Real Change, by Rep. Newt Gingrich (R, GA): on Government Reform
Eric Holder:
DC statehood is perfectly legitimate
As one of the first acts in the majority, Democrats in Congress passed a resolution to give certain voting rights in the House to delegates from DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, & American Samoa. But consider this: American Samoa has fewer than
60,000 residents, while the average Congressional district represents 600,000 residents. Furthermore, Obama enthusiastically supports granting a congressional seat to heavily-Democratic Washington, DC, despite the fact that such a move would blatantly
violate the Constitution, which reserves the right to vote for Congress to residents "of the several States." Washington, DC is not a state, of course, and this was noted in a legal opinion drafted by the Department of Justice. In a sign of the importanc
of DC statehood to the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder rejected the opinion and ordered a new one from other Justice lawyers, who conveniently found that DC statehood is perfectly legit.
Source: Real Change, by Newt Gingrich, p. 36
Dec 18, 2007
Newt Gingrich:
End judicial supremacy; preserve our Godly heritage
We must have real change that forces our judiciary to acknowledge and respect the central role of our Creator in American history, and real change to bring an end to the idea that the judiciary is supreme over the legislative and executive branches in
interpreting the Constitution. That is why in 2009 I helped create a not-for-profit organization called Renewing American Leadership whose mission is to defend and advance Americans civilization--specifically, to preserve and protect our American history
and our Godly heritage.The Declaration of Independence assumes that God is sovereign over the universe. And it assumes that man must obey an order of justice God Himself has instituted.
The challenge comes from a bigoted anti-religious judiciary
asserting a doctrine of judicial supremacy. In hostility to American history, these anti-religious bigots insist that religious belief is inherently divisive, and that public debate can proceed on secular terms only when religious belief is excluded.
Source: Real Change, by Newt Gingrich, p.165-169
Dec 18, 2007
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