Posted on 06/25/2015 12:47:06 PM PDT by illiac
Republicans like to talk about impeaching President Obama, but there is a far more deserving candidate for impeachment—Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court. While the Republicans in Congress have blocked Democrats from enacting much of substance, the GOP majority in control of the Court has been effectively legislating on its own, following an agenda neatly aligned with their conservative party. Step by step, the five right-wing justices are transforming the terms of the American political system—including the Constitution.
They empowered “dark money” in politics and produced the $4 billion by-election of 2014. They assigned spiritual values to soulless corporations who thus gained First Amendment protection of free speech and religion. The justices effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, even as they allowed state governments to create new obstacles for minority voting. The High Court made it okay to take guns to church and more difficult to keep guns from dangerous people. It rendered a series of decisions that collectively shifted political power from the many to the few.
This power grab by the unelected—and supposedly non-partisan—justices has already produced a historic rewrite of America democracy. But it was done by blatantly usurping the decision-making authority that belongs to the elected government in Congress and the executive branch. The Republican justices are not finished with their undeclared revolution. They will continue unless and until people rise up and stop them.
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Yes. And Ginsberg. And Sotomayor.
Just for starters.
Write a strong letter to Boner and Ditch.
Not “should”.
CAN.
Good points!
being a moral coward is, unfortunately, not sufficient grounds for impeachment. besides, guess who would nominate his replacement.
Impeach? Good heavens, why? He’ll just be replaced by another corrupt liberal. And we’ll have to foot the bill.
And somehow I can’t foresee Congress doing much of anything. The Republicrats are too busy counting all the money they made on insider trading today to give a hoot about much of anything.
I’d rather we impeach Obama and Boehner first.
Yep. Way past time for his ass to be removed from the bench.
Yeah, sure. Lots of dreamers here at Free Republic.
Agree with that!
if you haven’t figured it out yet... almost all republicans go along with the democrats on the big items. house, senate and the supremes.
the best example of what’s happening can be found in ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’... but instead of hydra and shield, think progressives and the US govt
Sure would be appropriate, lawful and just; but, USG would appoint a worst _judge_ more likely.
As 6 judges found that SCOTUS now has LEGISLATIVE authority in direct conflict with the Constitution, they are in violation of the Conatitution and their oath of office. Impeach the 6 of them.
I can think of a more appropriate punishment for a traitor.
It would be quicker for the states to just ignore him and the rest of his black-robed cabal.
Most likely true....
Or we can run him outta town on a rail covered in hot tar and chicken feathers. The rule of law seems to be anything you want to make it these days.
We do not have an informed, responsible electorate committed to constitutional government. Until that changes nothing good will ensue.
Agreed. Now let’s all get on the horn and tell Congress to get busy!!!
Wait. They’re too wrapped up celebrating abd high fiving their stock brokers at the moment. Please take a number and have a seat in the waiting room.
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