Frist's "nuclear option" is NOTHING compared to the "Thermonuclear Option"

[Walt Starr]

"What's this thermonuclear option you speak of, Walt?"

Why, it's laid out in Article III, Section 1. of the constitution!

"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. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office."

The thermonuclear option is simple. The Congress pulls the plug on all District and Appellate courts in the land, stating we don't need them any longer. After that, they begin the long arduous task of creating new inferior courts as they deem necessary to ordain and establish.

Now the Pretzledent can appoint whomsoever he wishes.

Think they won't do it?

It all comes down to the '06 elections. If they gain seats, count on the thermonuclear option.

The radicals on right wing blogs like the Freakers are already demanding this.

[housewolf]

1. I've already heard some talk about this

about the courts in general but specifically in regards to splitting the 9th Circuit Court - they have a particular hatred for it.

[WolverineDG]

2. Then they'll have to explain

why all those drug dealers & other federal crime offenders are walking the streets out on bond instead of being locked up....and I don't think the Supremes are gonna like hearing ALL the federal civil & criminal cases.

It is true that the feds throw most of the burden on the states to prosecute some of these federal offenses, but I think most if not all are going to start doing what my local county does: no pay, no play. We're not going to clog OUR courts & jails with YOUR cases & YOUR crooks if you're not going to pay us.

dg

[Walt Starr]

3. It wouldn't take 'em more than a year

All they have to do is pick up three Senate seats and it's a done deal.

[DulceDecorum]

11. Dinim

Our most pressing task, to put it simply, is to launch an international Noachide revolution without delay. The process has already begun, with dozens of tiny Noachide communities having appeared throughout the United States, generally composed of former Christians who have abandoned that religion. The task of organizing be revolution can be divided into two broad stages:
<snip>

2) In the second stage, the growing Noachide movement will seize political power — using only peaceful, lawful means — in the capitals of the Western nations. This, of course, will not take place until the Noachide society has grown to some threshold size. We do not know how large this needs to be nor which nations will join the revolution first, although the United States, as a fairly religious, conservative nation, certainly tops the list of prospects.

Upon seizing the reins of government, the new Noachide leaders will move quickly to implement a full agenda of reform. ..... The pre-existing Noachide judges and courts will replace the existing court system of each country, and the legal code will be drastically rewritten ..... in the United States, the emphasis will be on restoring the authority of the Constitution and abolishing all unconstitutional government programs and agencies. The national debt will be foreclosed, probably by paying off creditors with government land holdings, thus averting economic disaster. And law and order will be fully restored through the establishment of internal security measures, .... The captive peoples, seeing their liberation at hand, will genuinely rise up to throw their brutal dictators out of power, ....
www.noahide.com/finalwar.htm

Noahide Laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noahide_Laws

[converted_democrat]

4. Cripes

They need to take the energy they use on thinking this shit up on something "normal" like sex.

[Tux]

8. They do have sex

Just against another's will and usually against women, children, and men.

[paineinthearse]

5. You are absolutely right about '06.

We need to take back the House, if not the Senate.

Excellent article about the "Nuclear Option" here - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1779384

[Gothmog]

6. Delay and the house repukes have tried something similar

The house repukes have tried to abolish the 9th cir. and to limit the jurisdiction of the lower federal courts as to such matters as flag burning, the ten commandments and abortion. The Senate has so far refused to go along with this concept in part because of filibusters.

[Jose Diablo]

7. The corporations are the biggest users of courts

These right winger may be nut cases, but they are not stupid. And pulling the plug on all District and Appellate courts would PO a lot of corporations because their contract enforcement would come to a standstill.

[Walt Starr]

9. One court at a time

3 seats in the Senate and they'll have enough Republicans and DINOs to get it done.

[blondeatlast]

10. Edit: blonde moment. nt