Posted on 02/09/2017 3:20:37 PM PST by Hadean
As judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals weigh the legality of President Trump’s immigration executive order, a Republican push to split up the controversial court -- and shrink its clout -- is gaining steam on Capitol Hill.
Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona introduced legislation last month to carve six states out of the San Francisco-based court circuit and create a brand new 12th Circuit.
They argue that the 9th is too big, too liberal and too slow resolving cases. If they succeed, only California, Oregon, Hawaii and two island districts would remain in the 9th's judicial fiefdom.
Right now, Flake said, the circuit is far too sprawling. “It represents 20 percent of the population -- and 40 percent of the land mass is in that jurisdiction. It’s just too big,” Flake told Fox News on Wednesday. “We have a bedrock principle of swift justice and if you live in Arizona or anywhere in the 9th Circuit, you just don’t have it.”
Flake says it typically takes the court 15 months to hand down a decision. “It’s far too long,” he added.
Conservatives have mocked the 9th Circuit for years, often calling it the “Nutty 9th” or the “9th Circus,” in part because so many of its rulings have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Under Flake’s bill, the new circuit would cover Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Alaska, leaving the 9th with three Pacific states as well as the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
A separate House version introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs and four other Arizona Republicans would leave Washington state in the 9th Circuit.
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I know that, but I don’t care - they broke the law by jumping in on something that it is very clear they have no right to review. They need to be fired. Where there is a will there is a way.
If they are like the rest of the nutty liberals, they are dirty as sin, so there’s bound to be something to use to get rid of them - sooner the better.
Are we to be ruled by the nutty ninth district?
First time in a while I’m in agreement with McCain and Flake.
Indeed - broken clocks are right twice a day.
They can either see where the wind is blowing,or most likely they weren’t planning to do their liberal buddies any favors.
Either way hope the Senate and the House approves this Motion.
What does McCain get out of it?
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