If Elena Kagen recused herself from conflicting issues, should Clarence Thomas

[mfcorey1]

recuse himself from electoral issues because of his wife's vocal involvement in the tea party?

[glinda]

1. Yes. But he won't. None of them do and no one does a damn thing about it.

[MineralMan]

2. He should, but he won't. Recusal is an ethical issue at the SCOTUS

level. Thomas won't play that game. On ethics, he's silent, as he is on most other things. By recusing herself, Kagan demonstrates that she has a clear and active sense of ethics. It's a rare thing.

BTW, you may want to correct the spelling of her name in your title.

[Angry Dragon]

3. He has no ethics

[onenote]

4. kind of an apples and oranges comparison

Kagan has recused herself from cases in which, as Solicitor General, she formally participated, either by signing a brief or a memorandum relating to the case. Now, if Thomas' wife or an organization in which she has a role of responsibility was to file a pleading in a SCOTUS case, it would be unethical for Thomas not to recuse himself. But short of that, there really isn't much of a case for demanding his recusal.

[onenote]

5. delete dupe

[damntexdem]

6. Oh, the RW justices don't have to follow the rules.

And in fact they don't.

[Scruffy1]

7. Surely you jest.

The only reason this court exists is to fuck over the American citizens.. You must have us confused with some other country that actually has a justice system.

[Bitwit1234]

8. I asked that and added why didnt Scaila recluse

himself after going on that hunting trip with Cheney when he was in the process of ruling on that energy meeting case.