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Tell you what; I don't think it's particularly an imposing barrier for the top officials in the three branches of our government to not socialize together. Especially when matters concerning one may come before another. Even the appearance of a conflict of interest should be avoided at this level. The three branches of goverment, while interlocking, are supposed to be independent.

In Scalia's opinion he lays out why there will always be justices with friends in the other branches of government. For one thing, Presidents usually nominate judges they know & trust.

"It would have been terrific if Justice Scalia had released this information back in January, when the American public first began raising questions about the trip," said David Bookbinder, Washington legal director of the Sierra Club.

This is bogus crap from a sore loser. It's not SCOTUS's job to do your legal research, David. You filed a frivolous lawsuit with nothing but newspaper opinion columns to back it up. You cited no legal precedents. Justice Scalia found some that cut the other way.

His opinion isn't angry the way the Slimes portrays it. It's more bemused - like Indiana Jones taking out his gun while his opponent brandishes a whip.

So I guess that means Bubba and his WINO couldn't sleep together for the seventeen days she was a Senator and he was President?

Not that they did anyway.

Seriesly, though, your suggestion is impractical. That would mean the President can't socialize with any member of Congress. That's just ridiculous.