Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson wants to straight up demolish an entire US federal district court in retaliation against judges who issue rulings he doesn't like, just because he can


 

... "We do have the authority over the federal courts, as you know. We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding over the courts and all these other things." ...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said eliminating a district court would create "massive, massive backlogs". ... 

Reported here.