Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
Views of Hioh Bench

before passing the necessary
laws to curb and rectify re-
cent outrageous rulings of our
Supreme Court, the voters
should see that we have a lot
Of new faces in the next Con-
gress. Our security is jeop-
ardized when murderers and
Communists are turned loose
after being convicted by State
and Federal courts.
It's a terrible thing to tie
the hands of policemen trying
to protect law-abiding citi-
zens.
The FBI files must be kept
inviolate: they are our most
vital security against espio-
mage and treason. Congress
must act now to give us the
security and independence
we have enjoyed since our
founding fathers gave us the
greatest documents ever writ
ten. the Constitution and the
Bill of Rights.
The English author Ma
caulay predicted back in the
early 1905:
Your republic will be pill
LACED and ravaged in the goth
century, just as the Roman
Empire was by the barbarians
of the 5th century. with this
difference; that the devasta-
tors of the Roman Empire
came from abroad. while your
barbarians will be the people
of your own country and the
product of your own insti-
buttons"
Are We going to sit idly by
and let them destroy our
Constitution and Bill of
Rights and take away our
freedom?
Pearl w. Norman.
A short time ago the Su-
preme Court made a sweep
ing decision setting free such
criminals as convicted Com
munists. traitors. disloyal cit
liens. confessed rapists and
crooks of all kinds in bust
ness and in labor unions.
Now the United States Court
of Appeals has upset the
conviction Of a confessed and
twice convicted murderer
which leaves practically no
basic grounds for a retrial.
Something must be done
to stop the courts from free
ing these hoodlums. crooks
and murderers and the only
iron-clad solution to clean
up this horrible mess would
be for Congress to add an
amendment to the Constitu-
ton removing the present
politically appointed Su-
preme Court justices from
Office and replacing them with
justices elected in a free
and democratic national
election by the people. 1t is
appalling. to say the least.
to see nine appointed men
set themselves up as the law
of the land and nullify laws
which have been on the
books for years for the pro-
lection of all of our citizens.
Nish Showers.
Mary Lou Werner wrote a
story August 10, headed
Arlington Marks l0-Year
Fight on Indignation"
In the first place, Vir-
ginians in every part of our
great and historical State
intend to live by the Consti-
tuition! Article 10, 1.-THE
powers not delegated to the
United States by the Consti-
tuition. nor prohibited by it to
the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the
people" The people granted
to the Federal Government
land State) certain well-de-
fined, clear and specific
rights, powers and duties.
There is nothing in the Con-
stitution, or the amendments
thereto, that gives to Con-
gress, the President or the
Supreme Court the right or
power to declare that white
and colored children must
attend the same school. There
is nothing in this document
that authorizes a decree that
white and colored people
must eat at the same public
places, play on the same rec
reation grounds, swim in the
same pools, beaches and
lakes.
Lawless acts of a court do
not change the law. The
Supreme Court does not
have the power to change
the Constitution. The nine
judges took an oath to
uphold the Constitution. We
in Virginia believe they have
broken their oath. 4
Alice c. LENNON