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In the discussion thread: Wow. Jeffrey Toobin: How Chief Justice John Roberts orchestrated the Citizens United decision. [View all]

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Mon May 14, 2012, 02:36 PM

CanonRay (4,684 posts)

51. Congress can't pass a Valentine's Day resolution...how can they impeach anyone

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We're screwed until the SOB has a heart attack.

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90 replies	Author	Time	Post
Wow. Jeffrey Toobin: How Chief Justice John Roberts orchestrated the Citizens United decision. [View all]	BzaDem	May 2012	OP
Impeach Roberts n/t	malaise	May 2012	#1
Impeach Roberts	AlbertCat	May 2012	#38
Congress can't pass a Valentine's Day resolution...how can they impeach anyone	CanonRay	May 2012	#51
Agreed. Last time Congress tried to impeach someone was Clinton. The GOP majority is larger now.	freshwest	May 2012	#65
Yes....impeach roberts!!	Jake2413	May 2012	#57
Wow - I have to read this again to let it sink in - and then I'll have to read it again.	myrna minx	May 2012	#2
And they gotta nerve complaining about judicial	Solomon	May 2012	#90
Thank you	H2O Man	May 2012	#3
k&r eom	ellenfl	May 2012	#4
So Souter's dissenting opinion was never published,	PA Democrat	May 2012	#5
Though to be fair to Souter, this non-publication is not his fault.	BzaDem	May 2012	#7
Agreed. I commend Souter for being brave enough to raise the issue.	PA Democrat	May 2012	#11
you're speculating that souter is toobin's informant?	HiPointDem	May 2012	#56
I have no idea. But someone told Toobin about the contents of Souter's	PA Democrat	May 2012	#58
K&R	tallahasseedem	May 2012	#6
Kick.... eom	KoKo	May 2012	#8
R#13 & K for visibility of the scumbag (I'm using this line a lot lately) n/t	UTUSN	May 2012	#9
This is deeply disturbing in so many ways...	crazylikafox	May 2012	#10
Kennedy has always been one of justices most opposed to campaign finance regulation.	BzaDem	May 2012	#13
Maybe a superpac should be formed to campaign against Kennedy	LiberalFighter	May 2012	#49
"The vote to uphold unlimited corporate spending was preordained as soon as Alito was sworn in"	Yavin4	May 2012	#53
true...	2banon	May 2012	#81
So much for deciding things on their own merits vs. the law...	truebrit71	May 2012	#12
If ACA is toast, they are toast.	tcaudilllg	May 2012	#22
I agree with H2O Man	longship	May 2012	#14
I wonder if Obama got wind of all this and that is why	OKNancy	May 2012	#15
Obama is a very smart man, I beleive he has know about this from the get go.	crunch60	May 2012	#74
Thanks a lot for posting this, BzaDem...	Surya Gayatri	May 2012	#16
Depends on who writes history...	zeemike	May 2012	#21
Who cares about history's judgment?	tcaudilllg	May 2012	#23
I'd Say the Court (and the Repigs Generally) are Not the Least Bit Worried About How We Judge Them	AndyTiedye	May 2012	#71
Does the SC actually have a "liberal" side anymore?	JHB	May 2012	#17
Sworn to secrecy	tinrobot	May 2012	#18
Fine idea to have the public vote on decisions from the Supreme Court, eh?	elleng	May 2012	#33
Not at all	tinrobot	May 2012	#86
Thanks. Gotta read some books about that;	elleng	May 2012	#89
Thom Hartmann says Constitution never gave SC the right to decide legislational	Dont call me Shirley	May 2012	#67
And that is how triangulation works.	zeemike	May 2012	#19
Thank you. K&R	lamp_shade	May 2012	#20
This is exactly why I oppose life time appointments.	olegramps	May 2012	#24
while they are "lifetime" appointments, a justice can be removed	leftyohiolib	May 2012	#39
It is nearly impossible, except for a serious crime, to impeach a justice.	olegramps	May 2012	#60
K and R---this needs to be seen by everyone	panader0	May 2012	#25
Wow a bought and paid for	cindyperry2010	May 2012	#26
Citizen's United - aka The Republican Fundraising Gift Act of 2010	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#27
Roberts misrepresented himself during those hearings, didn't he?	Baitball Blogger	May 2012	#28
I never read what the Bush v Gore law clerks said	adigal	May 2012	#29
Vanity Fair had a great article in 2004 about it; here's the link...	pacalo	May 2012	#42
where did you find it?	grasswire	May 2012	#43
It was linked in the OP	adigal	May 2012	#44
Some "swing vote" Kennedy is. This is nothing short of an outrage.	Tatiana	May 2012	#30
Toobin has unrivaled access to what goes on at the SC	mn9driver	May 2012	#31
Both my sons have taken a year off from college to work	adigal	May 2012	#45
I am in the same boat	mn9driver	May 2012	#59
I am sorry for all of us - I told my parents and in-laws "Thank you."	adigal	May 2012	#63
I've read some of Toobin's work. His information though is usually not absolutely confidential	BzaDem	May 2012	#62
Kudos to Jeffrey Toobin -	TBF	May 2012	#32
And they claim we have activist judges!	jwirr	May 2012	#34
To the RW, it's never activism when a decision favors them. They feel it's divine right.	bluesbassman	May 2012	#55
Excellent post. Chilling. Those 5 unelected right-wing fascists are killing our democracy.	SunSeeker	May 2012	#35
k&r nt	steve2470	May 2012	#36
Especially impressed with Justice Stevens' fervor in his dissent:	madamesilverspurs	May 2012	#37
K&R.	lamp_shade	May 2012	#40
So to be certain Souter's	xxqqqzme	May 2012	#41
well, the highest court in the land is tainted-corrupted	newspeak	May 2012	#48
Steven's dissent should be run on every newspaper front page	benld74	May 2012	#46
Elections matter.	Dawson Leery	May 2012	#47
Roberts is the Stepford Judge. The Chosen One of the 1%.	Zorra	May 2012	#50
SCOTUS not trusted	ellie50	May 2012	#52
When Good Intentioned Liberals Ask Why Should They Vote for Obama...	Yavin4	May 2012	#54
I vote for Roberts as the worst Supreme Court Chief Justice ever.	tclambert	May 2012	#61
we all need to print out hard copies of that Vanity Fair article for posterity.	grasswire	May 2012	#64
Impeachment for Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Scalia!	Dont call me Shirley	May 2012	#66
This is totally stunning to me.....	Swede Atlanta	May 2012	#68
+1	jaysunb	May 2012	#72
As an attorney I don't find this at all surprising	onenote	May 2012	#77
I think there are a few aspects of what happened that are surprising.	BzaDem	May 2012	#83
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	May 2012	#69
Roberts is a treasonous bastard.	Odin2005	May 2012	#70
Sigh. It makes us look ridiculous when we ignore the Constitution	onenote	May 2012	#76
Impeach this asshole...	nradisic	May 2012	#73
With all due respect to the DUers who want to give Mitt Romney a pass	cr8tvlde	May 2012	#75
When a justice is treasonous, should true justice speak out?	aquart	May 2012	#78
Impeach Injustice Roberts.	aquart	May 2012	#79
Activist Court...	MrMickeysMom	May 2012	#80
This is an exquisite piece of journalism	Prism	May 2012	#82
K&R (n/t)	a2liberal	May 2012	#84
Very disturbing.	ck4829	May 2012	#85
The day after Citizens United, the first SuperPac began soliciting money.	McCamy Taylor	May 2012	#87
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#88

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