Posted on 03/25/2025 12:24:49 PM PDT by DFG
Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday floated the possibility of Congress eliminating some federal courts.
It’s the latest attack from Republicans on the federal judiciary, as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration. In addition to funding threats, Trump and his conservative allies have called for the impeachment of certain federal judges who have ruled against him, most notably U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who attempted to halt Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants.
“We do have the authority over the federal courts, as you know. We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding over the courts and all these other things,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday. “But desperate times call for desperate measures, and Congress is going to act.”
Johnson, a former constitutional attorney, later clarified that he was making a point about Congress’ “broad authority” over the “creation, maintenance and the governance” of the courts. Article III of the Constitution established the Supreme Court but gave Congress the power to “ordain and establish” lower federal courts.
Congress has eliminated courts in the past. In 1913, for example, Congress abolished the Commerce Court and its judges were redistributed to the federal appeals court, according to Congress.gov. And in 1982, Congress passed legislation abolishing the Article III Court of Claims and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and established the Article I Court of Federal Claims and the Article III U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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A little less talk and a lot more action.
Build a giant toilet and raffle off tickets to choose who gets to flush them.
These black-robed a-holes have earned it.
And yes, a little less talk and a lot more action!
Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona and Rebecca Kaplan are paid liars.
Establish the district courts of Ice Station Zebra with jurisdiction over their deskmat, in the basement of the fallout shelter in which it located and put all the Obama Biden and RINO judges there.
They literally ruined our faith in our judicial branch to be fair and impartial. Now the must reap the whirlwind.
Yes, please.
No one in DC is prepared to eliminate entire Federal District Courts - although the DC one would be a prime target. It’s the deep-state’s kangaroo court for political show trials.
I simple law saying district courts have no jurisdiction beyond their own districts would be a good start.
PBS 3/19/25
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer acknowledged on PBS this week that Democrats intentionally appointed 235 “progressive judges” with the explicit aim of ruling against President Donald Trump….. The good news here is, we did put 235 judges—progressive judges, judges not under the control of Trump—last year on the bench, and they are ruling against Trump time after time after time.”
I wonder how three people write an article, and why do they need three people?
“And yes, a little less talk and a lot more action!”
Let’s hear it from Elvis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVMXLSS1cA
Impeachment is a waste of time.
The only long term solution to rogue judge attacks:
1. House/Senate legislation regulating *judges.
2. Nuclear option in senate to break the filibuster and pass the Legislation.
* Harry Reid, democrat, first used the nuke option, and it, too, had to do with judges.
A little less talk and a lot more action.
The dems have to be made to own the issues they are fighting for. Don’t deport violent gang members, Don’t shut down provably pointless departments (looking ad you, DOEd) finding waste in government is undemocratic, requiring federal workers to report to work and prove they are doing something is too traumatic for words, there is no problem with men who pretend to be women competing and changing clothes with real women.
Message to John Roberts. - clean up your courts act or we will pass restrictive legislation to clip your wings
Go float down the Mississippi River Mike, because you and the rest of the Repukes in Congress will never do it. You’re all talk, and no action.
Because between the three of them, they still only have a below 20 I.Q.
Hmmmm, eliminate the DC circuit court and establish a court of northern Alaska and transfer the DC judges to ‘the new circuit.
Impeachment and removal is near impossible, with needing 67 senators to remove.
However, eliminating a particular district court... that’s more doable.
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