So Much for "Impartial" Justice: Antonin Scalia Attends Michele Bachmann's Tea Party

[kpete]

Source: Huffington Post

No one who has followed the career of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is surprised that he has agreed to participate in a meeting tomorrow of the so-called "Constitutional Conservative Caucus," organized by extremist Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).

The decision by Justice Antonin Scalia to serve as a featured speaker in an event on January 5 organized by far-right Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's Tea Party-oriented "Constitutional Conservative Caucus," is just the latest in a series of actions and statements by the Justice that threaten the integrity of the federal judiciary.

A cornerstone of the American legal system is the notion that judges and justices interpret the law fairly and impartially. This fundamental principle of our democracy is undermined when Supreme Court justices serve as willing agents of a transparently political entity like the Tea Party movement, which has an aggressive legislative and judicial agenda that is directed, in part, at the Court itself.

Regrettably, this is not the first time Justice Scalia has shed any pretense of objectivity. His refusal to recuse himself in 2004 from a case involving then-Vice President Dick Cheney, with whom he had just completed a hunting trip, as well as his recent comments making clear that women stand no chance with him to protect their Constitutional rights, erode the expectations Americans have for the behavior of Supreme Court justices.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nan-aron/so-much-for-impartial-jus_b_804428.html

[DCKit]

1. You heard "Impartial", I heard "Imperial". nt

[Roland99]

24. +1

[wtbymark]

2. these three "judges" need to be removed

or they will be ebetters to the distruction of this country. It IS their goal.

[BlueMTexpat]

3. Scalia believes that he is so far above the law that he does not

even shun the appearance of impropriety.

[stillwaiting]

20. Because he is. He has not been taken to task for egregious behavior on numerous occasions.

He has no reason to believe he ever will. Ergo, he's above it all.

I hope one day he's proven wrong. I'm not holding my breath though.

[Tx4obama]

4. And Justice Roberts swore in John Boehner's staff today. A bunch of BS. n/t

[Historic NY]

32. Did they get the oaths right or wrong? I'd bet Roberts practiced for weeks.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. The house should have done their job and impeached this rat

when it had the votes.

[The Hitman]

11. Yeah but...

What would that have accomplished?

[Ter]

25. Nothing

Because no way would they ever get 67 votes in the Senate needed for removal.

[Blue Meany]

6. He should be courting impeachment for this n/t

[Cherchez la Femme]

16. Didn't see your post prior to posting mine

but of course: Agreed!

Dare I say Great minds think alike? :D

[Cherchez la Femme]

7. Oh for sweet Jaybus' sake, Clarence T. wasn't enough?!

They should be IMPEACHED!
And while they're at it, fire Roberts too.


edit: & Scalia's quote ""I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned." is simply amazing in it's audacity and shows how he think he can fool the country.

Disgusting :puke:

[underpants]

8. Constitutional Conservative Caucus this the new "CCC"

Council of Conservative Citizens
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/CCCitizens.asp

Founded: 1985
Headquarters: St. Louis
Leader: Gordon Lee Baum
Publication: The Citizens Informer (circulation of 20,000)
Background: Established by former activists in the segregationist White Citizens' Councils
Ideology: White supremacy, white separatism
Outreach: Mass mailings, prison newsletter
Approach: Advances its ideology by inflaming fears and resentments, among Southern whites particularly, with regard to black-on-white crime, non-white immigration, attacks on the public display of the Confederate flag, and other issues related to "traditional" Southern culture.
Connections: Several mainstream figures have spoken at or attended CCC meetings, including Senator Trent Lott; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Mississippi state senators Gary Jackson and Dean Kirby; and several Mississippi state representatives. Former governors Guy Hunt of Alabama and Kirk Fordice of Mississippi also spoke at CCC meetings.
Extremist associations: David Duke, Mark Cotterill, Chris Temple, Jared Taylor, Paul Fromm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Conservative_Citizens

[lunasun]

18. No surprises there ! As expected for Scalia hmmm might not want Thomas there though.....nt

[MedicalAdmin]

45. Now, don't rush to judge -of course Tony wants Clarence there.

He just wants him in livery serving drinks to the real Americans. "Yahsir mr Tony suh. I's gets dat right away suh." That's what fat Tony wants to hear.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Fat Tony must be lookin' for some action.

[MedicalAdmin]

46. He ain't lookin anymore.

He's found some action. I hear her oratory skills are just bombastic.

[The Hitman]

10. Judges teach all the time

I don't have a problem with that. But the most important thing is that judges at least try to appear to be impartial. That is the cornerstone of the Code of Judicial conduct.

But what do you do? There's no recourse here other than trial by the Senate. I think Scalia could kill someone and still keep his robe.

[givemebackmycountry]

12. Fat Tony says "here's what I think"

This prick don't give a shit what anybody thinks...

He's done more to destroy this country than anyone else I can think of.

[craigmatic]

13. They're not even pretending anymore. A SC justice has no business at a political function.

He should be impeached.

[felinetta]

15. I've been thinking the same thing. They just now are letting us upfront know they can do whatever

they want. Steal elections was a clue to their goals.  And now
we hear that Boehner had SC Roberts swear in the new Repigs. 

[craigmatic]

17. there's a conservative cult between the branches of government.

It's a right wing conspiracy against Obama and to think they thought Hillary was crazy when she said that in the 90's.

[Occulus]

48. Against Obama?

This is exactly what some rightwing organizations have been working toward since the late 80s at the least!

It will take upward of thirty years to undo their cabal if we start today.

[AuntPatsy]

29. I have been of the same mind for some time, no uproar from the people n the

Troops march on

[NuclearDem]

14. So now we're up to...

Alito, Roberts, and Scalia that all need to be impeached.

[The Backlash Cometh]

19. He is an obscenity.

[RDANGELO]

21. Well, this is definitely an indicator of one thing-

Scalia is a mental midget. He should be embarrassed to be seen in the same building whit her.

[radhika]

22. American Justice 2011: New Reality Show idea

Set in that hot and hostile zone, where Opus Dei meets Trailer Park. A place where Big Mama "I'm dangerous, I know karate" - Bachmann and a thousand altar boy extras perform dark rituals to speed the inevitable collapse of the USA.

[closeupready]

23. There we go, folks! Hoo, boy - anybody got melted butter handy?

:popcorn:

[Synnical]

26. We need to start a massive letter writing campaign now and demand his resignation!

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[spanone]

27. he's an embarrassment to justice

[Kablooie]

28. This is getting ridiculous. The conservative judges are flaunting their partisanship.

Aren't they supposed to be above the fray?

[Plucketeer]

30. Scalia, Roberts need to be impeached!

These guys give the word "justice" a really bad image.





BOEHNER - McDUNCELL JOBS PROGRAM

[3rd_Speaker]

31. So Much for "Impartial" Justice:

Since the 2000 presidential election, I have firmly believed that my own as well as every other U.S. citizen's Civil Rights were violated when the 5 Supremes select G.W. Bush and voided the election process. What dose it take to impeach a member of the U.S. Supreme Court?

[MedicalAdmin]

47. A super majority or a gun. One of those - I can't remember which.

IOW ain't nothing going to happen so bend over and lube up 'cause here comes Tony's fat ...

[barbtries]

33. he is a disgrace to the Court

and to the country. impeach.

[floriduck]

34. Scalia is the Dick Cheney

in a robe. At least Antonin has not shot anyone in the face as far as I know.

[Pryderi]

35. impeachscalia.com - is that domain available?

[Enthusiast]

36. The right wing justices no longer

even need to preserve the appearance of integrity because they won't be called out for it in the corporate media. Sadly it no longer matters what Scalia does.

[Harry Monroe]

37. Time for impeachment!!

[fascisthunter]

38. Impeach

[Politicub]

39. Whose going to stop him? Honestly?

The conservatives on the court can do pretty much whatever they want. And now they have the prospect of limitless campaign cash to keep the propaganda flowing to keep themselves in power.

[Octafish]

40. Shakin' down da mopes.

Scalia, Thomas & the Kochtopus

Thank you for the heads-up, kpete!

[cactusfractal]

41. Don't they mean "Konstitutional Konservative Kaucus"? n/t

[Quantess]

42. Scalia is a fucking creep.

[Raine]

43. Democrats should be raising hell about this

so far ... crickets. :-(

[Quantess]

44. Scalia is a fucking creep.

I already said that.