Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, got a resolution introduced on a party-line vote in a House committee this morning calling on Congress to impeach “activist” federal judges, reports Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence. “The time is right to get back to our Constitution, not just on the marriage issue, but on the commerce clause and privacy and all the things (federal judges) are totally, obviously not correct on,” Shepherd told the House State Affairs Committee. Spence reported that Shepherd accused the Supreme Court and other federal courts of “ruling just based on their agenda.”

“If you think into it, the state is the highest level of government,” Shepherd declared. “The Constitution and Supreme Court, even though they're called federal, their oath is to uphold the states. The primacy clause … really gives states primacy. We have primacy on marriage, health care, all those issues.”

The panel’s vote to introduce the resolution clears the way for a full hearing; you can read Spence's full post here.