Alabama Attorney Suing Supreme Court Justices Over Same Sex Marriage Decision

PolitiChicks.com In an unprecedented legal move, an attorney in Alabama has filed a lawsuit against five Supreme Court Justices on Wednesday over the Obergefell vs. Hodges decision – the “Same Sex Marriage” case. While many conservatives have spoken out loudly about the landmark decision because of the court’s redefinition of marriage, attorney Austin Burdick takes issue with the majority opinion for an entirely different reason. He points out a monumental ramification that has been largely overlooked in the midst of the culture war – the decision actually redefines part of the Constitution itself.

The “Due Process” Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has always been understood as a protection from government interference in individual liberty:  No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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Burdick argues that the Gay Marriage decision essentially rewrites that clause to expand governmental authority instead of protecting liberty. The role of the Court is to interpret law and the Constitution, not rewrite it. According to the Alabama attorney, the decision by the majority of the Court “is a tyrannical usurpation of authority to rewrite the Constitution.”

Therefore, he has filed a lawsuit against Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, as individuals.

The press release reads as follows:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

COMPANY: The Burdick Law Firm
CONTACT:   Honorable Austin Burdick
PHONE:  205-565-8909
EMAIL:  austin.burdick@gmail.com

Alabama Attorney Files Suit Against 5 US Supreme Court Judges

On February 24, 2016, Austin Burdick filed a Complaint in the Northern District of Alabama Federal Court in case No. 2:16-cv-00313.

Burdick’s complaint is filed against JUSTICE ANTHONY M. KENNEDY, JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER, JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG, JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR, and JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN seeks to hold defendants accountable for their abandonment of the Constitution and for breaching their oath of office.

The action will show Burdick suffers damages as a result of defendants’ abandonment of the Constitution, that defendants have no authority to rewrite the Constitution, and the nation must remain a nation of laws, not of men. Meaning not even judges are above the law.

The complaint specifically points to the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges, opinion that abandoned the long standing tradition of interpreting the 14th Amendment as a protection of individual rights. The opinion acts as an expansion of government authority, rather than a protection of guaranteed liberties. Additionally, the defendants assumed to themselves the authority to redefine liberty itself; reframing liberty as a government issued benefit. As Burdick argues in his complaint, “freedom never was, nor ever can be, something that you stand in line to receive from a government office.”

The Defendants’ “interpretation” of the Constitution is completely divorced from the plain language of the text. This violates both the defendants’ oath of office and duty of “good behaviour” as required by the Constitution.

However noble the intentions of the defendants in issuing the Obergefelldecision, the advantage gained pales in comparison to the loss of a government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Terri LaPoint

Alabama PolitiChick Terri LaPoint is a passionate advocate for families and for pro-life issues. She writes for Medical Kidnap, a division of Health Impact News, working to reunite families and expose injustice that is destroying families all across America. She is a contributing author to the book, Medical Kidnapping: A Threat to Every Family in America. Terri is a regular guest on blogtalk radio programs which advocate for families, and she loves speaking to audiences of any size. Her first article to be published was entitled "Birth and Freedom" in Midwifery Today, which encourages and inspires women to fight for the Constitutional and God-given rights they already have. She was part of the early Tea Parties in Trussville, Alabama, and was involved with the Trust Birth movement from its beginning. Terri holds a B.S. in Cultural Anthropology/World Missions, with minors in Bible/Theology and Behavioral Science. After college, she trained as a midwife and breastfeeding educator. This broad experience has helped equip her for the work that she does now as a voice for so many who are voiceless. She has enjoyed being an extra in several movies. She is a mom with four wonderful children, and has been married to the love of her life for more than 25 years. She loves Jesus with all her heart, and she dares to believe that America is still worth fighting for. Follow Terri on Facebook and on Twitter: @TerriLaPoint

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