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I just don't know what to say about this! Here are the parts copied

from the article at the end! I guess we get what we want!

" " a response to the clear, demonstrable incompetence and

indifference of the current U.S. citizenry in matters concerning the

operation of this nation's government. " "

Is he saying that because we don't like what THEY did, that that

makes us incompetent?

 

We need to start asking by what authority they are acting under?

You need to know!

" As a result of the ruling, the American people will no longer

retain the power to choose their own federal, state, and local

officials or vote on matters of concern to the public. "

I wonder just because it is written here does it mean what it says!

I am pretty sure we haven't been choosing every year because nothing

has changed and this does go along with email on Reagan, doesn't it?

 

I know that as of the next election in our county, they are no

longer electing our County Recorder! So it must be true! I also

believe I know what to do about it but I can't do it alone!

" " The U.S. Constitution is very clear: In the event that the voting

public becomes incapacitated or otherwise unfit to carry out its

duties of self-governance, there is a danger posed to the republic,

and the judicial branch is empowered to remove said public and

replace it with a populace more qualified to lead. " "

I have read the U.S. Construction several times, I must have missed

this part!

 

American People Ruled Unfit to Govern

 

" The U.S. Constitution is very clear: In the event that the voting

public becomes incapacitated or otherwise unfit to carry out its

duties of self-governance, there is a danger posed to the republic,

and the judicial branch is empowered to remove said public and

replace it with a populace more qualified to lead. In light of their

unmitigated apathy toward issues of import to the nation's welfare

and their inability to grasp even the most basic principles upon

which participatory democracy is built, we found no choice but to

rule the American people unfit to govern at this time. "

 

Justice Antonin Scalia

U.S. Supreme Court

June 30, 2004

 

American People Ruled Unfit to Govern

http://theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4026 & n=1

 

It also states here on the above site:

" The ruling brings to an end a grueling 10-month process, during

which more than 100 Supreme Court hearings were held to determine

the public's capacity for self-governance. In spite of the fact that

these hearings were aired on C-SPAN, most U.S. citizens were unaware

of them because coverage was largely eclipsed by news that Mary-Kate

Olsen, one of the famed Olsen twins, is battling anorexia.

But the final straw, Supreme Court justices said, came last week,

when none of the 500,000 random citizens polled were aware of the

existence of North Korea's nuclear-weapons program.

 

" I mean, come on, " Justice William Rehnquist said. " The threat of

global thermonuclear war? It's just ridiculous. There was no way we

could trust such a populace to keep running things after that. "

 

Populations currently being considered to fill the leadership void

until the American people can be rehabilitated and returned to self-

governance include those of Switzerland, Sweden, and Canada. "

 

This is why we did to have a representative republican form of

government not a 'democracy'!

 

Do any of you know the difference and if you do, don't you believe

it is time to start talking to your children and your parents and

anyone else that you care about?

 

http://www.ocnus.net/artman/publish/article_12671.shtml

 

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4026 & n=1 & id=3695

 

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/unfit_to_gove

rn.html

 

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31215

 

http://www.thedurian.com/1-4-3-00.html

American People Ruled Unfit To Govern

Date Posted: Tuesday, 22 October, 2002

 

 

http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/gov_philosophy/phil_of_government.htm

 

http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php3?threadid=85339

" American People Ruled Unfit To Govern

WASHINGTON, DC—In a historic decision with major implications for

the future of U.S. participatory democracy, the Supreme Court ruled

8-1 Monday that the American people are unfit to govern.

 

 

The controversial decision, the first of its kind in the 210-year

history of U.S. representative government, was, according to Justice

David Souter, " a response to the clear, demonstrable incompetence

and indifference of the current U.S. citizenry in matters concerning

the operation of this nation's government. "

 

As a result of the ruling, the American people will no longer retain

the power to choose their own federal, state, and local officials or

vote on matters of concern to the public.

 

" This decision was by no means easy, but it unfortunately had to be

done, " said Justice Antonin Scalia, who penned the majority decision

in the case. " The U.S. Constitution is very clear: In the event that

the voting public becomes incapacitated or otherwise unfit to carry

out its duties of self-governance, there is a danger posed to the

republic, and the judicial branch is empowered to remove said public

and replace it with a populace more qualified to lead. "

 

" In light of their unmitigated apathy toward issues of import to the

nation's welfare and their inability to grasp even the most basic

principles upon which participatory democracy is built, we found no

choice but to rule the American people unfit to govern at this

time, " Scalia concluded.

 

The controversial ruling, court members stressed, is not intended as

a slight against the character of the American people, but merely a

necessary measure for the public good.

 

" The public's right to the best possible representation is a

founding principle of our nation, " Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told

reporters. " If you were on a jet airliner, you wouldn't want an

untrained, incompetent pilot at the controls, and this is the same

thing. As federal justices, we have taken a solemn oath to uphold

every citizen's constitutional rights, and if we were to permit an

irresponsible, indifferent public to continue to helm the ship of

state, we would be remiss in our duties and putting the entire

nation at risk. "

 

The ruling brings to an end a grueling 10-month process, during

which more than 100 Supreme Court hearings were held to determine

the public's capacity for self-governance. In spite of the fact that

these hearings were aired on C-SPAN, most U.S. citizens were unaware

of them because coverage was largely eclipsed by news that Mary-Kate

Olsen, one of the famed Olsen twins, is battling anorexia.

 

The Supreme Court found that, though 78 percent of U.S. citizens

have seen Star Wars, only one in 200,000 were aware that the

multibillion-dollar " Star Wars " missile-defense system had been

approved by Congress. Additionally, while 62 percent of citizens

correctly identified the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond, only .01

percent could identify former attorney general Janet Reno

beyond " some woman Jay Leno always says looks like a man. " Further,

only .0003 percent could correctly identify the ancient Greek city-

state of Athens as the birthplace of the concept of an educated

citizenry participating in democratic self-rule.

 

But the final straw, Supreme Court justices said, came last week,

when none of the 500,000 random citizens polled were aware of the

existence of North Korea's nuclear-weapons program.

 

" I mean, come on, " Justice William Rehnquist said. " The threat of

global thermonuclear war? It's just ridiculous. There was no way we

could trust such a populace to keep running things after that. "

 

Populations currently being considered to fill the leadership void

until the American people can be rehabilitated and returned to self-

governance include those of Switzerland, Sweden, and Canada.

 

" I'm willing to do what I can to help out in this time of crisis and

make sure that my vote counts, " Stockholm resident Per Johanssen

said. " I've been reading up on America a bit, just to get a general

idea of what needs to be done, and from what I can tell, they really

need some sort of broad-based healthcare reform over there right

away. "

 

In a provisional test of the new system, the Canadian province of

Saskatchewan will hold primaries next Tuesday to re-evaluate last

year's gubernatorial election in California.

 

The lone dissenting vote came from Justice Anthony Kennedy, who, in

his minority opinion, wrote, " Although the American people are

clearly unable to make responsible decisions at this time, it is not

their fault that they are so uninformed. Rather, the blame lies with

the media interests and corporate powers that intentionally keep

them in the dark on crucial issues. "

 

Kennedy concluded his opinion by tendering his resignation and

announcing his intent " to move to a small island somewhere. "

 

Thus far, reaction to the ruling has been largely indifferent.

 

" The people ruled unfit to govern? Yeah, I think I might've heard

something about that, " said Covington, KY, sales representative Neil

Chester. " I think I saw it on the news or something, when I was

flipping past trying to find that show about the lady sheriff. "

 

" If you ask me, voting was a big pain anyway, " said mother of four

Sally Heim of Augusta, ME. " At least now I'm free to do my soap-

opera-trivia crossword puzzles in peace, without all that

distraction about who's running for Second District Alderperson and

what-not. "

 

In spite of the enormous impact the ruling would seem to have, many

political experts are downplaying its significance.

 

" It doesn't really change anything, to be honest, " Duke University

political-science professor Benjamin St. James said. " The public

hasn't made any real contributions to the governance of the country

in decades, so I don't see how this ruling affects all that much. "

 

" I wouldn't worry about it, " St. James added. " It's not that

important. " "

 

I think it is very important, don't you?

 

 

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