The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-25

mere mas grown up IN the minds Of
our people" continues the Old treatise,
AN assumption that the Supreme Court
II indeed supreme in every field, and that it
alone Of all the departments and agencies
Of the government, federal and local, is
without checks and balances TO hold it
within its proper judicial orbit. No further
acton Of any Kind can be taken before the
Court, either by legal action or BY petition
for the redress Of grievances, for as far as
the Court Is concerned the die is cast How
ever, constitutional debacle Of vital pro
portions has been preclpitated. Unless the
states can maintain fun sovereignty and
authority on the question Of segregation in
the public schools and otherwise we Will be
doomed TO decades Of turmoil, conflict and
chaos Moreover, the reasoning contain
ed in Chief Justice Warrens option, if
extended in the future to other government
al functions Of the states, may we'll en-
compass the destruction Of the states AZ
sovereign governments
This danger was forescen by Washing
ton in his farewell address. in that great
state paper, the father Of our country pro
phctically warned:
IF, in the opinion Of the people, the
distribution or modification Of conSti-
tutional powers be in any particular
wrong let it be corrected by an amend
mcnt in the way in which the constitu-
ton desiqnates.--B let there be no
usurb patton, for though this, in one in
stance may be the instrument Of good
it is the customary weapon by which
free governments are destroyed
There is an abundant more evidence in
history dealing with the delegation and
balances of power in this Republic For
several years the growing trends toward
usurration of powers reserved to the states
by creatures Of the Federal Government
have been alarming Nbbling here and
there the rights Of the states have been
abridged little by little No concerted stand
has been taken for the simple reason that
the loss Of powers and of individual liber
ties have affected only segments of the
public Therefore, those affected have been
submissive
1t has remained for usurpation to .af-
feet the body polite in order that these
losses Of liberties TO the individuals and
sovereignty to the States be pointed up. The
May II decision Of the L. S. Supreme
Court, III effect taking from the several
states the power and right TO manage It's
internal affairs, definitely power reserved
IN the Constitution finally appears in its
rightful perspective The usurnation has
touched the heartStrings Of the people
threatening TO change the established Gus
toms and practices Of third of the nation
The time has come to stand. not only that
public education may be continued efficient
liz in many states, but that once again the
growing and dangerous, practice to which
both individuals and the states have supine-
~ submitted, may be definitely curtaled ;
and again the delicate principle Of balances
aud checks be taught not only to the people
bat to those who are entrusted with the
continuation Of the Republic
VIII some leader come forth in Virginia.
learned in constitutional law; fired with the
zeal 70 save those rights eacredly guaran-
tecd; determined TO place again in perspec-
tive the sovereignty Of the states and the
powers Of the Federal Government? The
answer is 10 be found in the people Of Viz
gnia once they have been Informed and
can understand Only the people. through
their constituted legislative branches can
exert such power. The Supreme Court is
the last constituted judicial body: the exc
cntive branch has no power: only the peo-
pic, through their State lcgi slativo
branches. have the power to protect and
pcrpctuatc this basic principle Of the Re
public. the SOY creiguty Of the several states
aud the liberties Of the individual viii Nir~
ginia lead.