[weegee]

Is there any mechanism to remove a judge from the bench? They are sworn in.

I've read that in Massachusetts the state Supreme Court "required" the legislators to pass a law legalizing same sex marriage even though such interference from the Judicial branch and Legislative branch is supposedly explicitly prohibited in Massachusetts' state constitution.

Someone approved those same sex marriage forms in San Francisco. There is a rogue judge who is ignoring state law.

Seems to me that these people should be able to be taken off the bench. Would they be permitted to stay there if they were caught taking bribes?

There has to be a mechanism. In California the Attorney General seems to be slow to respond to the anarchist judge who does not believe in the rule of law.

The constitution could use some explicit language prohibiting same sex marriage because if it isn't added soon, in 10 years you will see an amendment including sexual preference along with classifications such as race, creed, sex, and color.

[tpaine]

Impeachment. -- But in most cases this
isn't even needed. -- The executives involved [Governors & the President] simply announce that these unconstitutional court edicts will not be enforced.
Andy Jackson did it. He stuck to his principles.

[vanmorrison]

The mechanism to remove rogue judges, or any other elected representative, is the impeachment process. I agree with Rush's point, but I ask why it is that our Congress doesn't impeach them. I suspect its because the judiciary in this country has become an exclusive reserve and cottage industry of attorneys, and, since most Congressmen and Senators are lawyers, they just can't bring themselves to discipline one of their own. Look at how they let President Caligula off scot-free when they had him dead to rights. The rot is replete throughout the body politic.