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FBaggins

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11. That doesn't make sense... and in fact is contradictory

Reply to choie (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 29, 2018, 11:11 PM

Jun 2018

Virtually all consequential supreme court cases involve an argument from the administration. If he had to recuse himself from such cases... he would have had to retire right after the inauguration... yet the point of these threads is how we didn't want him to retire?

However - the argument is false. He might have to recuse himself from cases involving his son's business (SCOTUS judges decide for themselves when they should recuse themselves)... but that would be the case anyway. If there's no current business relationship then there's no conflict.

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Can somebody please explain to me [View all] choie Jun 2018 OP

Of course it is. But who is going to investigate it? The ethics chief he appointed? dameatball Jun 2018 #1

No, Obama's former ethics guy is vocally anti-Trump. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #3

Right. I was pretty sure he was not still in the position. Thanks. I don't know who it is now. dameatball Jun 2018 #5

I don't have a problem with pointing out the politics of a replacement to urge a justice to retire unblock Jun 2018 #2

Appearances mean a lot. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #4

IOKIYAR... Wounded Bear Jun 2018 #6

I have no problem with an 81 year old retiring. The hiring of new law clerks and the timing before dameatball Jun 2018 #7

Most of that line of inquiry is probably imaginary FBaggins Jun 2018 #8

Kennedy's son had a business relationship with Trump choie Jun 2018 #9

absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Jun 2018 #10

That doesn't make sense... and in fact is contradictory FBaggins Jun 2018 #11

LBJ twisted Arthur Goldberg's arm to the breaking point to get him off the bench... First Speaker Jun 2018 #12