Supreme Court Justice Commits Sedition By Telling People to Revolt Over Income Taxes

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34. Scalia's partisanship goes way back. He doesn't even try to hide it.

Scalia spoke at my son's school in Hattiesburg in 2008. I was quite surprised that a sitting Supreme Court justice spoke at a small private college that no one outside of this state has heard of. Most people in Mississippi have never heard of this school.

Turns out, Scalia goes turkey hunting in Mississippi every year with his BFF Charles Pickering (retired U.S. District Court judge). The speaking engagement at this Baptist college was arranged as a favor to Pickering. His long term relationship with the federal judge was no problem when Branch v. Smith[/link] was argued before the Court in 1993. The majority decision in that case allowed Pickering Sr. to control districting lines in Mississippi while his son, Chip, was serving in the House of Representatives. How convenient.

Scalia has tried to keep his political alliances quiet in the past but apparently doesn't care if anybody knows now. With the Koch Brothers bragging about featured speakers Scalia and Thomas[/link] at their annual political retreats, Scalia has no reason to maintain even the appearance of non-partisanship. The ruling in Citizens United was to be predicted.