(Federalist #78); and
WHEREAS, the judiciary has rejected these constitutional principles and instead usurped the powers of the other two branches, legislating from the bench with the Supreme Court’s own Justices describing the Court with such terms as “a super board of education for every school district in the nation,†amateur psychologists on a “psycho-journey,†and “a national theology board,†; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution created a protection for religious expressions but the Supreme Court has now substituted a new standard that requires the aggressive secularization of the public sphere, thus creating a segregation of faith from official public life (including a repudiation of the Biblical principles, practices, and acknowledgments incorporated into public life by the Framers of the Constitution), thereby scorning the solemn warning by Thomas Jefferson, querying: “Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis – a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep forever†; and
WHEREAS, our original judges and Justices were typically deeply religious and openly God-honoring individuals, often invoking Scriptures in the Courtroom and frequently belonging to organizations such as the American Bible Society in order to help promote the distribution of God’s word across the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Court now not only rejects Biblical principles but also the American governing documents that inculcate so many of those principles, and instead embraces the standards of aggressively secular foreign nations that have renounced traditional faith and morality, instituting those God-hostile standards as the new basis for American law; and
WHEREAS, the so-called “culture war†with its diverse issues spanning the protection of unborn human life, the sanctity of marriage, the preservation of public standards for morality and decency, the protection of private property, public acknowledgment of God, and many other concerns, are now decided by unelected, unaccountable individuals rather than by “We the People†under the “consent of the governed†as stipulated in our governing documents; and
Now, THEREFORE, we as a vast body of believers in God’s Word, arise and say:
Courts of America, no more will you continue on this path!
We DECLARE:
- Equal justice under God’s law for all – including the helpless and the unborn according to Psalm 82:3-4;
- The restoration of righteous judges and counselors according to Isaiah 1:26;
- That justice and righteousness will be the measuring line and the level for the laws of the land according to Isaiah 28:17;
- That the fear of the Lord will be upon our justice system according to II Chronicles 19:7;
- That America's judges will fear and honor God according to Psalms 2:10-12;
- And that according to Deuteronomy 16:18-20, wisdom and discernment will be used in the appointment of judges and that America will appoint judges who “know the laws of God†as stipulated in Ezra 7:25.
by David Barton as found on the Alabama Strategic Prayer Network Website
