Honoring the Constitution
by Brian | September 27th, 2007 |I’ve posted at least once before about the unsettling steps the federal governmant has been taking in the name of national security. CNN reports that yesterday a Federal judge struck down portions of the Patriot Act. As I read through the article I felt like I was back in 5th grade history class learning about why the early colonists launched a war for indepence.
Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon wrote: “It is critical that we, as a democratic nation, pay close attention to traditional Fourth Amendment principles. […] The Fourth Amendment has served this nation well for 220 years, through many other perils.”
Thank goodness.
It disturbs me that when judges rule in favor of this nation’s basic principles: equality under the law, personal freeom and liberty, security in one’s self and one’s surronding, they are blasted as unAmerican and “activist judges legislating from the bench.” Standing up for the Constitution is the epitomy of American.
I hope the country thanks Judge Aiken.
Brian G. Murphy, 22, is a resident of New York City where he works for a children's television network. Originally from Maryland, he went to the University of Southern California where he studied film and religion. Brian is also an advocate for LGBT community, working closely with Soulforce and SoulforceQ since 2007. He maintains a personal blog at allpointsinbetween.blogspot.com
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