By Sam Kastensmidt
Center for Reclaiming America
February 16, 2004


On February 13, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore
announced plans to support a law that would prevent federal
judges from meddling with public acknowledgements of God. If
passed, this law would protect Ten Commandments displays, the
Pledge of Allegiance, the National Motto, the National Seal,
and many other tributes to Almighty God.

We encourage you to contact your elected representatives and
urge them to support the Constitutional Restoration Act
(Senate Bill 2082 and House Resolution 3799). You may reach
them at:

U.S. Capitol Switchboard
(202) 224-3121

The Purpose of the Law

This proposed law, aptly dubbed The Constitutional Restoration
Act, would allow the elected state and local governments to
publicly acknowledge our Creator through various means without
fearing the litigious intimidation of the ACLU and other
similar organizations.

In recent years, activist federal judges have not only
stripped communities of decades-old religious vestiges, but
they have also inflicted enormous monetary damages upon these
communities. Anti-faith organizations then use these
precedents to intimidate other financially burdened
communities into surrendering all public displays of faith.
Against the will of the majority, America has been stripped of
many treasured historical landmarks that offer tribute to our
Christian heritage. The Constitutional Restoration Act would
remove these matters from the jurisdiction of the federal
courts.

Alan Keyes, former U.N. ambassador and presidential candidate,
stated, What this legislation is doing is not taking anything
away from courts. It is restoring the right of the states and
the people of the states,

United States Representatives Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Mike
Pence (R-IN) have introduced this legislation to the House,
while Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL), Zell Miller (D-GA), and
Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduced it in the U.S. Senate.

In a press conference to announce the legislation, Rep.
Aderholt stated, The bottom line is: the acknowledgment of
God is not a legitimate subject of review by the federal
courts.

Judicial Tyranny Tramples the Rights of States

In recent years, a tyrannical judiciary has completely ignored
the rights of individual state governments. The actual words
of the Constitution and the Framers intentions have been
summarily dismissed in exchange for an ever-evolving version
of the U.S. Constitution, which is completely dependent upon
the perspectives of a few federal judges with radical
ideological agendas. Thus, Americas rule of law is quickly
becoming an oligarchic rule of judges.

Judicial Activism and the Pledge of Allegiance

In 1954, the United States Congress voted to add the phrase
under God in our Pledge of Allegiance. This law reads,
American government is founded on the concept of the
individuality and the dignity of the human being. Underlying
this concept is the belief that the human person is important
because he was created by God and endowed by him with certain
inalienable rights which no civil authority may usurp.

In an attempt to prevent legal attacks, the 1954 Congress
included, This is not an act establishing a religion A
distinction must be made between the existence of a religion
as an institution and a belief in the sovereignty of God. The
phrase under God recognizes only the guidance of God in our
national affairs.

Nearly 50 years later, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
was quick to dismiss this logic and the ideals upon which
America was founded. In their decision declaring the Pledge of
Allegiance to be unconstitutional, they wrote, This alleged
distinction is irrelevant for constitutional purposes. The
Acts affirmation of a belief in the sovereignty of God and
its recognition of the guidance of God are endorsements by
the government of religious beliefs [and] violate the
Establishment Clause.

Ironically, it was at the Constitutional Convention that
Benjamin Franklin delivered a memorable speech, in which he
declared, I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I
live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truththat God
governs in the affairs of men.

Dr. D. James Kennedy, founder and president of the CENTER FOR
RECLAIMING AMERICA, believes, Using the Ninth Circuits
interpretation, one could easily conclude that Benjamin
Franklin and other constitutional Framers acted
unconstitutionally while drafting the Constitution. The
Founders openly acknowledged the existence of God, offered
Congressional prayers, and sought His guidance for national
affairs. The courts decision to the contrary is beyond
preposterous. Its illogical conclusions are clearly driven by
a radical ideology.

Justice Moores Bout With Judicial Tyranny

This anti-faith agenda has infected courts throughout the
entire nation. We have witnessed lawsuits targeting the
Pledge,the Ten Commandments, Cristmas nativity scenes, the
National Motto, and many vestiges of God throughout America.
Undeniably, Americas Christian heritage is under attack.

This was certainly the case in Montgomery, Alabama, where
former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was ordered to remove
the Ten Commandments from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial
Building. One federal judge, U.S. District Judge Myron
Thompson, issued the order. The state may not acknowledge the
sovereignty of the Judeo-Christian God and attribute to that
God our religious freedom, Thompson wrote.

Judge Thomspon presents a radically different version of
America than did our Founders. In our Declaration of
Independence, the second sentence reveals, We hold these
Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights.

The Constitution Restoration Act will rein in the federal
courts, and once again allow Americas communities to exercise
our unalienable right to publicly acknowledge of our Creator.