Constitution Restoration Act of 2005

The Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 sought to limit the power of federal courts to hear cases involving government officials or entities that acknowledge God as the source of law, liberty, or government. Under this bill, the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts would be prohibited from reviewing legal challenges against state or local displays of religious symbols, such as the Ten Commandments, or religious expressions by public officials.

Additionally, the bill would have forbidden federal judges from using foreign laws or international legal precedents when interpreting the U.S. Constitution, unless those laws were part of English common law used during the founding era. To enforce these rules, the legislation proposed that any federal judge who ruled on these restricted matters could be subject to impeachment and removal from office for failing to maintain "good behavior." For citizens, this would have meant that legal disputes regarding the separation of church and state in public spaces would be decided primarily by state courts rather than the federal judiciary.