Sun Jul 29, 2012, 10:15 PM

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Scalia on Obama: 'What can he do to me?'

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Scalia on Obama: 'What can he do to me?'

Comments (135) By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 7/29/12 10:29 AM EDT
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Sunday said he did not “view it as a threat” when President Barack Obama in April predicted his signature healthcare overhaul “will be upheld because it should be upheld” and that anything less would constitute “judicial activism” by the high court.

Scalia conceded in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" that Obama’s forceful comments on a pending Supreme Court case were “unusual, but as I say I don’t criticize the president publicly. And he normally doesn’t criticize me.”

But when host Chris Wallace pressed, asking whether Scalia, who in June sided with a minority seeking to overturn the law, felt “any pressure as a result of that to vote a certain way,” Scalia laughed.

“No. What can he do to me? Or to any of us?” the justice responded. “We have life tenure. And we have it precisely so that we will not be influenced by politics, by threats from anybody.”

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55 replies	Author	Time	Post
Scalia on Obama: 'What can he do to me?' (Original post)	kpete	Jul 2012	OP
Where's my clue-by-four?	sakabatou	Jul 2012	#1
ha...that's a good one	Roland99	Jul 2012	#40
It's a much more powerful weapon than the clue-bat	sakabatou	Jul 2012	#44
How about legislation forcing morons like Scalia a 10 year term.	Panasonic	Jul 2012	#2
You mean a ratified constitutional amendment?	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#14
Only by Constitutional amendment. On that Scalia is correct. Supreme Court Justices	1monster	Jul 2012	#15
Can be sure but likely to be? Nope, I dont see it happening.	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#16
Sigh. Agreed.	1monster	Jul 2012	#22
If they were given life tenure to buffer them against the slings and arrows of outrageous politics,	Dustlawyer	Jul 2012	#38
Were lecture tours big in the late 18th Century? Doubt if the idea even occurred to the	1monster	Jul 2012	#41
life time tenure should go first.	samsingh	Jul 2012	#3
Uh, no, it is that way for the reason stated	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#28
Yep...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#29
That reason is obviously no longer valid.	Occulus	Jul 2012	#30
I see, and for whom might they work after that?	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#31
the republicans and their interests. Companies that support republicans	samsingh	Jul 2012	#43
To be reinstated every 4-8 years when the political situation changes	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#46
the guys a joke	PatrynXX	Jul 2012	#4
Do you really think Scalia is "not be influenced by politics"?	savalez	Jul 2012	#5
No, not parroting. More like he is the dummy in a ventriloquist act and he has a hand shoved right	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#17
Drones	tularetom	Jul 2012	#6
I ask the same thing every time I hear that ridiculous accusation	Enrique	Jul 2012	#7
Fuck Fat Tony! ... n/m	Bozita	Jul 2012	#8
Send in the drones.	thesquanderer	Jul 2012	#9
What can the President do to you? Constitutionally, nothing... except ask Congress to impeach you.	DRoseDARs	Jul 2012	#10
OH there is something Obama CAN do.	Joe Bacon	Jul 2012	#20
Not Constitutionally	onenote	Jul 2012	#53
WTH is a Supreme Court Justice doing on Fox "news" that is not a news channel in the least.	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#11
So he is only worried about the legal consequences of being a complete douchbag.	pennylane100	Jul 2012	#12
Scalia is 76	Botany	Jul 2012	#13
Hopefully that time will be when a democrat holds the whitehouse and or the dems	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#18
Sotomayor has Diabetes, Clarence Thomas is Fit as a fiddle can you believe it.	crimson77	Jul 2012	#21
I know plenty of Italian who looks a hundres times worse then him	crimson77	Jul 2012	#23
he's very fat, too, looks like he eats way too much animal fat	wordpix	Jul 2012	#52
Nino The Fixer	The Wizard	Jul 2012	#19
Scalia	BE10sCoach	Jul 2012	#24
Scalia sounds like an "enemy combatant" to me.	Fozzledick	Jul 2012	#25
But he's right. He's immune from any kind of consequences from anyone.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#26
You might want to brush up on your USC, your statement is misguided.	DRoseDARs	Jul 2012	#32
You got me. I tend towards hyperbole I'm afraid.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#33
Mental incompetency is not used for impeachment.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#45
That's strange.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#47
The standard for impeachment is defined in the Constitution.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#48
...such an arrogant ass.	SoapBox	Jul 2012	#27
Judges have forgotten that they answer to the people. It's problematic and needs to be resolved. nt	Firebrand Gary	Jul 2012	#34
If he were a Republican I would say federal investigation using tax dollars	Fearless	Jul 2012	#35
Obama, no. John Roberts can make your life hell if he feels like it, Tony.	aquart	Jul 2012	#36
I'm curious.	former9thward	Jul 2012	#50
I would think this:	aquart	Jul 2012	#51
I'm not sure why you consider that "hell".	former9thward	Jul 2012	#55
On the subject of hair dye....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#37
Scalia's brain is clouded by advancing dementia. He needs to retire !	CarmanK	Jul 2012	#39
Scalia is a shit stain on the Court & exudes some of the worst traits of humanity. -nt	CrispyQ	Jul 2012	#42
Remember When Supreme Court Justices Behaved Themselves In Public?	Paladin	Jul 2012	#49
Well, he's technically right	Ter	Jul 2012	#54

Response to kpete (Original post)

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 10:18 PM

sakabatou (29,105 posts)

1. Where's my clue-by-four?

He's such a douchebag.

Scalia on Obama: 'What can he do to me?'

1. Where's my clue-by-four?

40. ha...that's a good one

44. It's a much more powerful weapon than the clue-bat

2. How about legislation forcing morons like Scalia a 10 year term.

14. You mean a ratified constitutional amendment?

15. Only by Constitutional amendment. On that Scalia is correct. Supreme Court Justices

16. Can be sure but likely to be? Nope, I dont see it happening.

22. Sigh. Agreed.

38. If they were given life tenure to buffer them against the slings and arrows of outrageous politics,

41. Were lecture tours big in the late 18th Century? Doubt if the idea even occurred to the

3. life time tenure should go first.

28. Uh, no, it is that way for the reason stated

29. Yep...

30. That reason is obviously no longer valid.

31. I see, and for whom might they work after that?

43. the republicans and their interests. Companies that support republicans

46. To be reinstated every 4-8 years when the political situation changes

4. the guys a joke

5. Do you really think Scalia is "not be influenced by politics"?

17. No, not parroting. More like he is the dummy in a ventriloquist act and he has a hand shoved right

6. Drones

7. I ask the same thing every time I hear that ridiculous accusation

8. Fuck Fat Tony! ... n/m

9. Send in the drones.

10. What can the President do to you? Constitutionally, nothing... except ask Congress to impeach you.

20. OH there is something Obama CAN do.

53. Not Constitutionally

11. WTH is a Supreme Court Justice doing on Fox "news" that is not a news channel in the least.

12. So he is only worried about the legal consequences of being a complete douchbag.

13. Scalia is 76

18. Hopefully that time will be when a democrat holds the whitehouse and or the dems

21. Sotomayor has Diabetes, Clarence Thomas is Fit as a fiddle can you believe it.

23. I know plenty of Italian who looks a hundres times worse then him

52. he's very fat, too, looks like he eats way too much animal fat

19. Nino The Fixer

24. Scalia

25. Scalia sounds like an "enemy combatant" to me.

26. But he's right. He's immune from any kind of consequences from anyone.

32. You might want to brush up on your USC, your statement is misguided.

33. You got me. I tend towards hyperbole I'm afraid.

45. Mental incompetency is not used for impeachment.

47. That's strange.

48. The standard for impeachment is defined in the Constitution.

27. ...such an arrogant ass.

34. Judges have forgotten that they answer to the people. It's problematic and needs to be resolved. nt

35. If he were a Republican I would say federal investigation using tax dollars

36. Obama, no. John Roberts can make your life hell if he feels like it, Tony.

50. I'm curious.

51. I would think this:

55. I'm not sure why you consider that "hell".

37. On the subject of hair dye....

39. Scalia's brain is clouded by advancing dementia. He needs to retire !

42. Scalia is a shit stain on the Court & exudes some of the worst traits of humanity. -nt

49. Remember When Supreme Court Justices Behaved Themselves In Public?

54. Well, he's technically right