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Gingrich: Congress can send Capitol Police to arrest rogue judges
The Hill ^ | December 18, 2011 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 12/18/2011 12:34:01 PM PST by EveningStar

GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose...

Gingrich made his remarks during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” where he defended his position that the president has the power to eliminate federal courts to disempower judges who hand down decisions out of step with the rest of the nation...

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gingrich; judges; newt; newtgingrich
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I didn't watch the show. Did anyone hear what he said?
1 posted on 12/18/2011 12:34:07 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Kagen? Sotomayor?


2 posted on 12/18/2011 12:36:04 PM PST by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: EveningStar

I’ve been a pretty big fan of Gingrich and his accomplishments as speaker, but these very intemperate remarks about dissolving courts and firing judges really worry me. We don’t need to oust the Obama imperium to replace it with another that could be even worse.


3 posted on 12/18/2011 12:36:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: EveningStar
GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose...

Gingrich made his remarks during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” where he defended his position that the president has the power to eliminate federal courts to disempower judges who hand down decisions out of step with the rest of the nation...

Ping for later

4 posted on 12/18/2011 12:37:36 PM PST by Alex Murphy (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2703506/posts?page=518#518)
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To: EveningStar

I guess Newt has been reading a different constitution than I have.

Newt is much smarter than I am so he must be right.
/S


6 posted on 12/18/2011 12:40:23 PM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because oit is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: EveningStar

You can watch the video clips here: http://www.therightscoop.com/newt-gingrich-on-face-the-nation/


7 posted on 12/18/2011 12:40:44 PM PST by Matchett-PI ("One party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious. Guess which ones." ~GagdadBob)
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To: EveningStar

Can a federal judge (not the SCOTUS) who overrules congress be arrested? What about judges that overrule the voters? It seems that judges rule, not elected officials or the will of the people.


8 posted on 12/18/2011 12:41:05 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: EveningStar

BEST news I’ve heard today! Go Newt!


9 posted on 12/18/2011 12:41:08 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: EveningStar
You can watch the video for yourself and decide if it's being reporting fairly:

Gingrich: Gov't branches should rule 2 out of 3
10 posted on 12/18/2011 12:41:30 PM PST by TBBT
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To: EveningStar

Sorry for giving you the wrong link in post #5. I’ll ask the moderator to delete it.


11 posted on 12/18/2011 12:42:14 PM PST by Matchett-PI ("One party will generally represent the envied, the other the envious. Guess which ones." ~GagdadBob)
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To: EveningStar

I’m with Newt on this. Judges are exceeding their authority and need to be stopped.


12 posted on 12/18/2011 12:42:47 PM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The 9th circus could be broken up into 2 courts...Its rulings cover 5 state. Too Big...congress makes the courts and can change them...but not with a democrat in the white house. Thats why it hasn’t been broken up yet...with a republican in the WH democrats will not go for it and visa versa....Judges can be impeached and removed. Congress I think is in charge of that....GG


13 posted on 12/18/2011 12:43:13 PM PST by goat granny
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I don't see much difference in that process and the impeachment of a president; all are "equal" branches of government and it takes Congress to do an impeachment of the president; the only difference I see is that they are "impeaching" a judge...and there are plenty of them that need it.

Get enough of these "rogue" judges and they make laws doing an end-run around the Constitution, and therefore need to be subdued.

It's all about "checks and balances", that's what is great about our Constitution.
14 posted on 12/18/2011 12:43:13 PM PST by FrankR (What you resist...PERSISTS!)
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To: EveningStar

Newt said a judge can be impeached, but before they do, they might like to have him appear before Congress to explain himself, so they could supoena him. IF HE DID NOT SHOW UP, Newt said they could send the capitol police or marshall to force him to honor the supoena.


15 posted on 12/18/2011 12:44:21 PM PST by ez (When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

if he abuse it, yes, but to be honest, too many judges have abused their power and should be fired


16 posted on 12/18/2011 12:45:44 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: EveningStar

When asked how he would force a judge to respond to a subpoena - from which judges are protected by common-law judicial privilege, barring in matters such as judicial misconduct - Gingrich said he would consider sending the Capitol police to arrest him or her.


17 posted on 12/18/2011 12:46:07 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: ez; All

In other words....Newt just outlined what the LAW IS!!!


18 posted on 12/18/2011 12:46:46 PM PST by goodnesswins (Banning Christmas (and Christmas decorations) is something that commies do.)
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To: Pontiac

Read post fifteen, read the constitution in print (not just what you think you remember) and explain what your problem with bringing to bear constitutional checks on the judiciary long neglected is.


19 posted on 12/18/2011 12:48:25 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Gingrich is talking ONLY of keeping judges in line with the constitution, and using the constitution to do it.
Why a problem with that?


20 posted on 12/18/2011 12:48:43 PM PST by wwcj
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