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Yonivore
02-13-2025, 11:05 PM
...of Government. (https://pjmedia.com/michael-walsh/2017/03/17/about-those-co-equal-branches-of-government-n50826)

I encourage you to read it all but, I'd like to point out this passage:


So this battle over Trump’s “Muslim ban” offers us a handy occasion to school the federal judiciary in the constitution, and to remind it that it’s skating on very thin ice indeed if it continues down its partisan path. Because, far from being a “co-equal” branch of government, almost the entirety of the federal court system is a creature of Congress, and can be restructured or abolished at any time. Don’t believe me? Take a look at Article III (https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii).


"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Congress giveth and Congress can taketh away. With a majority Republican Congress, these U. S. District Judges are going to keep fucking around and get themselves de-ordained and de-established.

Winehole23
02-13-2025, 11:09 PM
...of Government. (https://pjmedia.com/michael-walsh/2017/03/17/about-those-co-equal-branches-of-government-n50826)

I encourage you to read it all but, I'd like to point out this passage:



Congress giveth and Congress can taketh away. With a majority Republican Congress, these U. S. District Judges are going to keep fucking around and get themselves de-ordained and de-established.Congress can expand or limit the courts, this is uncontroversial until someone tries to do it.

Until about 100 years ago, Congress set the docket for the Supreme Court.

In principle, something like that could happen again

ChumpDumper
02-13-2025, 11:34 PM
...of Government. (https://pjmedia.com/michael-walsh/2017/03/17/about-those-co-equal-branches-of-government-n50826)

I encourage you to read it all but, I'd like to point out this passage:



Congress giveth and Congress can taketh away. With a majority Republican Congress, these U. S. District Judges are going to keep fucking around and get themselves de-ordained and de-established.

So you're going to eliminate all District Courts?

:lol You're a moron.

Thread
02-14-2025, 06:39 AM
So you're going to eliminate all District Courts?

:lol You're a moron.

Dumper mad yet again. Him always mad now.

Yonivore
02-14-2025, 09:30 AM
So you're going to eliminate all District Courts?

:lol You're a moron.
I always regret peeking at Chump's posts but, here goes...

No, ChumpDumper I'm not advocating they eliminate all District Courts. I'm saying Congress has the authority to design the lower courts. They could simply pass a law that restricts the courts from ruling on Presidential actions. That's all it would take.

ChumpDumper
02-14-2025, 10:18 AM
I always regret peeking at Chump's posts but, here goes...

No, ChumpDumper I'm not advocating they eliminate all District Courts. I'm saying Congress has the authority to design the lower courts. They could simply pass a law that restricts the courts from ruling on Presidential actions. That's all it would take.

Where is the bill doing this?

Let's see it.