LERT: Back in 1996, Justice Antonin Scalia penned the following words in a scathing dissent from a case: "What secret knowledge, one must wonder, is breathed into lawyers when they become Justices of this [Supreme] Court, that enables them to discern that a practice which the text of the Constitution does not clearly proscribe, and which our people have regarded as constitutional for 200 years, is in fact unconstitutional? . . . Day by day, case by case, [the Court] is busy designing a Constitution for a country I do not recognize."

A decade has passed since Justice Scalia raised this all-too-true objection to the Supreme Court's usurpation of the power to govern the United States. Judicial power has become much more bloated in that decade, and Americans are finally beginning to say "enough!"

A bill is now being circulated in the U.S. House of Representatives that would address this HUGE issue head-on. Called the "Judicial Conduct Act", it was written by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO).

The Judicial Conduct Act provides certain specific definitions of the grounds for impeachment of federal judges and of the termination of their terms of office due to lack of "good behavior." Specifically, this Act would designate that the entering or enforcement of orders and decisions in contradiction of the original understanding of the United States Constitution or, based upon judgments, laws, agreements, or pronouncements or foreign institutions, governments, or multilateral organizations, are impeachable offenses.

Rep. Akin wants to bring this bill up before Congress -- but he needs a LOT more cosponsors in order to make it a viable bill. WE need to ask our Representatives to "step up to the plate" and sign on as cosponsors, NOW!

TAKE ACTION: Too many judges and lawyers believe that separation of powers is a one-way street. It's fine for a federal court to tell Congress that it's done a lousy job drafting a statute, but when Congress dares to criticize judges and justices for overstepping their authority, we're told the "fabric of our republic" is suddenly at stake. This is NONSENSE. The greater threat to our nation arises if the other two branches of government continue to fail at holding the courts accountable to their Constitutional mandate and its inherent restrictions.

Judges who legislate from the bench subvert our republican form of government of the people, by the people, and for the people, and threaten all these legislative aims. Therefore, we must URGENTLY call for Judicial Restraint, and an end to Judicial Activism.

This is a great way to start that process. Click "Go!" NOW to send a FREE message to your Representative, asking him or her to contact Rep. Akin's office in order to become a cosponsor of the "Judicial Conduct Act".

NOTE: Be sure to send this Alert to EVERYONE you know who wants to help hold Federal judges accountable for their actions. Thank you!

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