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Swede Atlanta

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68. This is totally stunning to me.....

Mon May 14, 2012, 05:23 PM

May 2012

As an attorney this just makes my jaw drop.

One of the hallmark differences between our legal system and that of civil law countries such as France, Italy, etc. are that the judges to not inject themselves into the legal cases before them.

By that I mean, a judge is never supposed to raise an issue or an argument that one side or the other could or should have made. The are to simply consider the legal arguments of both sides against the facts and render a judgment.

Here, the Court asked a legal question neither of the sides placed before them for consideration.

If this account is true in my view Roberts and those who may have colluded with him are susceptible of impeachment.

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Wow. Jeffrey Toobin: How Chief Justice John Roberts orchestrated the Citizens United decision. [View all] BzaDem May 2012 OP

Impeach Roberts n/t malaise May 2012 #1

Impeach Roberts AlbertCat May 2012 #38

Congress can't pass a Valentine's Day resolution...how can they impeach anyone CanonRay May 2012 #51

Agreed. Last time Congress tried to impeach someone was Clinton. The GOP majority is larger now. freshwest May 2012 #65

Yes....impeach roberts!! Jake2413 May 2012 #57

Wow - I have to read this again to let it sink in - and then I'll have to read it again. myrna minx May 2012 #2

And they gotta nerve complaining about judicial Solomon May 2012 #90

Thank you H2O Man May 2012 #3

k&r eom ellenfl May 2012 #4

So Souter's dissenting opinion was never published, PA Democrat May 2012 #5

Though to be fair to Souter, this non-publication is not his fault. BzaDem May 2012 #7

Agreed. I commend Souter for being brave enough to raise the issue. PA Democrat May 2012 #11

you're speculating that souter is toobin's informant? HiPointDem May 2012 #56

I have no idea. But someone told Toobin about the contents of Souter's PA Democrat May 2012 #58

K&R tallahasseedem May 2012 #6

Kick.... eom KoKo May 2012 #8

R#13 & K for visibility of the scumbag (I'm using this line a lot lately) n/t UTUSN May 2012 #9

This is deeply disturbing in so many ways... crazylikafox May 2012 #10

Kennedy has always been one of justices most opposed to campaign finance regulation. BzaDem May 2012 #13

Maybe a superpac should be formed to campaign against Kennedy LiberalFighter May 2012 #49

"The vote to uphold unlimited corporate spending was preordained as soon as Alito was sworn in" Yavin4 May 2012 #53

true... 2banon May 2012 #81

So much for deciding things on their own merits vs. the law... truebrit71 May 2012 #12

If ACA is toast, they are toast. tcaudilllg May 2012 #22

I agree with H2O Man longship May 2012 #14

I wonder if Obama got wind of all this and that is why OKNancy May 2012 #15

Obama is a very smart man, I beleive he has know about this from the get go. crunch60 May 2012 #74

Thanks a lot for posting this, BzaDem... Surya Gayatri May 2012 #16

Depends on who writes history... zeemike May 2012 #21

Who cares about history's judgment? tcaudilllg May 2012 #23

I'd Say the Court (and the Repigs Generally) are Not the Least Bit Worried About How We Judge Them AndyTiedye May 2012 #71

Does the SC actually have a "liberal" side anymore? JHB May 2012 #17

Sworn to secrecy tinrobot May 2012 #18

Fine idea to have the public vote on decisions from the Supreme Court, eh? elleng May 2012 #33

Not at all tinrobot May 2012 #86

Thanks. Gotta read some books about that; elleng May 2012 #89

Thom Hartmann says Constitution never gave SC the right to decide legislational Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #67

And that is how triangulation works. zeemike May 2012 #19

Thank you. K&R lamp_shade May 2012 #20

This is exactly why I oppose life time appointments. olegramps May 2012 #24

while they are "lifetime" appointments, a justice can be removed leftyohiolib May 2012 #39

It is nearly impossible, except for a serious crime, to impeach a justice. olegramps May 2012 #60

K and R---this needs to be seen by everyone panader0 May 2012 #25

Wow a bought and paid for cindyperry2010 May 2012 #26

Citizen's United - aka The Republican Fundraising Gift Act of 2010 Old and In the Way May 2012 #27

Roberts misrepresented himself during those hearings, didn't he? Baitball Blogger May 2012 #28

I never read what the Bush v Gore law clerks said adigal May 2012 #29

Vanity Fair had a great article in 2004 about it; here's the link... pacalo May 2012 #42

where did you find it? grasswire May 2012 #43

It was linked in the OP adigal May 2012 #44

Some "swing vote" Kennedy is. This is nothing short of an outrage. Tatiana May 2012 #30

Toobin has unrivaled access to what goes on at the SC mn9driver May 2012 #31

Both my sons have taken a year off from college to work adigal May 2012 #45

I am in the same boat mn9driver May 2012 #59

I am sorry for all of us - I told my parents and in-laws "Thank you." adigal May 2012 #63

I've read some of Toobin's work. His information though is usually not absolutely confidential BzaDem May 2012 #62

Kudos to Jeffrey Toobin - TBF May 2012 #32

And they claim we have activist judges! jwirr May 2012 #34

To the RW, it's never activism when a decision favors them. They feel it's divine right. bluesbassman May 2012 #55

Excellent post. Chilling. Those 5 unelected right-wing fascists are killing our democracy. SunSeeker May 2012 #35

k&r nt steve2470 May 2012 #36

Especially impressed with Justice Stevens' fervor in his dissent: madamesilverspurs May 2012 #37

K&R. lamp_shade May 2012 #40

So to be certain Souter's xxqqqzme May 2012 #41

well, the highest court in the land is tainted-corrupted newspeak May 2012 #48

Steven's dissent should be run on every newspaper front page benld74 May 2012 #46

Elections matter. Dawson Leery May 2012 #47

Roberts is the Stepford Judge. The Chosen One of the 1%. Zorra May 2012 #50

SCOTUS not trusted ellie50 May 2012 #52

When Good Intentioned Liberals Ask Why Should They Vote for Obama... Yavin4 May 2012 #54

I vote for Roberts as the worst Supreme Court Chief Justice ever. tclambert May 2012 #61

we all need to print out hard copies of that Vanity Fair article for posterity. grasswire May 2012 #64

Impeachment for Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Scalia! Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #66

This is totally stunning to me..... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #68

+1 jaysunb May 2012 #72

As an attorney I don't find this at all surprising onenote May 2012 #77

I think there are a few aspects of what happened that are surprising. BzaDem May 2012 #83

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2012 #69

Roberts is a treasonous bastard. Odin2005 May 2012 #70

Sigh. It makes us look ridiculous when we ignore the Constitution onenote May 2012 #76

Impeach this asshole... nradisic May 2012 #73

With all due respect to the DUers who want to give Mitt Romney a pass cr8tvlde May 2012 #75

When a justice is treasonous, should true justice speak out? aquart May 2012 #78

Impeach Injustice Roberts. aquart May 2012 #79

Activist Court... MrMickeysMom May 2012 #80

This is an exquisite piece of journalism Prism May 2012 #82

K&R (n/t) a2liberal May 2012 #84

Very disturbing. ck4829 May 2012 #85

The day after Citizens United, the first SuperPac began soliciting money. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #87

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #88