What is the Constitutional Restoration Act (CRA)?
This is probably the most important
Bill affecting our Constitutional Freedoms in our life time. For
over forty years judges have been declaring Religious practices and
symbols "Unconstitutional" thus violating the First Amendment
protection of Religious Freedom. This bill introduced on the
floor of the U.S. Senate in 2004 aims to restore
the First Amendment Religious Freedom by limiting activist judges from
ruling against the acknowledgment of God. This Bill is supported
by Ex- Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore of Alabama and many Christian
Church Leaders such as Dr. D. James Kennedy, and Dr. James Dobson. The
following is a short Question and Answers review of the Bill.
Q- What is the purpose of this
bill?
A- The
purpose of the CRA is to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of the
United States Supreme Court and all lower Federal courts to that
jurisdiction permitted them by the Constitution of the United
States. The acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law,
liberty and government is contained within the Declaration of
Independence, which is cited as the "organic law" of our Country by
United States Code Annotated. The constitution of every state of
the Union acknowledges God and his sovereignty, as do three branches of
the Federal Government. The acknowledgment of God is not a
legitimate subject of review by the Federal Courts.
The CRA also protects and preserves the Constitution of the United
States by restricting federal courts from recognizing the laws of
foreign jurisdictions and international law.
Q- Does this bill reverse
Supreme Court precedent?
A- To
the extent that any decision of the United States Supreme Court or that
of any Federal District Court made prior to or after the effective date
of the Act prohibits the acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source
of law, liberty, or government, such precedent would not be binding on
state courts.
Q- Does this bill intrude into
the Constitutional powers of the Federal Judiciary?
A-
No. Article III of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power
to regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Courts. When the
Federal Courts prohibit the acknowledgment of God, they deny the very
source of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which our
Founding Fathers specifically recognized in the Declaration of
Independence as unalienable rights given by God.
If Congress cannot make a law restricting religious freedom to
acknowledge God, then how can the Supreme Court enforce a law which
Congress cannot make? The CRA acts to restore a balance of power
between the three branches of government.
Q- Does the CRA promote an
establishment of religion?
A-
No. The right to acknowledge God is not and never has been the
establishment of religion. A distinction must be made between a
religious institution and a belief in the sovereignty of God. The
Congress that wrote the First Amendment asked President George
Washington to declare a day of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God
for the peaceful manner in which the Constitution was formed.
From that day until now State and Federal Officials have continuously
acknowledged God in oaths, prayers, and official ceremonies, but these
actions never established a national denominational religion.
Q- Does the CRA deny other
faiths in America?
A-
No. The freedom of conscience and the right to worship God
according to the dictates of conscience are the very objects guaranteed
the the First Amendment, and are not changed by the CRA.
Q- Does the CRA affect the
religious test provisions of Article VI?
A- No.
The right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of one's
conscience should never be used as a test or standard for people to
seek or hold public office.
Q- What would prevent the United
States Supreme Court from declaring the CRA unconstitutional?
A- The
authority of Congress under Article III is specifically enumerated and
cannot be questioned by another branch of the government.
Congress has the sole authority to write law, not the Supreme
Court. Should the Court declare the law unconstitutional, resort
to the law of foreign nations or the European Court of Human Rights for
authority, impeachment and removal from office are the appropriate
remedies.
We urge you to call or write your Congressmen to support this very important bill.
You can use the Declaration of Freedom form to contact your Congressmen.
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