Vol. 33, No. 02
January 23, 2017
Letters to the editor
Beating Bad Law
I read Steve Byas’ article in the November 7 edition, regarding Senator Mike Lee addressing violations to the U.S. Constitution. There are further corrections that need to be addressed. Here is a major one: removing bad judges from the bench and erasing their unconstitutional judgments.
Federal judges can only rule on that which is expressly written in the U.S. Constitution. Article III, Section 1 states a judge’s ability to hold office is premised on good behavior. Good behavior means to comply with the U.S. Constitution. A judge has acted in bad behavior whenever a decision violates the U.S. Constitution. Consequently he should be removed from office.
Then bad judges’ bad law needs to be dealt with. As Chief Justice John Marshall stated in the landmark case Marbury v. Madison: “Thus, the particular phraseology of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a law repugnant to the constitution is void, and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument.”
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