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Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend California’s landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, “develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
The Koch brothers are to the left what George Soros is to the right.
What would the right's reaction be if Soros had private meetings with Justices Ginsberg and Breyer?
Whatever happened to the concept of an impartial court?
Provide EVIDENCE any such meeting took place.
Where is your snide ass and the rest of the Fabian troll moonbat troop, on the threads about the obvious graft going to Immelt and GE, fuckstick?Juxtapose this steaming heap of a thread with the dearth of comment from the usual Fabian/progressive bedwetter suspects, about Immelt getting a cush position with the administration and GE getting big time exemptions from EPA regs.
Y'know.....It's all about "asking questions".
So, post a thread and ask the questions. Posting glib comments as you do suggests only that you're an arrogant self righteous asshole. Of course posting such a thread, asking necessary questions won't make you any less of an arrogant self righteous asshole. It might give you some credibility though, something none of your many short comments fail to do.
Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs.
please link to substantiate this, as this is the second time you have made that claim......
in fact last thread you said declaratively- they met in private WITH the Kock [sic] bros...are you backing off of that now?
Its a session...how many makes a 'session'? Oh and remember to make this claim the Koch bro.s actually have to be in the room.
Can you in fact even prove they were in attendance, because I have seen sources that aren't even sure if they were there, they just know they were invited...
and gee how secret is this btw? what constitutes secret? Please explain your reasoning as to what secret is and what it means to you in this context.
facts anyone?
The facts are hard to come by, here is a link to a fair and balanced article from the Huffington Post:
Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial Ethics Debate
My point is, if they didn't attend it is a scurrilous attack, if they did attend it's worth knowing and asking questions.
please link to substantiate this, as this is the second time you have made that claim......
in fact last thread you said declaratively- they met in private WITH the Kock [sic] bros...are you backing off of that now?
Its a session...how many makes a 'session'? Oh and remember to make this claim the Koch bro.s actually have to be in the room.
Can you in fact even prove they were in attendance, because I have seen sources that aren't even sure if they were there, they just know they were invited...
and gee how secret is this btw? what constitutes secret? Please explain your reasoning as to what secret is and what it means to you in this context.
facts anyone?
The facts are hard to come by, here is a link to a fair and balanced article from the Huffington Post:
Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial Ethics Debate
My point is, if they didn't attend it is a scurrilous attack, if they did attend it's worth knowing and asking questions.
no that wasn't your point, or that is all of it, you started off your latest screed with a lie, period .
first- I read that and at least 5-6 other sources yesterday when I saw your post.
Lets take a look at this article;
a) Reports that two Supreme Court Justices have attended seminars sponsored by the energy giant and conservative bankroller Koch Industries has sparked a mild debate over judicial ethics.
A report? Where they there or not?
b) It's not rare for a Justice to attend a seminar sponsored by a group with judicial or political interests. Members of the court, for instances, often speak at academic institutions or think tanks. Virtually all companies, meanwhile, are affected by the judicial branch. So long as Scalia and Thomas did not participate in overt partisan activities, there would be no apparent conflict of interest.
"There is nothing to prevent Supreme Court justices from hanging out with people who have political philosophies," said Steven Lubet, a professor of law at Northwestern University who teaches courses on Legal Ethics.
So is this a big deal or not? Sure, becasue they will make it one.
Should I now post a catalog of orgs., say for say that Uber Smart latina Sotomayer and Ginsberg regulary attend and contribute too?
What nonsense. This what you hung your hat on?
Next- where is the evidence to sppt .your assertion, nay, declarative statement that they, the justices had met with the Kock [sic] bros. and, in private?
Answer- no where, you invited it.
Ergo, survey says-
Youre a fraud.
Have a nice day.
Impartiality seems to matter to the GOP:
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court - CBS News
And then there's this:
Canon 4 of the judicial Code of Conduct states that a federal judge should not take part in any activities that "reflect adversely on the judge's impartiality
Where is your snide ass and the rest of the Fabian troll moonbat troop, on the threads about the obvious graft going to Immelt and GE, fuckstick?Juxtapose this steaming heap of a thread with the dearth of comment from the usual Fabian/progressive bedwetter suspects, about Immelt getting a cush position with the administration and GE getting big time exemptions from EPA regs.
Y'know.....It's all about "asking questions".
So, post a thread and ask the questions. Posting glib comments as you do suggests only that you're an arrogant self righteous asshole. Of course posting such a thread, asking necessary questions won't make you any less of an arrogant self righteous asshole. It might give you some credibility though, something none of your many short comments fail to do.
Speaking of self-righteousness and lack of credibility...
Impartiality seems to matter to the GOP:
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court - CBS News
And then there's this:
Canon 4 of the judicial Code of Conduct states that a federal judge should not take part in any activities that "reflect adversely on the judge's impartiality
It only matters as a point of self interest. Scalia's sat in on cases involving Dick Cheney, one of his longtime personal friends.
And a clear conflict of interest.
Impartiality seems to matter to the GOP:
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court
GOP Argues Kagan Won't be Impartial on Court - CBS News
And then there's this:
Canon 4 of the judicial Code of Conduct states that a federal judge should not take part in any activities that "reflect adversely on the judge's impartiality
It only matters as a point of self interest. Scalia's sat in on cases involving Dick Cheney, one of his longtime personal friends.
And a clear conflict of interest.
Judges and Justices recuse themselves everyday whenever an appearence of conflict exists; Scalia is the epitome of arrogance and an example of what is wrong with the USSC as it is currently composed.
Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend Californias landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend Californias landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
The Supreme Court overstepping It's Constitutional Authority by Abusing Judicial Review, contributes to Oligarchy/Plutocracy.
The Justices attending a Meeting by it self does not.
The Supreme Court overstepping It's Constitutional Authority by Abusing Judicial Review, contributes to Oligarchy/Plutocracy is an Interesting point. Did the Justices cross the line in Citizens United v. FEC? The nexus between the Kock Brothers wealth and unlimited ability to influence elections should give pause to every thinking American.
The Koch brothers are to the left what George Soros is to the right.
What would the right's reaction be if Soros had private meetings with Justices Ginsberg and Breyer?
Whatever happened to the concept of an impartial court?
It only matters as a point of self interest. Scalia's sat in on cases involving Dick Cheney, one of his longtime personal friends.
And a clear conflict of interest.
Judges and Justices recuse themselves everyday whenever an appearence of conflict exists; Scalia is the epitome of arrogance and an example of what is wrong with the USSC as it is currently composed.
will kagan recuse herself from the obama care case?
They are people, just like you and me.Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend California’s landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, “develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
I don't remember it being written anywhere that becoming a Supreme Court Justice forfeits one's right to personal, private interests, even of a political nature.
Talk to me when their official decisions from the bench are wholly unsupportable by written US law, as so many of those from leftist Justices are, and THEN we'll talk about appropriate.
Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend Californias landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
Its not fully clear from the source, but it appears this is is from the state of WV.Last night I heard on the radio that Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas attended the private strategy meeting hosted by the Kock brothers in Palm Springs. The NYT's reported:
"Koch Industries, the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes from the Cato Institute in Washington to the ballot initiative that would suspend California’s landmark law capping greenhouse gases, is planning a confidential meeting at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa to, as an invitation says, “develop strategies to counter the most severe threats facing our free society and outline a vision of how we can foster a renewal of American free enterprise and prosperity.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1
Two questions:
Is the participation of two members of the USSC at a solely political secret meeting appropriate?
Plutocracy anyone?
I don't remember it being written anywhere that becoming a Supreme Court Justice forfeits one's right to personal, private interests, even of a political nature.
Talk to me when their official decisions from the bench are wholly unsupportable by written US law, as so many of those from leftist Justices are, and THEN we'll talk about appropriate.
You don't remember or you never wanted to know - willfull ignorance?
CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Now you'll know if you want to know. See the link for an example
Its not fully clear from the source, but it appears this is is from the state of WV.
Does WV's code of conduct restrict the actions of federal judges, especially those not in WV?
Tell me:
Does this partucular instance change your opinion as to Scala or Roberts' ability to carry out their judicial responsibilities with integrity, impartiality, and competence?
