Scalia Won't Step Aside From Cheney Case

[seafan]

WASHINGTON - In typically combative style, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (news - web sites) dismissed a request Thursday that he stay out of a case involving his friend, Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites), saying a duck hunting trip they took was acceptable socializing that wouldn't cloud his judgment.


"If it is reasonable to think that a Supreme Court justice can be bought so cheap, the nation is in deeper trouble than I had imagined," Scalia wrote in response to the Sierra Club (news - web sites)'s request that he disqualify himself.


The environmental organization is pursuing a lawsuit that seeks to compel the Bush administration to release information about closed-door meetings of Cheney's energy task force, which crafted the administration's energy policy.


At issue in the case are allegations that energy industry executives and lobbyists were in on the Cheney meetings while environmentalists were shut out. Cheney is a former energy executive.

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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Socializing is fine. What is the market value of the chartered plane

flight and the rest of the trip? If Scalia did not pay for it, shouldn't he now?

[Just Me]

2. I can only hope that the other "supremes" demonstrate integrity,...

,...and kick his butt off the case. The appearance of conflict is strong enough that he must not be an arm of the judicial body hearing this case.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Must be some real good stuff cheney wants hidden

LIKE PART OF THE PLANK OF THE ENERGY TASK FORCE WAS TO TAKE IRAQI OIL FIELDS, BY FORCE IF NECESSARY, TO SECURE NO BID CONTRACTS FOR HALLIBURTON? - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

AND OLE TONY THE FIXER OBVIOUSLY HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN HIS FELLOW SUPREMES THAT THEY ARE AS CORRUPT AS HIM.

[Moderator]

4. Please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=430005