Posted on 11/07/2005 6:22:58 PM PST by NormsRevenge
OH BOY! What do y'all think about this?
He has scruples?
As time goes by, this will happen less and less.
Eeeehhh. What's up?
"What do y'all think about this?"
I'll tell you what I think, I think Justice Ginsburg needs to recuse herself from any and all cases to which the ACLU is a party. And I'd like to know a lot more about that angle too, whether she does or not, and if not why not. Si no, por que no? As we say in La Nueva America.
Notice that the arch-traitor Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not recuse herself from this trial even though she had an exceedingly lengthy relationship with the ACLU, which is involved.
If Roberts were honest, he'd order Bader Ginsburg OUT first.
I can see no reason in the world why he should recuse himself from the final ruling. He's a judge, a Supreme Court Justice now, and this is a matter of law; not some Dipweed County beauty contest.
That's what I thought too! OH BOY! Here we go again!
In general, he is recusing himself from cases where he rendered the opinion below. His position is known and expressed already - he isn't impartial anymore.
He was on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia - a venue that attracts cases against the executive branch.
I read his opinion for the Hamdan case. During his hearings, he was questioned about his paricipation a the Circuit Court level, seeing as how he'd been interviewed for a position on the SCOTUS.
FEINGOLD: Last month, when I was home in Wisconsin, a constituent came up and said to me that he believed the D.C. Circuit decision in the Hamdan case, a different case, which you joined in, to uphold the government's ability to try a Guantanamo Bay detainee by military commission, should disqualify you from being on the Supreme Court.Feingold asked questions on the second and third day of hearings, regarding Roberts' participation in the Hamdan case.
I guess he will be refunding the taxpayers some of his salary as well...... No work, no pay. Seems fair.
I won`t hold my breath for that one.
This guy better grow a pair and start doing his job. Ginsberg doesn`t sit out cases the ACLU is involved in.
Hells bells, if he upheld something at a lower level, get involved and uphold it again! WTH does he thing he got appointed for anyway! Sheesh!
Nothing at all.
Chief Justice John Roberts bowed out of a major war powers case on Monday because he had handled it as an appeals court judge. Without Roberts, the Supreme Court could deadlock 4-4.
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Well actually, as I see it:
1. Roberts decided and I believe wrote the opinion at the DC Appeals Court.
2. If the Justices split 4-4, then Roberts' opinion stays in force.
3. Thus it seems to me this is like every other case, if all the Justices but Roberts split, he cast the tie breaking vote.
4. The only difference this time is he cast the tie breaking vote before he was on the Court and before this issue came before the court.
Guess I owe Coulter an apology now.
Good point.
Precedent sucks sometimes and then sometimes tastes oh so sweet, huh?
4-4 means it's precedent for no other district. Other districts can continue to wildcat.
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