Just as pearls cast before the swine are trampled, so to has our U.S. Constitution, Florida's State Constitution and State Law, as well as decency and fairness. The November 17th, 2000, the Florida Supreme Court made an unprecedented decision to over-step their constitutional powers and intercede without being partitioned, to stop the certification of the Florida election returns on November 18th, 2000, by the Secretary of State of Florida (Executive Branch). On November 21st, 2000, keeping in true liberal fashion and with total disregard for either constitution or Florida state law, the Florida Supreme Court has usurped the power of the Legislative Branch of the state of Florida, by re-writing election law to suit their party's (Democrat) needs. If you aren't terrified by this you are obviously unaware of the paramount repercussions such actions can have on the future of our Government in this country, much less Florida's Government.
By re-writing the election law as they have, the Florida Supreme Court has essentially said that the efforts of the Legislative branch are moot, for at anytime, the Supreme Court can arbitrarily toss out (render unenforceable) any law that doesn't suit the justices' needs or personal desires, and re-write the law as it suits them, based on a solely subjective basis. They are in fact unconstitutionally legislating from the bench. The fact that the Supreme Court Justices are NOT elected, means the "Will of the People" of that state, or in the case of the U.S. Supreme Court, the country, is NOT being upheld and/or represented in the legislative process, as constitutionally provisioned. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO INTERPRET, NOT MAKE LAW. THE CREATION OF LAW REST WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. When the various branches of the government don the robs of another branch, not only is it unconstitutional, but it tears at the fabric of our great society.
America's means of governing itself, by design, has 3 distinct branches, which have 3 separate and specific purposes in being. When these 3 branches perform their constitutionally assigned duties, then our system of government moves along rather smoothly, however when one or more branches of the government endeavor to subvert or usurp another branch's power, then our government begins to pitch and buck, and could ultimately result in a derailment of the whole government process. Civil discourse and unrest is likely to follow, when the governments begins to turn on itself via one or more branches of the government trying to assume the row of another branch(es). That is why I, as well as many others, are shocked and un-nerved by the Florida Supreme Courts blatant disregard for its constitutional duties, by usurping both the Legislative branch and Executive branch of the state of Florida.
The actions of the Florida Supreme court are exactly the reasons for having a National Constitution, as well as for each state to have a constitution : to dictate the roles each branch of the government is to play and prevent the branches of government from exceeding its powers. However, when the constitutions (either U.S. or State or both) are disregarded, then chaos and confusion sets in, much as it has done. This great nation deserves better than partisan motivated courts deciding the future of this country, when they have no business being involve in the way THEY have elected to get involved. I would suggest that laws and/or the constitution(s) should be amended to require that no party have a majority sitting on any supreme court, and that justices be swore to only interpret the law, not make it, with violations of said law, grounds for removing the offending justice(s) from the bench. What the Florida Supreme Court has done, by overstepping its constitutional bounds should not go unpunished.
Nov. 22, 2000