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the waned on has largely fallen into disuse. Some of the douses that still remain in operation ire being given and in terpretation stretched far beyond their original meaning. We see art increasing power being exercised by the judiciary over the other branches of the Federal* Govern ment as the rights of the Federal Government as the rights of the sovereign States are gradually be ing extinguished. One hundred an^ seventy-five years is a relatively brief span in world hisotry, and few republics have been able to maim tain for even as long as two centuries their original pattern of a democratic system. The United States has the larg est population that has 'ever lived under a republican form of govern ment. But the safeguards of de mocracy are' being rapidly demol ished, and our system of govern ment is being invaded today by the same deceptive Trojan horses that the governments of yesteryea/s en countered in those fateful periods when the doctrine that "the end justifies the means” became the political gospel of the day. Our written Constitution, estab lished in 1789 and amended in the intervening years to meet changing conditions, is being deliberately dis regarded, and the doctrine of con formity by coercion is being es poused not only by our so-called in tellectual groups but by vote-seek ing politicians in our “great socie ty.” The words of the Constitution, of course, explicily specify that rights granted to the people cannot be taken away and that they can be surrendered by the votes of the people themselves—through the ac tion of two thirds of both houses of Congress, and the ratification of three fourths of the State legisla tures. This method of effecting a change in the Constitution is some times called a cumbersome process, but the' procedure for amending was PARAMOUNT NOW PLAYING "The Carpet Baggers99 TECHNICOLOR —STARRING— Carroll Baker SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY July 19, 20, Capt. Newman, M.D.” _ - purposely made plow-moving so as better to protect the minority and save it from the intolerance of the majority. If we are to be gov erned by an unwritten constitution, the parliamentary formula of Great Britain has in it much to be com mended. But as long as we pay homage to a written Constitution, we are duty bound to abide by it until such time as it is amended or a substitute is adopted by the pro cess prescribed in the original com pact between the States. We can hardly believe our eyes, however, as we re-read the provis ions of the Constitution that have been tom to shreds by the auto cratic action of a judicial oligarchy. Here, for instance, are the exact words of two amendments included in the “Bill of Rights,' adopted in 1791: “Article IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. "Article X: The powers not del egated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to t h e States respectively, or to the people.” The words “United States’’ mean tfic Federal Government. Since it is stipulated that only the powers specifically designated to the Fed eral Government by the Constitu tion can 'be exercised by the execu tive, legislative or judicial branches of the United States Government, an attempt to usurp any other rights not so granted in a plain violation of both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution. Yet today we see the Supreme Court telling the States how they shall constitute the upper and low er houses of this legislatures, how the public schools in States, coun ties and cities shall be operated, what taxes shall be levied, and how powers of local police to deal with violence and trespass must be curtailed whenever a disorderly “demonstration” or a "sit-in” is ruled to be mere "freedom of expression.” Certainly Congress has the pow er to regulate “interstate com merce”, but nowhere in the Con stitution is the right given to con strue that phrase as covering the age-old uses of private property unless it is confiscated for public purposes and compensation is made. If, however, the phrase “interstate commerce” is to be applied arbi trarily to regulate the entire econ omic and social life of the nation, the Constitution vanishes. We* are witnessing, moreover, the impairment of the rights of the States to maintain order. For in stance, to prevent or quell local disturbances, federal troops have recently been sent into two States — without the request or the con sent of the Governors of the legis latures, as is required by the Con stitution. The Constitution, as the protec tor of the rights of the States and of the people, is thus being eroded. Usurpation has been passively ac cepted. The only question now is whether public opinion can be aroused and will act in time. For our written Constitution — as the bulwark of human rights under a republican form of government — is rapidly vanishing. More than at any time in the history of. the tobacco program there is a need for unity among all segments of the industry to deal with a number of serious and far reaching problems that are facing tobacco. A great deal has been said and written about tobacco in recent weeks and it is unfortunate that the tobacco program became en tangled in the recent gubernatorial campaign. 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