Originally Posted By: olivant
Another alarming statement by a Republican presidential candidate voiced at the debates the other night was by Newt Gingrich. He wants Congress to subpoena SCOTUS justices to explain their rulings.


Newt, they already do that. They're called decisions, whether majority or minority opinions.

Originally Posted By: olivant
How absurd. It's hard to think of aything that would be more injurious to impartial ajudication or the Constitution's separation of powers principle than such an action.


Exactly as the Founding Fathers intended!

Originally Posted By: olivant
Are there any good Republicans/Conservatives on this Board who could respond to Newt's statement? God, I wish Apple was still around.


I would say they either permanently vacated such threads after the troubles Double J and Patrick threw at each other and everyone else. Or quite possibly, they're ashamed to be publicly identified with their current Party.

I certainly would be.