McEnany Demands Real Justice Over Judicial Activism [WATCH]

Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany called for stronger legislative action to hold judges accountable for what she described as failures in sentencing and bail decisions, arguing lawmakers should pursue impeachment powers and civil liability measures to address repeat violent crime.

During remarks about the judicial system, McEnany said lawmakers at both the federal and state levels need to intervene because of what she described as ongoing judicial failures across the country.

“Emily, when we have a problem and we’ve clearly identified a problem, we have to figure out, how do we deter problems?” McEnany said.

McEnany argued the issue involves judges who fail to properly handle criminal cases.

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“And the problem to which I speak are judges,” McEnany said.

She pointed to cases in multiple states as evidence of broader issues in the judicial system.

“And we see it in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and we see it with arena zarutska down in North Carolina,” McEnany said. “We see it all across the country. We have a problem with judges.”

According to McEnany, legislative branches of government should take a more active role in creating accountability mechanisms for judges.

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“So it is time for the legislative branches to step up and find a way to put a check on the judicial branch,” McEnany said.

She argued that impeachment powers could serve as one method of deterring judges who fail in their duties.

“So how do you deter a problem? The problem is judges,” McEnany said. “You can deter them by impeaching them.”

McEnany said Congress already possesses the constitutional authority to impeach federal judges who fail to properly perform their responsibilities.

“The federal legislature can impeach federal judges who derelict their duty,” McEnany said.

She added that many state legislatures have similar authority over judges operating within state court systems.

“Many states, you can do the same thing state legislatures,” McEnany said.

McEnany also highlighted legislation proposed by Sen. Tim Sheehy that she said could increase accountability for judges who release dangerous offenders.

“Tim Sheehy has legislation called the JAIL Act to help deter some of this activity by allowing people to bring civil actions if a judge, let’s say, let someone out on bail and commits an offense,” McEnany said.

She argued the legislation would create consequences for judicial decisions that allegedly contribute to repeat violent crime.

According to McEnany, data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission supports concerns about repeat offenders returning to criminal activity after release.

“Because the data is there, and you can see it from the United States sentencing committee in an eight year study that they did,” McEnany said.

McEnany cited statistics showing that a large percentage of violent offenders were rearrested after release.

“63.8% of violent offenders in 2010 who were released or rea What re arrested,” McEnany said. “Same number, 63.8% right about there in 2005 so people commit crimes again.”

She argued that judges have a responsibility to impose appropriate sentencing and bail decisions to protect public safety.

“That’s why we depend on judges to put in the right sentencing,” McEnany said.

McEnany said current judicial practices are failing to meet that responsibility.

“They’re not doing it,” McEnany said.

She concluded by calling for a combination of impeachment authority and civil legal action as tools to address what she described as judicial misconduct and weak sentencing policies.

“So we need to look at deterrence, impeachment, civil actions,” McEnany said. “It’s time for the legislature to step up, because this cannot keep happening.”

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