Reform group: Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas had Citizens United conflicts of interest

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47855.html

To mark Friday’s anniversary of a court decision that allowed corporations to sink millions into politics, Common Cause, a reform group, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate alleged conflicts of interest involving two Supreme Court justices – in hopes of forcing the court to vacate the 5-4 ruling.

Common Cause officials and at least one legal expert acknowledged the difficulty of getting the landmark case overturned in this way. But in a document to be submitted to the department Thursday, Common Cause President Bob Edgar cites appearances by Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Antonin Scalia at retreats sponsored by Koch Industries, a corporation run by two major Republican donors who helped finance some of the new GOP groups founded after the ruling.

“It appears both justices have participated in political strategy sessions, perhaps while the case was pending, with corporate leaders whose political aims were advanced by the decision,” the Common Cause petition asserts.

In addition, Common Cause argues that Thomas should have recused himself because his wife was the founder of Liberty Central, a conservative group funded with a small group of anonymous donors who endorsed candidates in about a dozen 2010 races.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47855.html#ixzz1BaRI8zuA


Whoops!

[ClassWarrior]

1. You go, Common Cause!

:woohoo:

NGU.

[xchrom]

2. Recommend

[babylonsister]

3. Rec'd! More folks need to be paying attention to this. nt

[Tippy]

4. K&R.... After Election 2000 they became emboldened and reached for the stars

Wonder what it feels like to go from respected, to nothing more than bought and paid for shill?

[ClassWarrior]

9. They became emboldened and put their souls up for auction, more like. Ain't no stars about it.

NGU.

[toddwv]

5. R&K

Recced and THEN Kicked...

This is an EXTREMELY important topic.

[spanone]

6. k&r....

[Kalun D]

7. No Kidding?

the right wingers on the SC are corrupt?

who'd of thunk it

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Okay. So, what are the consequences?

[Enthusiast]

10. Kicked and Recommended nt

[ClassWarrior]

11. Wow, two unrecs in the past couple of hours. That deserves a kick.

:kick:

NGU.

[ClassWarrior]

12. Another kick. Still not there yet.

:kick:

NGU.

[Kurovski]

13. K9nt)

[PufPuf23]

14. The moral depravity of a segment of the USSC is blatant.

The reality is sobering.

[JudyM]

16. And such a farce that they use the cloak of 'conservative' and 'strict constructionist'

They most decidedly do not follow the Constitution. Going back to Bush v Gore. No shame. No conscience. No morals. Just abuse of raw power.

[Waiting For Everyman]

15. K&R!

[Lorien]

17. K & R nt