American Bar Association President Slams Gingrich's Judicial Plan

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Presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's controversial ideas for the federal judiciary - recall that he said he'd ignore adverse Supreme Court decisions and even arrest subpoenaed judges and have them hauled before Congress to explain themselves - have gotten the attention of American Bar Association President William T. Robinson, III. And he clearly isn't a fan of Gingrich's plans.

"[H]is headline-grabbing proposals represent more than just campaign rhetoric," Robinson wrote in an in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register last week, days ahead of the Iowa caucuses . "They seek to undo more than 200 years of constitutional democracy and undermine the one safe haven Americans have to resolve a dispute: our courts."

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American Bar Association President Slams Gingrich's Judicial Plan

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