At a time when Americans are struggling to pay bills, veterans are waiting on care, and the government itself is barely functioning after weeks of shutdown chaos, the Trump administration and its congressional allies have chosen to focus their energy on… impeaching a federal judge they cannot legally remove.
Chief Judge James E. Boasberg, head of the U.S. District Court for D.C., has become the newest villain in a political drama that does nothing for the American people. His supposed “crime”? Issuing rulings the administration doesn’t like, and approving subpoenas that followed the law. The outrage machine has labeled him “corrupt,” “rogue,” and “activist,” even though every legal scholar in Washington knows the truth: there is no mechanism for the executive branch to remove a federal judge.
Under Article III of the Constitution, judges serve “during good behavior.” That means they hold lifetime appointments unless Congress impeaches and the Senate convicts them by a two-thirds vote. No president, attorney general, or cabinet official can fire or suspend them. Yet despite that fact, Republicans in Congress are devoting hearings, committee staff, and millions in taxpayer-funded resources to a crusade that cannot possibly succeed.
This isn’t governance, it’s performance. Every day spent chasing this impossible impeachment is another day lost to addressing real national priorities. The same officials demanding Judge Boasberg’s removal could be working on passing a clean funding bill, protecting veterans’ services, or tackling the rising cost of living. Instead, they’re burning time and money trying to make a point that the Constitution already settled.
The irony? They call this “defending the rule of law.” But the rule of law is exactly what prevents presidents from firing judges for political reasons. That separation of powers, the firewall between political pressure and judicial independence – is one of the few things keeping the system intact. Undermining it isn’t patriotic; it’s dangerous.
So let’s be clear: this isn’t oversight. It’s a waste of energy, taxpayer money, and public trust. It’s an expensive stage play designed to keep people angry and distracted while nothing actually gets fixed.
America doesn’t need more political theater. It needs public servants who understand the difference between accountability and vengeance — and who remember that their oath is to the Constitution, not to a man or a movement.
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