Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-22
CAUTION URGED IN
MAKING AMENDMENTS
! Nations Fundamental Law Not a
Thing to Be Tempered With
Under Ordinary Conditions

I
the House of Representatives
which performs the duty ordinarily
performed by grand jury in the
courts. The impeachment voted by
the House of Representatives, be-
ing the indictment in the case-the
| impeachment is tried by the Sen
ate, the Senators acting as the
jurors in the case. If the Presi-
dent is being tried, the chief JUS
tice of the United States Supreme
court shall preside over the DELHI
erations of the senate during the
trial.
The judicial powers are vested in
the Supreme court by the United
States and such inferior courts as
congress may from time to time es-
tablish. The three great courts
of the United States are the Su-
preme, Circuit and District courts.
The Supreme court the court of
last resort in our country has nine
justices, there are nine circuit
courts and many district courts.
The judges are appointed by
the President, subject to confirma-
ton by the Senate and hold their
| offices for life. When the judges
have reached the age of seventy
and been on the bench for twenty
years they can retire with full pay.
The United States court has juris-
diction in all cases of law and
equity arising under the constitu-
ton, and the laws of the United
States Congress and treaties made
by the United States Government;
all cases affecting ambassadors and
consuls; to all cases of admiralty;
to controversies to which the United
States is a party; to controversies
between two or more states; to con-
troversies between a state and citi-
zens of another state; controversies
between citizens of different states
and to all controversies between
citizens and foreign states.
In all trials where the amount
eceeds twenty dollars the liti-
giants are entitled to a trial by
jury. In criminal cases all defen-
dants have this priceless privilege.
Full faith and credit shall be Civ
en- in each state to the public acts
and judicial proceedings of the
other states; and when fugitive
flees from one state to another he
shall be surrendered to the state in
which the crime was committed.
upon the requisition of the COVER
nor thereof. This great funda-
mental law of our land can only
be amended in he following man
ner. Congress by a two-thirds
vote of each house can propose
amendments to the states. When
an amendment is submitted before
it can become a part of the con-
stitution, it must be ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourth of the
states or by constitutional conven-
lions held in three fourths of
them.
Friends this priceless document
has weathered the storms of ages,
under it we have grown from
small, struggling nation in a new
world to the most influential and
respected government on earth and
| do not believe it should be lightly
handled or amended to meet every
ism and passing whim, but should
only be changed after thoughtful
and nature deliberation when the
welfare of the public absolutely de-
mands it.
The grand old commoner of Eng
land, William Gladstone, publicly
declared the American Constitution
to be the ablest, the wisest govern
mental document ever penned by
| mortal man. Should we not rever-
ence this sacred magma charta and
our liberties and do our part to-
ward seeing that our Government
remains a constitutional one so
that it may continue to be the
hope, the inspiration and the ideal
of all liberty loving people through
out the earth. The welfare of the
human race depends upon. the per-
petuity of the American Republic.
The greatest government Gods Sun
ever shone upon.
Thou to sail on thou ship of state
Sail on o Union, strong and great
Humanity with all her fears
And hopes for future years,
Is hanging breathless IN +bv