There's been some discussion lately about splitting the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals into two courts; the justifiable response has been that such a move would simply create two renegade courts and I agree with that thinking.
The role of Judges is not to make law, but to apply it. They're supposed to weigh the evidence and facts in a legal matter and then apply existing statutory and case law to reach a decision. Just because they sit on an elevated bench does not mean they are gods or that they can make up their own rules as they go along.
But, what do we do when they consistently violate judicial principles, such as in the case of the three-Judge panel ruling on Trump's temporary immigration halt? The founders of this country provided a remedy: it's called "impeachment." Their intent for impeachment was to protect the fundamental
principle of “the consent of the governed.” The Constitution carries no other title than “We the People,” and impeachment removes from office those
officials who ignore that standard. (The Constitution does
not guarantee a federal judge his position for life, but only for the
duration of “good behavior.” Art. III, Sec. 1)
These Judges have proven beyond any reasonable doubt that they have allowed the politics of the day to interfere with due and just application of the law. They're to blame for this mess, and the proper remedy is for them to be disgraced, removed from office and replaced with Judges who understand judicial ethics and rules.
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