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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:04 AM Original message |
SCOTUS is TESTING us folks with these trial balloons! We need to DEMAND some impieachments...! |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. You are right. They will keep it up until they become afraid of impeachment. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. They need more than impeachment IMO |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The scary thing about this is that without any efforts of impeachments... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. I agree |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think you're right. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. you think the democrats in congress will do anything? where is your evidence ? nt |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Not by themselves! That is precisely why the grass roots needs to speak up now! |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well of course American citizens will take it. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I think the key word is that they "DID" take it then... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. yes the public was deliberately kept in the dark in 2000 |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. Unfortunately, you can't impeach a judge for decisions.. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yes, these decisions by themselves aren't grounds for impeachment... |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Refusal to hear the Sibel Edmonds' case is covered as a decision |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The problem is that we don't know what was being covered up YET! |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Dismissed, or let lower court rulings stand? |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. The question should be still asked WHY they declined to hear her case... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. And 2 lower courts and denied her as well |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Chris Deliso explores this whole situation on judicial appointments, State Secrets Privilege... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Interesting link |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Unfortunately not from court records... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Hum, |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. We might not..., but we can ask them to speak as to why they did or didn't want to hear the case... |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. SCOTUS has never says formally why they take the cases they do |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 02:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I have a feeling we're going to set a lot of precedents before we're done with Bushco... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. No |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Hmm.. I was sure I read that the Chief Justice could pick the case himself... |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. "hard to prove without a wiretap"... |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'd love to see that at some point too... |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:55 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. They should be reminded that this might be MORE likely if they give "approval" to Bushco now! |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Judges have been impeached because of their decisions from the bench. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. The article doesn't say |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
38. But it is THIS term that they are choosing to make all of these controversial decisions... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Nonsense |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. You're right, but underlying... |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
18. Might they be impeached for lies told at their confirmation hearings? |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. This certainly should be looked at... And the act of looking at this is the important thing! |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. Stare decisis |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Or Bowers v Hardwick? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. Neither justice |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. But you know they will when it comes to "corporate personhood"... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Is there a court case |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-02-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Not sure! Hope NOT! |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-30-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
19. Perhaps they are taunting us to impeach so they can overturn and solidify unitary executive power. |
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pingzing58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. Is there such a thing as oversight of the Supreme Court? just wondering. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
35. Yes, phase 2 has begun. We are now in the middle tranisitonal stage |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
36. Easy grounds for impeachment: Bush v. Gore |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Exactly, this is how all of these cases should be looked at... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
40. Every branch is seeing how far they can go and how hard to step on the CITIZENRY. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-01-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. At This Point, Impeachment Of SC Judges Could Be More Important Than Impeaching * & cheney |
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