The ability to amend the constitution is one of the checks on the judiciary set in the system of government set up by the founding fathers. As they envisioned it, did the court come to an unacceptable decision, the constitution could be amended to force their hand. If homosexual activists in Massachusetts are correct, this vital check does not exist there.^[1] They assert that under Article 48 of that state’s constitution, “citizens cannot use constitutional amendments to reverse judicial decisions.”^[1] This seems incredibly stupid.

1. Ms. Cheryl Wetzstein. “Massachusetts sued on marriage petition” The Washington Times (online). 2006-01-04 http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060103-103432-3042r.htm

I recall from the previous Microsoft trial (the Department of Justice one a few years ago) that it is rather hard to overturn a judge’s Findings of Fact. The recent Dover trial makes me regret that. If Mr. West is accurate, then the Judge in that trial badly misrepresented the arguments made in favor of intelligent design, but instead created a straw man and/or red herring argument to debunk and discredit instead.^[1] This write-up really makes it sound like Judge Jones had his mind made up before the trial started, a real tragedy.

1. Mr. John West. “Dover in Review: An Analysis of Judge Jones’ Flawed Ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District” Evolution News & Views. 2006-01-06 http://www.evolutionnews.org/2006/01/dover_in_review_an_analysis_of_1.html