Gingrich wants to Subpoena and Arrest Judges that don't follow his Agenda.

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President Gingrich Would Arrest, Subpoena Oppositional Judges

Hopefully, Iowans have a keen ear for dangerous ideology being spewed by most of the candidates such as Newt Gingrich's latest appeal to the authoritative and intolerant conservative base of the Republican Party. Take, for instance, the former Speaker of the House's suggestion on CBS' "Face The Nation" that liberal judges be arrested and subpoenaed for questionable -- to Gingrich and the like-minded -- rulings.

Gingrich made the statement he would as president send U.S. Marshals after judges who issued radical decisions and have them stand before Congress to explain their positions. Gingrich told Bob Schieffer the judges should defend their decisions and/or face impeachment.

Just because they disagree with the administration's -- or Gingrich's -- worldview, a sitting justice should be arrested or subpoenaed?
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So, the separation of powers doctrine makes judges appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and then independent thereafter, subject only to impeachment for specific reasons. Now, however, Newt wants to coerce the independent judges by subjecting them to subpoenas to explain themselves, on pain of arrest and possible impeachment.

This would be one of the biggest power grabs in recent American history. It would fundamentally change the politics and government in the US.
 
Screw an independent judiciary. If a judge is inconvenient to whatever crooked big-business slave is in charge of US government, have him thrown into jail or into a mental asylum.
 
@ OP
makes me wonder... just why the "Authoritative and Intolerant Conservatives" just can't get along with North Korea
 
I get that the Republicans have a lack of sane candidates willing to run at the moment. But how can this guy be a serious candidate that is even leading some polls?
 
Gingrich made the statement he would as president send U.S. Marshals after judges who issued radical decisions and have them stand before Congress to explain their positions.
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Why couldn't Newt just read the written opinion that the Judge issued, where, you know, the Judge explains his or her position.

Funny reading about this on freerepublic. The same posters that got all bent out of shape about President Obama saying a few pointed words during a State of the Union directed at the Citizens United majority are now for dragging judges up for show trials.
 
Ayn Rand said:
Not really, it would just formalise what happens anyway.
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It's much different than that. Judges are picked for outcomes. But they also serve for life. And so any president only appoints a minority of judges.
 
Dammit Newt, you're supposed to save this type of stuff for after your nomination, so you can lose to Obama and not to Mittens :mad:
 
Cutlass said:
President Gingrich Would Arrest, Subpoena Oppositional Judges

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So, the separation of powers doctrine makes judges appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and then independent thereafter, subject only to impeachment for specific reasons. Now, however, Newt wants to coerce the independent judges by subjecting them to subpoenas to explain themselves, on pain of arrest and possible impeachment.

This would be one of the biggest power grabs in recent American history. It would fundamentally change the politics and government in the US.
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Every time I think I have seen the most insane speech from a candidate ever, they manage to surprise me.

Just wow.
 
Pangur Bán;11133997 said:
Screw an independent judiciary. If a judge is inconvenient to whatever crooked big-business slave is in charge of US government, have him thrown into jail or into a mental asylum.
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You fail to grasp that this makes judges the pawn of the politicians who are the in pocket of the big-business types.
 
Newt the "historian" is badly botching the history in regards to Lincoln "ignoring" the Dred Scott decision.
 
Newt the "historian" hasn't got a fraking clue about American history. Clearly he ignored that part.
 
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