Posted on 12/18/2011 12:34:01 PM PST by EveningStar
GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmakers broadly oppose...
Gingrich made his remarks during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” where he defended his position that the president has the power to eliminate federal courts to disempower judges who hand down decisions out of step with the rest of the nation...
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Kagen? Sotomayor?
I’ve been a pretty big fan of Gingrich and his accomplishments as speaker, but these very intemperate remarks about dissolving courts and firing judges really worry me. We don’t need to oust the Obama imperium to replace it with another that could be even worse.
Gingrich made his remarks during a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” where he defended his position that the president has the power to eliminate federal courts to disempower judges who hand down decisions out of step with the rest of the nation...
Ping for later
I guess Newt has been reading a different constitution than I have.
Newt is much smarter than I am so he must be right.
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You can watch the video clips here: http://www.therightscoop.com/newt-gingrich-on-face-the-nation/
Can a federal judge (not the SCOTUS) who overrules congress be arrested? What about judges that overrule the voters? It seems that judges rule, not elected officials or the will of the people.
BEST news I’ve heard today! Go Newt!
Sorry for giving you the wrong link in post #5. I’ll ask the moderator to delete it.
I’m with Newt on this. Judges are exceeding their authority and need to be stopped.
The 9th circus could be broken up into 2 courts...Its rulings cover 5 state. Too Big...congress makes the courts and can change them...but not with a democrat in the white house. Thats why it hasn’t been broken up yet...with a republican in the WH democrats will not go for it and visa versa....Judges can be impeached and removed. Congress I think is in charge of that....GG
Newt said a judge can be impeached, but before they do, they might like to have him appear before Congress to explain himself, so they could supoena him. IF HE DID NOT SHOW UP, Newt said they could send the capitol police or marshall to force him to honor the supoena.
if he abuse it, yes, but to be honest, too many judges have abused their power and should be fired
When asked how he would force a judge to respond to a subpoena - from which judges are protected by common-law judicial privilege, barring in matters such as judicial misconduct - Gingrich said he would consider sending the Capitol police to arrest him or her.
In other words....Newt just outlined what the LAW IS!!!
Read post fifteen, read the constitution in print (not just what you think you remember) and explain what your problem with bringing to bear constitutional checks on the judiciary long neglected is.
Gingrich is talking ONLY of keeping judges in line with the constitution, and using the constitution to do it.
Why a problem with that?
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