U.S. Supreme Court votes to protect and uphold the Constitution.

You can always tell when the U.S. Supreme Court has done something right.   Liberals start squawking - loudly.   Recently the highest court in the land ruled that campaign finance restrictions designed to limit corporation and union donations were unconstitutional. Which they were. Such campaign finance restrictions were clearly unconstitutional restraints on free speech.

Contrary to what many liberal politicians and talking heads are claiming - that such a ruling is "judicial activism," or "legislating from the bench," just the opposite is true. "Judicial activism" and "legislating from the bench" occurs when the courts refuse to uphold the Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Courts purpose is to uphold the United States Constitution.  More specifically:  

"The Supreme Court of the United States of America has but one primary obligation to the American people, and that obligation is to use the power afforded it under Article III – Section I of the Constitution, to uphold, protect and preserve the U.S. Constitution, the Charters of Freedom, and provide equal justice for all, without regard to personal political leanings or ambitions."

 It's that simple. And in this case, five of the Justices did their jobs.   The five justices that deserve the thanks of the American people include:  Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Samuel Alito,  and Antonin Scalia.

Not surprisingly, the four U.S. Supreme Court justices that voted against upholding the Constitution were the liberals on the bench. Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Steven Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor. These four did not do their jobs.  They were, in fact, trying to "legislate from the bench."

The First Amendment, which was the focal point of the case presented to the Justices,  states:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

The spin coming out of liberal land is that corporations, for decades, have not been considered "human beings." The U.S. Supreme Court struck down this age-old premise. Corporations are indeed human beings. Corporations are individuals, organized into a group, for the purpose of making business decisions.  Who runs corporations?  People.  Who owns corporations?  People.  Who works for corporations?  People.  

So what is really going on here?  I think that the real outrage coming from the left is that they wanted to corner the market on being able to influence elections and political campaigns. They have been allowed to do so for years. Just look at how, during the Obama campaign, the mainstream media became the Barack Obama Fan Club. They helped Obama get elected, with positive stories, upbeat articles, and support.  This type of reporting is still very common today, although the media is finding it more difficult to spin anything Obama and the Democrats are doing in a positive manner.  On the flip side, the constant criticisms and slanderous reporting when it came to Republicans like John McCain -  and especially Sarah Palin, were all too common. (The venom coming from the media regarding Palin was unprecedented - and for some strange reason has continued ever since the campaign ended!)  

Anyhow, a simple question to ask journalists who are aghast at this ruling is: Who do you work for? 

The media wants freedom of speech all to themselves - but not for other businesses or unions. Well, guess what?  The media - all types across the board - are usually owned by.........corporations!  Close to home, the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel is owned by Journal Communications.  A corporation whose stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange.  And let's not forget those biggies like the American Broadcast Company (ABC).  Or The National Broadcast Network (NBC).    Or Turner Broadcasting.  Or Hearst Corporation, etc. The list of media corporations is huge.

What the U.S. Supreme Court did on January 21st, 2010, was vote to uphold the United States Constitution.  Rather than listening to President Obama, Democratic politicians, and liberal talking heads rip this correct decision to shreds, realize that the agenda of the left is to rip the United States Constitution to shreds.  

Coming on the heels of Republican Scott Brown winning in Massachusetts, this decision is yet another step in the right direction!  What a great week for America this has been!