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Tom Delay called for other branches of government to use their Constitutional authority to balance the power of the courts:
WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, stepped up his attack on federal judges Thursday, telling a gathering of religious conservatives that the judiciary has “run amok” and demanding that Congress assert authority over the courts.
...”The judiciary branch of our government has overstepped its authority on countless occasions, overturning and in some cases just ignoring the legitimate will of the people,” DeLay said. “But I also believe the executive and legislative branches have neglected the proper checks and balances on this behavior … Our next step, whatever it is, must be more than rhetoric.”
...”Judges continue to substitute their own political views for the law, and we must push back,” [Rep. Lamar Smith] said.
It’s got to happen. The Judicial branch of government is trying to take over. The Constitutional balance of powers has to be asserted to even things out.
See also this post discussing Newt Gingrich’s views on this subject.
See also this post for an excellent comment thread in which Bellman and I discuss the subject.
