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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:40 PM Original message |
In your opinion is there any past Supreme Court Justices worse than Scalia and Thomas? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Rehnquist? |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. this one? |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Can't think of anyone who can surpass these two guys as far as corrupt, slimy and a total |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Can't think of any worse than them. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yeah. Alito and Roberts.......... |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. how the hell did we get 4 of these assholes in our lifetime?? nt |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Just lucky I guess.......... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. reagan - bush 1 - bu$h*2 |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. What about Roger B.Taney? |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. yep, looks like he fits the mold... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. But would any of today's Justice do what Taney did in the Ex Parte Merryman?? |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. So I guess your saying there are no redeeming qualities for Scalia and Thomas... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Ask those DU'ers who love guns and ammo. They think those guys are GREAT jurists. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I don't think i've ever posted in the gungeon.. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Whoever supported that Dred Scott thing or that Plessy v. Ferguson thing. (nt) |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. The Four Horsemen of the Supreme Court? |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Dred Scott v Sandford |
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Scruffy1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hughes and Pierce Butler come to mind. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. can you give some more background? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Even Bulter and Hughes had some good Qualities. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. Rehnquist. |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. this gives me less hope. it's pernicious and pervasive and has been going on a long time! nt |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. That is Justice Field's Baby. |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. No. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. One could make an arguement for John McKinley |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
25. In my opinion I am having a hard time parsing that sentence. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. you seemed to parse it just fine. thank goodness for that... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. But Taney's opinion was NOT the Majority Opinion |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I made a mistake, Dred Scott is only the Third Longest, |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. But would any of today's Justice do what Terry did in ex parte Merryman? |
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