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To: gorush
Jefferson fired all those judges anyway.

TSubsequent Presidents have failed to pick up on that customary right of the President to fire judges at will.

That's a shame too.

13 posted on 07/02/2011 7:18:04 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
"Jefferson fired all those judges anyway."

He tried, which led to the Marbury v. Madison case that led to an all powerful Supreme Court.

33 posted on 07/02/2011 7:52:46 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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