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The constitutional option: Impeachment of activist judges

From The Washington Examiner by Tom Fitton:

Many are asking if federal judges can be impeached as a consequence of judicial activism,  deciding a case based on their personal preferences rather than what is stated in the Constitution, statutes, and applicable precedent and in usurpation of legislative and executive power. The answer is yes.

A series of extreme and activist decisions against President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority exercised through the Department of Government Efficiency and his appointees such as Elon Musk have brought the question to the fore.

But Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution unambiguously states, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” In explaining what’s also known as the “vesting clause,” White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said, “A president is elected by the whole American people. He’s the only official in the entire government elected by the entire nation. Judges are appointed. Members of Congress are elected at the district or state level.”

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