The article might be a bit of interesting history, but the title is incredible bullshit. I understand that the US right loves kicking Jimmy Carter around, but framing it as if JC actually said, "Hey, I've got an idea," is ridiculous.

This is the same writer whose recent column on the NSA the EFF just called "misleading and error-filled": https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/wall-street-journal-co...

The court he's referring to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_...

That was created by an act passed April 2, 1982: http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/landmark_22.html

Which means it was the 97th Congress: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97th_United_States_Congress

So the Senate was Republican and the house was Democratic, with the bill being signed by Ronald Reagan, who also, I'm sure, appointed any new judges. But yeah, it's all Jimmy Carter's fault. Totally.

Lord knows what else the guy got wrong, so I'm stopping there.

Argh, paywall.