House votes to break up San Francisco based-9th Circuit appeals court

AP ^ | 10/5/4 | MARK SHERMAN

[appalachian_dweller]

Great news! Hope it happens.

[TXBubba]

Yes, but post#37 is my concern.

[glorgau]

How long until the the 9th circuit declares this unconstitutional?

[NJ_gent]

"How many times have the US Supreme Court had to over-turn a decision from this liberal court?"

The 9th isn't really that much more liberal than any other. The problem with the 9th has always been that it's so large that it's quite easy to get a few loonies together for a ridiculous decision. Of course, you don't hear much about the day-to-day decisions that make perfect sense. You only hear about the ones so absurd that they can sell papers.

[mabelkitty]

Do you think Kerry and Edwards are going to show up for the vote? This doesn't even affect their states, so I find it hard to believe they would come off the campaign trail to kill it, without pissing off all those other states in the process.

[Shqipo]

LOL. One Bench-busting nuke would suffice.

[mabelkitty]

We'll see.
McCain would have a very difficult time defending the status quo on this one.

[jackbill]

OK, now how do us folks in CA get out from under? 8-}

The judges will have to be split up. Maybe we can leave the most conservative ones in the new 9th Circuit?

[samadams2000]

Senator Sphincter of Penn and that stupid clown Hatch will show their true colors. Watch.

[Bigh4u2]

If enough Senators can be swayed, and I know it's not easy, this could become law.

Maybe not until after the election tho.

Consider what you are reading before you become dishearted!

MSM!
The AP is not the most 'trusted name' in journalism!

[onyx]

WOO-HOO!

[You Dirty Rats]

I didn't even know this could be done.

The entire Federal Court structure is controlled by Law. Congress can and has changed the number of SCOTUS justices, for example.

The tough part here is getting this through the Senate. My guess is this will be filibustered by the 'Rats in the Senate.

[mabelkitty]

Fear not.
The 9th Circuit will lose the power and control they enjoy and you'll see massive retirements.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Sure it can Article III, Section 1 clearly says Congress has the power to do this or even get rid of it entirely.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Horse crap. If the Senate doesn't follow through it will be because of a filabuster not Hatch.

[pollywog]

as a Californian, I say ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!

[DSBull]

Hold on a minute...Did the legislation call for the removal of the bum judges?

If not then this legislation only spreads the manure in many direction rather than cleaning it up all together.

But I am not a lawyer or an expert on these things, so I might be wrong...

[goldstategop]

It'll die this year in the Senate. I would love nothing better though than to see the Nine Circus Clowns wings clipped for good.

[mabelkitty]

Yes, you are incorrect.
They will have to appoint 58 judges.
I'd like to see them try and fillibuster 58 justices in this instance.
This is amazing strategery.

[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

That makes total sense. The 9th Circuit was too large as compared to the other Circuits in the country and was just getting bigger as the population growth shifted Westward.

This will streamline things a bit and create at least one reasonably conservative district.