Considering that the 9^th Circus is the most overruled of all the Circuit courts, this shouldn't be a major problem.

Two!

Two GOP candidates who will destroy the of separation of powers and our government.

Ah ah ah!

Damn those activist judges! (They're the ones that don't agree with my views.)

He's just got my vote!

Subby: Guantanamo and Guam are two different places.

The usual political response to "We don't get demographics we want" is gerrymandering.

Santorum's not the first one to talk about splitting the 9th Court (new window) . -- but I suspect what will end up happening is more gerrymandering.

Constitutional protection for some, public opinion for others.

What a child.

Good luck with that. I'm sure that such a move would have no consequences whatsoever. Not that he has a snowball's chance in most Hells, but gottverdamme this man just loves to prove his unfitness for office...

and this is the guy the GOP thinks america will vote for...?

what the hell happened to the Republican party!?

CruiserTwelve: Subby: Guantanamo and Guam are two different places.

This.

I love this "activist" judge shiat.

This might be difficult for you to grasp, Republicoonts, but judges aren't the ones filing the lawsuits and charges they're required to rule on.

Poopspasm: Nah, let's just dismantle checks and balances and go straight to being a banana republic.

Look, just because the GOP wants to destroy the separation of powers and the entire basis for our form of government in favor of a system in which the Judiciary will be subservient under penalty of imprisonment to the political whims of the Executive doesn't mean they want to turn us into a banana republic.

Wait, we're supposed to have judges that "reflect our values"? Funny I thought those were legislators, you know, the people who are elected and subject to re-election periodically.

While judges are the ones who uphold the Constitution, the very thing these conservatives whine about. A major purpose of the judiciary is to prevent the majority from running roughshod over smaller/less powerful groups and individuals. The whole purpose of lifetime appointments is to empower them to do things that are unpopular.

I wish someone would ask Santorum if he ever heard of FDR's massively stupid court packing plan. This is a version of that at the appellate level.

CruiserTwelve: Subby: Guantanamo and Guam are two different places.

Clearly the neither the Founding Fathers nor Jesus ever intended for there to be an appellate court in San Francisco.

TheLopper: How did this clown get elected to anything? I'd have a hard time trusting him with a lemonade stand.

Forget it jake, its Pennsylvania.

TheLopper: How did this clown get elected to anything? I'd have a hard time trusting him with a lemonade stand.

Not only will he never be POTUS, he'll probably lose the next time he's up for reelection.

LarryDan43: They really hate people, don't they?

just certain classes of people. I think that Santorum really does believe that he can make the world a better place. he just needs to get rid of freedom to do it.

UCFRoadWarrior: 9th Circuit Ct of Appeals thinks they are the 4th Branch of Govt...and yes they are the most overruled

They seem to only represent Illegal Aliens, San Francisco, and Criminals. The rest of you is screwed

Sorry you had such bad timing for appointments. I guess those crafty liberals can manipulate time and space to ensure the judges retire on their watch. Or maybe God likes liberals.

Old enough to know better: With all the craziness beign spouted recently, all I can figure is that frustration and hatred for Obama has driven the GOP over the brink of insanity. I'm a little worried what these people are going to do when he gets reelected.

for all the sheer insanity from the religious right wing in this country, at least they're still (mostly) playing by the rules. they're not seizing power with guns, they're limiting themselves to obscure legislative procedural tricks and stuffing the ballot box. so there's that. which is nice.

Weaver95: LarryDan43: They really hate people, don't they?

just certain classes of people. I think that Santorum really does believe that he can make the world a better place. he just needs to get rid of freedom to do it.

What is funny, is that the Evangelicals might think that they'd be exempt. The things that they feared would come about when Kennedy took office might actually come to fruition with this nutcase in office...

What's it called when you want to do away with something/someone simply because it/they do not agree with your views? Oh yeah, fascism.

This thread is awesome. Not even 50 posts in and it's already confirmed two suspected trolls/shills/morons for me.

Friskya: Considering that the 9th Circus is the most overruled of all the Circuit courts, this shouldn't be a major problem.

I'm sure being the circuit with by FAR the largest population and the largest caseload has nothing whatsoever to do with that.

If only there were some kind of math thingy thst let you compare two numbers which are each a part of different totals. Something that expressed them as a ratio or fraction of each total, to make it an apples to apples comparison.

Oh, why bother. Math, like evolution, is just a theory.

hubiestubert: Weaver95: LarryDan43: They really hate people, don't they?

just certain classes of people. I think that Santorum really does believe that he can make the world a better place. he just needs to get rid of freedom to do it.

What is funny, is that the Evangelicals might think that they'd be exempt. The things that they feared would come about when Kennedy took office might actually come to fruition with this nutcase in office...

the fact that Santorum really seems to believe in his version of sharia law only makes it worse. he'd impose a theocratic government on this country and really, honestly believe it was for the best.