Posted by
CKHustler on Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:27:23 PM
An overview of it can be found here:
Foreign use so far.
Why should the highest court in the land be using a source, of their decisions on whether something is constitutional or not, other than the constitution! Does anyone find this unnerving? How long is it going to take until they find a way to make a major change here which directly obscures the meaning of the constitution while using a foreign source for the meaning?
So far foreign laws have not influenced the SCOTUS on any decisions which affect the population by and large.
Here is a link:
Second Amendment? which forms a possible situation in which the SCOTUS could rule on the second amendment using foreign law. Granted this has not happened as of now, but what is stopping them from making a decision based on their opinions rather than the law when they can draw from anywhere? If a judge does not like the way our constitution forms the law, then look elsewhere right:? Wrong! This has to stop and stop soon. We need to get some representatives that will bring this issue to the people!
Our founding fathers believed many laws outside the US to be wrong and inferior to our laws. Why should we now use their laws to form a basis for decisions in our country! The constitution of the United States is possibly the best written document constitution to ever graze this earth! You would think that would be enough for our judges.
EDIT ADDITION!!!
Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.
Alexander Hamilton, Pacificus, No. 6, July 17, 1793
Just thought I would throw out our founding father Alexander Hamilton's input on the issue.