Just a thought, I just realized HOW the entire Judge situtation....

[Rosco T.]

.. could be rectified.

The judges serve in a lifetime appointment IN THEIR ASSIGNED COURT do they not???

NOW.. just hang with me for a minute...

it's 2008, we've managed to take back both the House/Senate and the Oval Office.

The judicial system is vasty overtaxed and overloaded (I don't think there is arguement there...) and we could really stand a

JUDICIAL REORGANIZATION.

Simply draw NEW JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, replace each and every one. Double the number of circuits.

OOPS... those old COURTS don't exist any more.

Gee Whizzers... guess the President would have to appoint ALL NEW JUDGES..

just enough 'old repukes' to keep them in the minority (and prevent them from screaming that we are 'stacking the deck' ) and spanking fresh 'progressives' for the rest...

Would it work?

[serryjw]

1. I love it....Could that REALLY be done?

When were the 13 circuits established...Who has the authority to change/eliminate ONE or TWO?

[Rosco T.]

2. The President/Congress I would assume...

the trick would be redrawing them, eliminating/increasing them so that NO EXISTING CIRCUIT would be within a NEW CIRCUIT, hell even call them something different... instead of the 9th Circuit call it the "Western Second Circuit" so that there is ZERO arguement that the old entities exist.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. One problem the courts have been around in current

organization for over 100 years... in fact I'd hazard to say some of them since oh 1789

[rwenos]

4. Congress Can Do What It Wants with Federal Court System

Article III Section 1:

"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 Judiciary Act of 1789 set up the system of federal appellate circuits and district trial courts. Congress can change it anytime 218 Representatives, 51 Senators and 1 President say so.

[Rosco T.]

5. Sounds like a nice target for 2008 don't it :)

and who could complain with anything that could aleviate the overloaded court system???

well, other than the Pukes that get slammed out the door of course...

[laheina]

8. In a sense

that is comforting, because we're going to have a lot of work to do. Not only in rectifying all of *'s fuck-ups, but also in fixing the system so that this mess doesn't happen again.

[Erika]

6. You're a genius

Yes, the Congress does have the power to realign districts.

[Rosco T.]

7. aw shuckins.. not a genius...

.. just a devious little snit :D

[The Doctor.]

9. Cleveryes...

but you must realize they have no reason to think that they will not retain the WH, The House, The Senate, and whatever 4th branch minions they can?

[rwenos]

11. Hey, I thought she meant ME

:-)

[PowerToThePeople]

10. Don't like this idea..

We heard this from repukes around the TS time. They wanted to dismantle the liberal judicial system..

[serryjw]

12. Great idea....The thugs already thought of it!

I just started a new thread.....About Myers and the 9th cicuit which THEY are going to break up!!!!!!!