GOP Outrage With Roberts Court Over 'Judicial Tyranny' Reaches Fever Pitch
It’s been nearly a month since the Supreme Court issued a string of decisions that roiled conservatives’ faith in Chief Justice John Roberts' court. But Republicans are not backing down from their push to drastically alter the judicial branch.
Conservatives had already been looking into ways to undermine the Supreme Court’s authority ahead of its decision to legalize same-sex marriage. But when that decision, along with one upholding a provision in Obamacare, came down in late June, their frustrations reached a fever pitch.
Conservatives are now responding with “solutions” to crack down on the Roberts court's so-called “judicial activism” with changes that would drastically alter the structure of the U.S. government.
“This past term, the court crossed a line, continued its long descent into lawlessness to a level I believe demands action,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Wednesday at a Senate hearing he called to “discuss what options the American people have to rein in judicial tyranny.”
Cruz, also a 2016 candidate, has called for a constitutional amendment that would submit the Supreme Court justices to national retention elections every eight years.
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