Reply #45: I see.

[Straight Shooter]

I did not dig deeply enough. Interesting that bush rewarded Scalia's son with such a plum position in the Labor Department.

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Going back further in time, the law firm for whom Scalia's son worked is the same law firm which represented bush in bush vs. gore, and that didn't stop Fat Tony. I suppose they did not consider the connection to be strong enough, although it sure helped the law firm and of course his son when Scalia voted in favor of bush. Scalia reeks of the stench of favoritism.

"It's bad enough that Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia has one son whose law partner is arguing the Bush case before him, but now CNN reports that a second son, John Scalia, "accepted a position with the Miami-based firm Greenberg Traurig on November 7. The next day, Barry Richard, a partner in the firm, said he was called about representing Bush in Florida." Richard argued the Bush case before the Florida Supreme Court and Scalia has struck down that court's decision in the case. This is beginning to stink, particularly since the AP has reported that "federal law says judges should disqualify themselves from cases in which their child is known to have 'an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding." Applying the same criteria Scalia used to conclude that Bush would be "substantially affected" by the Florida vote count, it's clear that his sons would be "substantially affected" by Bush victories in the U.S. Supreme Court. It appears that Scalia, like Bush, believes that he is above the law. --Politex, 12/11/00"

http://www.bushwatch.com/bushdec3.htm

Anyway, I don't want this thread to get off-track. Thanks for the info. :hi: