Gingrich's plan for America

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by BigV

He can't possibly think his ideas can exist in reality. It must be sheer rhetorical smoke.

Do not underestimate the self-delusion power of the narcissistic sociopath. Seriously.

[Lamplighter]

Gingrich had no problems shutting down the federal government... twice !

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Gingrich had no problems shutting down the federal government... twice !

I remember that. He caused our firm to revise its closure policy. We used to close when the federal government closed. This was supposed to be for inclement weather reasons. But after Gingrich shut down the government, and we were supposed to automatically close on a sunny day, the firm management was all like WTF? We need to adjust this policy.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Do not underestimate the self-delusion power of the narcissistic sociopath. Seriously.

Stop it. You're scaring the horses. Seriously.

From here.

Read the transcript of Gingrich’s exchange with Schieffer:

SCHIEFFER: Let me just ask you this and we’ll talk about enforcing it, because one of the things you say is that if you don’t like what a court has done, the congress should subpoena the judge and bring him before congress and hold a congressional hearing. Some people say that’s unconstitutional. But I’ll let that go for a minute.

I just want to ask you from a practical standpoint, how would you enforce that? Would you send the capital police down to arrest him?

GINGRICH: If you had to.

SCHIEFFER: You would?

GINGRICH: Or you instruct the Justice Department to send the U.S. Marshal. Let’s take the case of Judge Biery. I think he should be asked to explain a position that radical. How could he say he’s going to jail the superintendent over the word “benediction” and “invocation”? Because before you could — because I would then encourage impeachment, but before you move to impeach him you’d like to know why he said it.

Now clearly since the congress has....

SCHIEFFER: What if he didn’t come? What if he said no thank you I’m not coming?

GINGRICH: Well, that is what happens in impeachment cases. In an impeachment case, the House studies whether or not — the House brings them in, the House subpoenas them. As a general rule they show up.

I mean, you’re raising the core question — are judges above the rest of the constitution or are judges one of the three co-equal branches?