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Eliot Rosewater

(32,272 posts) Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:11 PM Sep 17

Do Supreme Court justices testify under oath when they testify to the Senate while being nominees?

If they are under oath then perjury charges should be forthcoming.

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Do Supreme Court justices testify under oath when they testify to the Senate while being nominees? (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Sep 17 OP

I remember Roberts clearly being sworn in; Gorsuch too and maybe Kavanaugh, so yes. hlthe2b Sep 17 #1

Yes they are sworn in. No they surely didn't commit actual perjury unblock Sep 17 #2

They can always say their feelings about things "evolved". haele Sep 17 #4

Most of the answers duncang Sep 17 #3

Despite that, they all definitely committed perjury Wiz Imp Sep 17 #5

Yes they do but it's meaningless. Once they get into office enough Sep 17 #6

And there it is...the end of the rule of law and the SC is doing it. Eliot Rosewater Sep 17 #8

Under oath yes DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 17 #7

hlthe2b

(105,399 posts)

1. I remember Roberts clearly being sworn in; Gorsuch too and maybe Kavanaugh, so yes.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:12 PM

Sep 17

unblock

(53,955 posts)

2. Yes they are sworn in. No they surely didn't commit actual perjury

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:16 PM

Sep 17

If nothing else, they should know how to not cross that line.

haele

(13,275 posts)

4. They can always say their feelings about things "evolved".

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:22 PM

Sep 17

At the time, they weren't lying....

duncang

(2,979 posts)

3. Most of the answers

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:21 PM

Sep 17

Weren’t answers. It was I can’t comment on a case that isn’t in front of me now.

Wiz Imp

(633 posts)

5. Despite that, they all definitely committed perjury

Reply to duncang (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:40 PM

Sep 17

Being able to prosecute any one of them for perjury is a different story. Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely they would be able to prosecute and get a conviction.

enough

(13,430 posts)

6. Yes they do but it's meaningless. Once they get into office

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 07:58 PM

Sep 17

they are the law.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,272 posts)

8. And there it is...the end of the rule of law and the SC is doing it.

Reply to enough (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 09:57 PM

Sep 17

They are the law...sad but true.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,091 posts)

7. Under oath yes

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2024, 08:15 PM

Sep 17

What do you think they perjured themselves on? Proving perjury will be nearly impossible.

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