I’m with Newt on this. Judges are exceeding their authority and need to be stopped.
Nobody on FR will argue about activist judges being plenty and wrong. But, the remedy proposed is extra constitutional and typical of Newt. He wants to become the Czar of the United States. No thanks!!!
Giving judges term limits as well as allowing voters to recall judges would help to end activist judge activities, too.
And ahat would you say if Obama did that?
Well sometimes Newt is a little over the top on the rhetoric but we currently have every little pissant federal judge issuing decisions striking down the legislation of sovereign states. This is blatantly unconstitutional as the Constitution is very clear that only the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over a soveriegn state. The governors seem too timid to step up and tell these judges to stuff it. So maybe we need a short term adjustment to get things back to where they should be. I agree with Newt that the 9th circuit court needs to be disbanded. Its a rogue court trying to make its own law.
Maybe sending the capital police to arrest judges is a little extreme. I think Newt probably got caught up in the moment on that one.