Article III of the Constitution allows Congress to establish courts below the Supreme Court, which includes federal District and Circuit Courts. In 1801, in the waning days of John Adams’ presidency, Congress did just that and abolished the district and circuit courts of the District of Columbia. These two courts display widespread intransigent partisanship and demonstrably poor scholarship, exemplified by this week’s ruling on the new White House construction. To: MtnClimberThey are not clown courts They are but another aspect of Black Entitlementby 5 posted onby bert ( (KE. To: MtnClimberBkmk...for later...Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management.