Justice Antonin Scalia: Al Gore to blame for 2000 US election mess

[halliburtonsux]

Justice Antonin Scalia: Al Gore to blame for 2000 US election mess 27 Jun 2008 The 2000 presidential election debacle was the fault of Al Gore, who should have followed Richard Nixon's 1960 example and conceded without legal action, according to the Supreme Court's leading conservative 'judge.' The 2000 election (coup d'etat), in which Mr Bush eventually prevailed in pivotal Florida by just 537 votes (was selected), remains a potent source of discontent for Democrats. Last month, Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said that the election had been stolen by "five intellectually bankrupt judges".
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:grr:

Found at Citizens For Legitimate Government. Here is a comment posted by the editor on that website:

In the *first* place, someone should tell this sociopath that the case is actually Bush v. Gore - *Bush* filed the legal action. Eight days earlier, the United States Supreme Court had decided the case of Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. Again, the legal action was instigated by *Bush.* Moreover, George W. Bush had a fleet of lawyers poised to overturn the 2000 election if Al Gore had won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote - a fact the mainstream media whores buried. In the second place, the only fault of Gore was that he didn't call for the second American Revolution to overthrow the occupiers after the *first* coup d'etat. If Bush was prevented from stealing the presidency in 2000, the 9/11 attacks, Iraq invasion, countless war crimes and millions of environmental acts of terror would never have happened.

[alarimer]

1. This guy does not belong on the Supreme Court.

Fucking partisan asshole. Certainly NOT a legal scholar, judging by his decisions. But then neither are Alito, Roberts or Thomas (especially him).

[FrenchieCat]

2. He's a lunatic....this scalia

[SeattleGirl]

3. Jeebus Christ, just when I think he can't get any crazier,

he proves me wrong.

:grr:

[aquart]

5. He's not crazy. Don't allow him that excuse.

He was perfectly sane when he betrayed his country.

[SeattleGirl]

7. Point taken.

But I didn't mean legally or psychotically crazy; I meant "doesn't give a shit about most of us" crazy.

[aquart]

16. In his gated community, that's called "normal."

[aquart]

4. Howard Dean is a sharp cookie.

Antonin Scalia is a treasonous POS.

[halliburtonsux]

6. Yup, why couldn't Cheney have spent more time hunting w. Scalia?

Hope springs eternal. :)

[aquart]

17. Okay, you've touched on a favorite fantasy.

[jgraz]

8. Does anyone else think that Scalia is going insane?

I mean, the guy's always been a crank, but he's starting to embarrass himself.

Alzheimers?

[MiniMe]

11. Going?

I think he is there.

[jgraz]

14. Seriously, he's been an asshole for years. But this is getting scary.

[Cronus Protagonist]

9. What needs to happen to impeach that nutcase?

There must be a way.

[aquart]

18. Doubt it.

Sex with an intern is the only impeachable offense.

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[Donald Ian Rankin]

12. To quote Mandy Rice-Davies: "Well, he would, wouldn't he?"

NT.

[AndyA]

13. Obviously this man should be removed from the bench immediately.

He has no concept of what the *FACTS* are, which means he's unfit to make decisions.

Blame it on Gore...yet Bush was the one who filed the law suits first.

Not only is this type of comment inappropriate coming from a Supreme Court Justice, it shows he's partisan in his decisions, which makes him unfit to remain on the bench.

All this of course ignoring the fact that the Supreme Court had no business sticking its nose in what was a state issue in the first place.

Scalia is a great example of why the United States is so f*cked up right now!

[jgraz]

15. Fat Tony is nothing if not proud. He's embarrassing himself now, and there's something wrong.

Not that I care, but this seems to be more than just general assholery. The Scalia of 10 years ago would know enough to keep his mouth shut about his more insane ideas.

Hopefully, this is something fatal that really kicks in after January 2009. :evilgrin:

[halliburtonsux]

26. 'this man should be removed from the bench immediately' --And then,

tried for treason, along with Bush bin Laden and Cheney Halliburton.

[SoCalDem]

19. How DARE Gore win and actually expect to take office..

:grr:

Scalia is an ASS!!

It always pisses me off when people like George Carlin die, and Scalia lives on..and on..and on..

Evil people seem to live a very long life.. no wonder the saying is.."only the good die young":cry:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. Not a very impartial, even-handed jurist, is he

He should confine his assessment to the facts before him, not assign blame to either side for exercising their rights to seek legal recourse. It's evident that his mind was made up before he ever heard the case, and that it was based upon political concerns, not the law.

[Tennessee Gal]

21. This is total bullshit.

Bush stole the 2000 election and we all know it.

[halliburtonsux]

22. Yup, and Bush stole 2004, as well.

n/t

[Greyhound]

23. Everyone outside the US, most here have no idea at all.

We have become a disgrace...

[halliburtonsux]

24. In Mexico, people revolted against their stolen election. But, in the

US, we sign useless petitions and pray that Democrats will put Bush-Cheney impeachment on the table.
It's a farce.

[Tim4319]

25. He almost make me feel ashamed to be born in Trenton, NJ.

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. This isn't new

Scalia said it on "60 Minutes" two months ago:



Moreover, he says it was not the court that made this a judicial question.

"It was Al Gore who made it a judicial question. It was he who brought it into the Florida courts. We didn't go looking for trouble. It was he who said, 'I want this to be decided by the courts.' What are we supposed to say? 'Oh, not important enough,'" Scalia jokes.

"It ended up being a political decision" Stahl points out.

"Well you say that. I don't say that," Scalia replies.

"You don’t think it handed the election to George Bush?" Stahl asks.

"Well how does that make it a political decision?" Scalia asks.

"It decided the election," Stahl says.

"If that’s all you mean by it, yes," Scalia says.



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/24/60minutes/main4040290_page4.shtml