My goodness, this is horrible.

Have you heard of the "We the People Act"? It's an effort to keep the Supreme Court from ruling on the constitutionality of state laws. Take a look:

In the wake of the Senate's failure to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, conservatives are now coalescing around what amounts to their runner-up option. Various conservative and evangelical Christian organizations are now championing the "We the People Act." The act would prohibit the Supreme Court and all other federal courts from ruling on the constitutionality of state laws, especially those concerning sexual orientation. If passed by Congress, this act would severely limit some of the most basic legal principles of the Constitution.

The act was introduced in the House of Representatives in November of last year. But it remained dormant while conservatives waited to see how the amendment banning gay marriage played out. With its rejection last month, the act's principal sponsor in the House, Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, has now resurrected House bill 4379, known as the We the People Act. According to Representative Paul, the act is needed because, "The only way to resolve
controversial social issues like abortion and school prayer is to restore respect for state and local governments to adopt policies that reflect the beliefs of the citizens of those jurisdictions."

Do you realize what this would mean?

While evangelicals view this as an answer to their prayers (literally), the act would end all constitutional oversight by the federal judiciary. But many of the significant legal achievements since the 1950s, especially regarding civil rights, have been the result of federal courts overturning discriminatory rulings by state courts. The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 catapulted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks to national prominence, but it didn't end segregation on the city's buses. It was the Supreme Court, which ruled that the city's municipal bus system was unconstitutional, that did so. This act seeks to prevent similar actions, under the guise of morality.

Congressman Paul has indicated that he intends for Congress to vote on the act by the end of summer. Given the upcoming election, it's likely that conservative Republicans will use this to rally their base. The GOP seems all too willing lately to trample the constitution as a get-out-the-vote maneuver. Perhaps the name of bill should be changed to the "We the (Evangelical) People Act."

You know, these people have taken an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. I don't understand so-called Christians having so little a sense of honor that they would be willing to break their word like that.