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In reply to the discussion: Scalia on Obama: 'What can he do to me?' [View all]former9thward
(31,684 posts)55. I'm not sure why you consider that "hell".
Justices want to write opinions. They go into case law reference books that are studied by thousands of law students. The opinions are used by thousands of judges for precedent in their decisions. You don't go on the SC if you don't like to write or see your name in print. In practice opinions are divided pretty much evenly among the nine justices during the term.
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Only by Constitutional amendment. On that Scalia is correct. Supreme Court Justices
1monster
Jul 2012
#15
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
To be reinstated every 4-8 years when the political situation changes
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#46
No, not parroting. More like he is the dummy in a ventriloquist act and he has a hand shoved right
cstanleytech
Jul 2012
#17
What can the President do to you? Constitutionally, nothing... except ask Congress to impeach you.
DRoseDARs
Jul 2012
#10
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
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
Judges have forgotten that they answer to the people. It's problematic and needs to be resolved. nt
Firebrand Gary
Jul 2012
#34