Posted on 03/12/2025 11:32:53 AM PDT by Jacquerie
Members of Congress are currently filing resolutions to impeach federal judges who are blocking the work of the Trump administration.
But what does the Constitution actually say about how long a federal judge may serve on the bench?
ART III, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states, “The Judges, both of the supreme & inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior…” It does not say that the judges will hold their offices until they resign, die, or commit “a high crime or misdemeanor.” It just says that they stay on their bench while their “behavior” is good.
Now if a federal district judge had previously served on the board of directors of an organization when it received tens of millions of dollars in federal funding and he or she issued an order requiring that the federal spigot feeding that organization could not be closed instead of recusing himself, would that be considered “good behavior?”
For years I suggested that it might be a good idea to bring judges in before the Judiciary Committee to ask them about matters in which a judge may have violated the “good behaviour” standard. Maybe it is time that idea was finally utilized. Perhaps it is time to have checks and balances on the Judiciary Branch, just as the Judiciary Branch has used checks against the Legislative and Executive Branches.
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Great article by Louie Gohmert.
“Drag these judicial tyrants before Congressional judicial committees to explain themselves.”
Or, pretend to be a Democrat and take matters into our own hands
Congress doesn’t have the bandwidth. There are just too many political judges.
In a word, yes.
Hanging is always an option.🤔
Like seeing them dragged down to defeat screaming. Might be nice for some of their crimes to sorta surface as well.
Also crushes the psyche of the leftwingnuts opposing Trump and the people’s agenda.
So, nyah let the judges keep making themselves look stupid and clueless.
yes
Blackmail works too.
There are too few H of R congresscritters.
Why have we been stuck at 435 for so long?
They’re not going to impeach a single judge, this is just another waste of time and effort.
Reforms are definitely needed. If Congress doesn’t do it, who will?
That’s the problem, Congress is broken. When choosing between the good of the country and the next election, they choose the latter every time.
The Constitution, in Article I, Section 2, states: “The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative...”. If this rule were applied, there would be a House of Representatives exceeding 10,000 members. Such a large body of people would be unwieldy, although with Zoom and other platforms, it could be done today.
Well said!
It feels like the Swamp goes all the way to the Earth’s core.
Can you imagine the house convening in a sports arena?
There also aren't the votes to convict and remove him from the federal bench. Yes, another waste of time and effort.
Would the 10,000 member House of Representative vote themselves free beer and nachos as the first order of business?
Uh, not going to happen due to separation of powers.
Impeach, convict and close the position down.
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