Via Gay Politics Report: Presidential candidates ramp up rhetoric against judges

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has said that Congress could forbid the federal judiciary from hearing cases related to marriage for gays and lesbians, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested Congress could effectively de-fund the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its supposed radical leanings. These claims and similar rhetoric are playing well on the campaign trail, especially among Tea Party activists, according to this article. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/23)