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Showing Original Post only (View all)Democrats Introduce Bill that Could Lead to Impeachment for Justices Thomas and Scalia [View all]
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/08/03/democrats-introduce-bill-impeach-scotus-justices-thomas-scalia.htmlOn Thursday, a group of Democratic lawmakers proposed a law to establish a Code of Conduct for the Supreme Court. Its sure to have Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Scalia quaking in their Tea Party boots because it would mean they would actually have to be independent of political and other influences. They would also have to have the appearance of independence. They would have to stay away from political activity. That part would be really hard.
As it stands, this law would help guarantee that Supreme Court Justices are held to the same ethical standards we expect of other judges. The proposed law holds the Supreme Court to the same standards required of judges in the federal court system. Currently, Justices on the Supreme Court decide for themselves if they should recuse themselves from cases in which they may have a personal stake or in Thomas case, his wife has a political or financial stake as a holy roller in the Tea Party.
Justices Thomas and Scalia who attended a few partisan fundraisers also ruled in favor of the conservatives raising questions about their independence. This was especially true in Citizens United because that ruling undid decades of established law.
Both of these actions violate the code of conduct already in place for Federal court judges.
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Democrats Introduce Bill that Could Lead to Impeachment for Justices Thomas and Scalia [View all]
eridani
Jul 2014
OP
Check the Baking Needs aisle. They have Betty Crocker and Duncan Heinz mixes there....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#37
You can always mix coconut extract and shredded coconut with white or creamcheese frosting....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#68
Yup,...and the new generation will think that's how it's supposed to taste....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#91
Yes, but the generation before boxed cake mixes thought the exact same thing.
cui bono
Jul 2014
#111
It's easy. Fire up a whole box of wooden matches and walk through the cloud.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#158
I beg your pardon?!!? I don't know about grocery stores, but I made each event cake myself, and
genwah
Jul 2014
#79
We now see an entire generation that has never experienced stuff we take for granted....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#86
I don't know, this says to me "look what we could do if we won more seats in 2014"
arcane1
Jul 2014
#20
I'm inclined to think that even if it did pass and get signed into law, Fat Tony and his
1monster
Jul 2014
#60
If we got that excited about attainable goals as we do pipe dreams like this
Puzzledtraveller
Jul 2014
#62
Hear, hear! GOTV in November is what counts now. Any of us who can file suit, or whatever
genwah
Jul 2014
#80
And I'll bring my cookies! Your cake's gonna get gobbled up straight away, and there'll need to be
calimary
Jul 2014
#48
I'm sure it will breeze right through the House. And the Senate won't filibuster it.
Fuddnik
Jul 2014
#7
Whether it passes or not, we need to run that up the flagpole to mark parameters.
IrishAyes
Jul 2014
#26
Absolutely! Let it start rippling through the national discourse. Let it sink in - that this kind of
calimary
Jul 2014
#49
It is necessary to do this now! The majority of people have no clue what goes on
Rosa Luxemburg
Jul 2014
#69
And the spark that ignites the masses can never be predicted with certainty -
IrishAyes
Jul 2014
#88
I seem to recall something about ex post facto laws in the Constitution. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jul 2014
#34
14 years later, but great! Great to see them finally trying to check the court system.
Rex
Jul 2014
#10
Yeah back in 07 when Congress was flipped I wondered if they would try to
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2014
#17
I can't get excited in the "introduction" of a bill. Get back to me when it actually
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#53
I will be glad to participate. Where is the bill right now? I dont think that has been mentioned.
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#105
how bout just putting all else aside and focus on keeping potus dem so we can xhange the scotus when
leftyohiolib
Jul 2014
#87
Article is dated August of 2013. Has this bill died somewhere or been re-introduced.
h2ebits
Jul 2014
#98
I have a better chance of winning the lottery than of Boehner bringing this up for a vote.
valerief
Jul 2014
#104
Sorry, I don't see this crop of Democrats impeaching anybody--that would upset the
blkmusclmachine
Jul 2014
#114
Bearing in mind that the power of impeachment still rests with the Republican House.
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#125
Then you would just have under cover, but still highly politicized justices.
Calista241
Jul 2014
#161