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(805 posts) Sun Dec 18, 2011, 03:11 PM Dec 2011

Newt Gingrich Would Send U.S. Marshals To Arrest ‘Activist’ Judges [View all]

Continuing his crusade against the courts, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich railed against judges “imposing secularism” on the country on this morning’s Face The Nation. Arguing that “activist judges” who make disagreeable decisions should be held accountable before Congress, he told Bob Schieffer that he would send a U.S. Marshal or Capitol Police officer to arrest judges if that’s what it took to reign them in, and then encourage impeachment:

SCHIEFFER: One of the things you say is that if you don’t like what a court has done, that Congress should subpoena the judge and bring him before Congress and hold a Congressional hearing… how would you enforce that? Would you send the Capitol Police down to arrest him?

GINGRICH: Sure. If you had to. Or you’d instruct the Justice Department to send a U.S. Marshal.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/12/18/391576/gingrich-marshal-judges/

So the bottom line is: Agree with me or serve hard time. All hail Emperor Lizard.

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Newt Gingrich Would Send U.S. Marshals To Arrest ‘Activist’ Judges [View all] bluevoter4life Dec 2011 OP

oh sweet jesus. STFU. Newt. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #1

Citizens United BarbaRosa Dec 2011 #2

and Bush v Gore & how about activists Scalia and Thomas? wordpix Dec 2011 #83

I can't tell whether he's just saying this junk to get attention, and very well understands that amandabeech Dec 2011 #3

Would also need to increase federal spending to fund the Marshalls and prisons bluevoter4life Dec 2011 #5

I seriously don't think Newt plays with a full deck. I find him very unstable. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #9

Much like Bush Autumn Dec 2011 #11

Yeah, there's a lot of commonality there. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #12

I think he knows christx30 Dec 2011 #26

Yep, well might be ... someone on one thread (I don't have link) also said he might be RKP5637 Dec 2011 #30

That works for Ann Coulter. colorado_ufo Dec 2011 #44

Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #49

Pulling a Donald Trump christx30 Dec 2011 #100

Frankly, I think that he's just been trying to sell books, amandabeech Dec 2011 #107

I, personally, christx30 Dec 2011 #112

Either that or vowing to eliminate every single regulation ever authorized. amandabeech Dec 2011 #125

Agreed Magoo48 Dec 2011 #116

"I think part of the advantage I have is that I’m not a lawyer." Newt Gingrich Botany Dec 2011 #59

Yes, but, Cheney did not think much of those 3 branches of government, as I recall. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #84

He didn't like any branch of government that would not lend itself to a Rasputin like the unitary amandabeech Dec 2011 #126

Well. Just think back on when he had some power. He did do terrible things. The Wielding Truth Dec 2011 #87

He is on a fishing expedition on this one... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #113

Newt is either trying to lose aletier_v Dec 2011 #4

Bingo grantcart Dec 2011 #6

Absolutely. Newt's taking a dive. Frank Cannon Dec 2011 #35

And the interesting thing is that when he takes a dive he may take Romney out with him grantcart Dec 2011 #38

I could not agree more. jeaps Dec 2011 #57

It's entirely possible that he's trying to lose rocktivity Dec 2011 #15

i dont know if its even that transparent.. oldhippydude Dec 2011 #43

A brokered convention xxqqqzme Dec 2011 #70

He would just have a blast with the NDAA Autumn Dec 2011 #7

Lizard, yep, some days David Icke makes more and more sense. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #8

If you read David Icke as metaphor, as literature and allegory instead of literal truth - RIGHT ON saras Dec 2011 #64

Yep, I always read it as a metaphor, words really do pale to describe them anymore. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #86

I guess the Robert's court better watch themselves! n/t BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #10

Perhaps now they see the danger in siding with the Republicans - even they are not safe. kiranon Dec 2011 #16

The four Justices you named are NOT the ones Newt wants to arrest jmowreader Dec 2011 #46

But I think that even they would not like the precident quakerboy Dec 2011 #48

Going after a liberal Supreme Court Justice would destroy the power and prestige of the Court. kiranon Dec 2011 #79

And that, dear kiranon, is what the Republicans have always sought to do jmowreader Dec 2011 #106

he would be the most interesting political leader in the Western world since the 1930's Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #13

"Interesting" is a good word. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #115

Wow, I would hate to live in Newt's world. nobodyspecial Dec 2011 #14

Outstanding idea.Start with Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito... abq e streeter Dec 2011 #17

Sounds like a fascist state is in his plans. chelsea0011 Dec 2011 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #19

more like a tall glass from 1854 aletier_v Dec 2011 #32

Or 1939 obamanut2012 Dec 2011 #68

Is it fascism yet? Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #20

Leroy's an attention whore who will say anything politically outrageous for the publicity Zorro Dec 2011 #21

Keep talking newtie, keep talking...indeed! eom Purveyor Dec 2011 #22

Thank you, Jesus! melonkali Dec 2011 #23

'Course in Newtie's world, "activist judges" only lean in one direction - LEFT! housewolf Dec 2011 #24

If Newt ever gets in there will be civil war Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #25

How Fascist of him.... SoapBox Dec 2011 #27

Chairman Gingrich is running for president of the wrong country Renew Deal Dec 2011 #28

Newt is running for president of the wrong alternate universe aletier_v Dec 2011 #33

Chairman Gingrich is running for president of the wrong country AlbertCat Dec 2011 #61

lol Renew Deal Dec 2011 #67

Gingrich has just told us how to deal with Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, Scalito yurbud Dec 2011 #29

"...how to deal with Roberts, Thomas, Scalia, Scalito" unkachuck Dec 2011 #31

the scary thing is, I mean it as hyperbole. Newt doesn't. yurbud Dec 2011 #105

LOL! Good thinking! n/t melonkali Dec 2011 #80

Good. He can start with the Supreme Court. Lil Missy Dec 2011 #34

Even other repub candidates backed away from this insanity (well, Romney and Paul at least). Skip Intro Dec 2011 #36

Dictators arrest judges, Newt. What part of "independent judiciary do you not understand?" If you yellowcanine Dec 2011 #37

He's such a Nazi!!! applegrove Dec 2011 #39

Clearly, he's pandering to the "More Evil Than Hitler" demographic. sofa king Dec 2011 #50

Wouldn't it be simpler to follow the traditional method and zogofzorkon Dec 2011 #40

Newt thinks this would be him if he was President 47of74 Dec 2011 #41

Tiffanys! Kurovski Dec 2011 #111

Wow, one tier for each marriage! Joe Bacon Dec 2011 #118

He gets fucking crazier by the day. He's done. Done. Initech Dec 2011 #42

If wishes were ponies I'd have a herd Confusious Dec 2011 #47

I hear there's an opening in North Korea... smirkymonkey Dec 2011 #63

He could start with Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia and Thomas for Citizens United. W T F Dec 2011 #45

well, then there's that SemperEadem Dec 2011 #53

there is no absolute monarchy in this country SemperEadem Dec 2011 #51

Jesus! Is he handing the playbook to the Dems? truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #52

I wonder if the Repubs are running certain candidates as a litmus test justiceischeap Dec 2011 #54

That has occured to me, too... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #114

This is why the NDAA is so important. Do we want it be administered at Newt's discretion? ScottLand Dec 2011 #55

Its actually why the NDAA is irrelevant onenote Dec 2011 #122

Seig Heil! dmosh42 Dec 2011 #56

Newt has lost his marbles. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #58

Well, Newt, most of the federal courts are controlled by Republican appointees NewJeffCT Dec 2011 #60

So the lizard's slow motion implosion hifiguy Dec 2011 #62

If Obama had made the same statement, the Rethugs would be calling for his head. Denninmi Dec 2011 #65

Is this not borderline treasonous??? obamanut2012 Dec 2011 #66

This is scary stuff jimlup Dec 2011 #69

This ALONE disqualifies Gingrich as President marias23 Dec 2011 #71

Wouldn't it be funny if he did get their nomination? Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #72

And what would Newtie do when those Marshalls flat out refused to do it? arbusto_baboso Dec 2011 #73

So, when are Scalia, Roberts, Alito, and Thomas going to be arrested? geardaddy Dec 2011 #74

I wish they were. tcaudilllg Dec 2011 #81

Wow that statement is an incitement to violence Charlemagne Dec 2011 #88

Hardly an incitement to violence. geardaddy Dec 2011 #90

meant as sarcasm Charlemagne Dec 2011 #91

OK, lol geardaddy Dec 2011 #94

you are correct onenote Dec 2011 #124

Would President Gingrich submit to a Congressional subpeona? Deep13 Dec 2011 #75

about time. I've been impatiently waiting for this move. All is again good with the world. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #76

Newt: "And when I'm impeached I'll arrest the entire House of Representatives" ashling Dec 2011 #77

For a supposed history teacher evilhime Dec 2011 #78

Dangerous krucial Dec 2011 #82

This is a positive thing Charlemagne Dec 2011 #85

SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubert Flottz Dec 2011 #89

His ignorance of the Constitution and the workings of US government is really astonishing. ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #92

Actually I think he does know how the Founders intended for things to work.... Swede Atlanta Dec 2011 #104

and he is the intellectual one arely staircase Dec 2011 #121

I used to think Newt was a Borderline Personality Disorder, dgibby Dec 2011 #93

WOW! that reptilian brain of his is totally out of control... madrchsod Dec 2011 #95

this is gonna be like reagan, 20 years later we'll realize that he had dementia La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #96

Nah the big difference is we know Newt's crazy to begin with. Initech Dec 2011 #98

true La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #99

Is He Related to Adolph? colsohlibgal Dec 2011 #97

Newt is imploding in Iowa nichomachus Dec 2011 #101

This is the path to plutocracy...oh, um I think we are already there..... Swede Atlanta Dec 2011 #102

Repigs wet dream; Xristofascist Dictatorship. nt and-justice-for-all Dec 2011 #103

Fascist pig. Zoeisright Dec 2011 #108

Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Newt - all done. Who's next? :) Tx4obama Dec 2011 #109

Sure he would. Kurovski Dec 2011 #110

And charge them with WHAT? paparush Dec 2011 #117

Apparently, El Presidente sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #119

Is being subpoenaed the same as being arrested? Islandlife Dec 2011 #120

Then Grichrich-republicans must also believe that Obama should be able to prison right-wing judges GreenTea Dec 2011 #123