He's now saying he would be willing to arrest them "if they are out of line" and it becomes necessary, although he would prefer the impeachment process.
There is no question about it now:
What Newt is advocating is a violation of the Constitution and an affront to the separation of powers, a foundational tenet of our democracy.In order to protect "an independent judiciary," federal judges are given life-time appointments and can be removed from office only by impeachment. They can of course be charged with crimes, as can any citizen.
Making decisions that displease a president is not a crime.An impeachment has traditionally been reserved, not for politically unpopular decisions, but for inappropriate behavior or malfeasance.
Seizing power over the judiciary is what fascistic dictators do. Even the power of impeachment is given to the congress, not the president.
I've been waiting for Newt's megalomania to break out of his temporary self-restraint and bring him down. Of course, this may only increase his poll numbers among the ultra-conservative, Tea Party crowd. And he could wind up with the nomination, but this will kill his chances for being elected president.
If it doesn't, then our nation is in a more dire constitutional crisis than I realized.
Ralph
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