"Buck Throckmorton" is the pen name of a sagacious businessman who writes for Ace of Spades and a couple of other publications. He's not a bomb-thrower but he does not pull punches.
He has a suggestion for Donald Trump: hold a 4-person colloquy on the Courts.
...perhaps President Trump might compel a reluctant John Roberts to take action in a more genteel way. Quite simply, the president can organize and host a summit of the leaders of the three branches of government to discuss constitutional roles and responsibilities of the branches of government they lead, and how they constitutionally interact with each other. There should be just four attendees at the summit: President Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune....
The discussion will center on Article Two's first sentence, of course.
Throckmorton has ideas!!
• Ask Roberts, Johnson and Thune their understanding of the role of federal judges, what constitutional powers they have, and why.
• Ask Roberts if he defends the rogue activism of district judges. If so, explain why. If not, advise why it is being allowed.
• Discuss what the Executive and Legislative branch “checks” on the judiciary are in our “checks and balances” system. What powers do Congress and the Executive Branch have to check rogue judges?
• Should there be more balance in the application of checks and balances? Courts are very aggressive about checking other branches’ powers. Why are there no checks being imposed on the judiciary?
• Ask Roberts his opinion on judges who are routinely overruled. Is repeatedly being overruled by appellate courts a sufficient reason for impeachment?
And most importantly…
• How will Chief Justice Roberts respond if/when Trump announces that rogue federal judges have no constitutional authority to manage the executive Branch, and Trump will no longer comply with their rulings....
There is not enough time to run all the obnoxious, unjustified, or just plain obstreperous "rulings" through the appellate process, and--frankly--the more the Rogue Gang plays its silly game, the more the Common Man in this country grows impatient--and angry--with them.
Something that Roberts should consider for a nice three-day weekend. MLK weekend will do.
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