Former pediatric neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson explained to an Iowa broadcaster on Tuesday that Congress can and should eject judges who rule in favor of gay marriage.
On the conservative Steve Deace Show podcast (“Fear God. Tell The Truth. Make Money.”) Carson said most Americans are unaware of this authority “because they don’t know the Constitution.”
“When judges do not carry out their duties in an appropriate way, our Congress actually has the right to reprimand or remove them,” Carson said. Any law on marriage should be decided by a popular referendum, and any decisions made by courts are “unconstitutional,” justifying dismissal of judges, he added.
Later on in the interview, Carson agreed with Deace that ongoing spread of legalized gay marriage would make it “open season on Christians.”
“Values and principles cannot be drummed out of us,” Carson said. “They’re going to try, and the only way we maintain a country with values and principles is we have to be brave enough to stand up for what we believe.”
His language echoed a recent statement in which he compared favorably Islamic State militants to American patriots who are ready to die for their beliefs.
h/t RightWingWatch
Sure. If Congress doesn’t agree with something the President does, they can just remove him from office. If Congress doesn’t agree with something a Federal judge does, they can just remove him from office.
As long as the Congress is in G.O.P. hands, of course. Otherwise…
He and Huckabee want a job that requires defending a Constitution they so clearly don’t understand.
I find it especially horrifying that a black man would say such a thing and without a hint of self-awareness.
Agreed. That’s why this Christian stands with the president, stands with the LGBT community, believes in gay marriage, and believes its our duty to care for “the least of these”.
Be thankful they will be around for entertainment value though.
It’s shocking that he seems to not realize that if it had been left to popular referendum, there is every chance we would still have slavery today, not to mention school segregation, and jim crow laws…
or maybe he does know and in that case it’s just shocking how far people will go when they are pandering for votes.