The Supreme Court's decision on Monday (10/06) to let rulings by lower court judges stand that redefine marriage is both tragic and indefensible.

By refusing to rule if the States can define marriage, the Supreme Court is abdicating its duty to uphold the Constitution. The fact that the Supreme Court Justices, without providing any explanation whatsoever, have permitted lower courts to strike down so many state marriage laws is astonishing.
 
This is judicial activism at its worst. The Constitution entrusts state legislatures, elected by the People, to define marriage consistent with the values and mores of their citizens.  Unelected judges should not be imposing their policy preferences to subvert the considered judgments of democratically elected legislatures.
 
The Supreme Court is, de facto, applying an extremely broad interpretation to the 14^th Amendment without saying a word - an action that is likely to have far-reaching consequences.

It is beyond dispute that when the 14^th Amendment was adopted 146 years ago, as a necessary post-Civil War era reform, it was not imagined to also mandate same-sex marriage -- but that is what the Supreme Court is implying. The Court is making the preposterous assumption that the People of the United States somehow silently redefined marriage in 1868 when they ratified the 14^th Amendment.

Merry Christmas. If that offends you, why should I care? It's your problem, not mine. Let me explain your problem a little more fully.

You folks don't want to be called "liberals" any more because most everyone else has figured out you don't believe in liberty but its opposite - the repression of individual liberty by a fascist nanny state.  So now you demand to be called "progressives" - but we will not comply.

For you believe in a regression away from freedom.  You are part of the past, not of the future.  You deserve to be called "regressives."  Another thing you are a regression from is reality.  Christmastime is an opportune moment to focus on one fundamental aspect of reality about America:  America is a Christian country.

It's your job to deal with that, because you're not going to change this fact. America has always been a Christian country, and - open wide now, because you're going to have to swallow this - it will continue to be.

You have been waging a war against Christmas and Christianity, but you are going to fail.  Here's why.

It's good to have a back-up plan, or a Plan B, especially in uncertain times; but it's also important to remember that this is only for when your plan A is threatened. Often the best thing you can do is to fully commit to your primary vision; sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

It's excellent to have a plan that you can fall back on if things don't work out; but today I want to talk about some elements of committing to your plan A that can be easily neglected... because we take them for granted.

If you're thinking of moving away from your home, be it out of state or out of the country, before you do so, consider what you will be leaving behind.  Be very careful before you abandon your Plan A.

You're well aware of the "Remember The Alamo" Rendezvous VII in San Antonio January 29-31.  It's where TTPers gather together as a family for a weekend of learning, conviviality, and the joyous fun of being with fellow pro-Americans.

My brilliant bride, Rebel, who authors TTP's Plan B column, can hardly wait for San Antonio, like me.  And now she has come up with a brilliant idea to hold a special one-day Plan B Workshop devoted to enabling you to preserve and protect your financial security.

The Choices & Power Financial Plan B Workshop will be held on December 9^th in St. Louis.  Rebel asked me to be there and speak, and I enthusiastically agreed.  She's lined up star speakers like Chuck Butler, publisher of The Daily Pfennig;  Frank Trotter, founding partner of Everbank; and Erika Nolan, executive director of The Sovereign Society.

Rebel has fire in her eyes when she talks about this.  She's seriously determined to help TTPers get out of harm's way in 2010.  How serious?  She explained to me: