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Newt Gingrich didn’t back down on his idea of subpoenas forcing judges to speak ondecisions he feels are radical (with a threat of impeachment), his go-to example being the 9th circuit court of appeals, which historically has a left-leaning streak. It begs the question, however, as Megyn Kelly asked — what’s to stop a liberal president from using this against a conservative-leaning court? What Newt is proposing is a sweeping and seemingly politically motivated system of judging, well, judges.