Scalia not recusing himself from Cheney case"proudest thing"done on court

[dajoki]

WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/12/AR2006041201905.html?nav=rss_politics

Scalia Defends Involvement in Cheney Case
Associated Press
Thursday, April 13, 2006


HARTFORD, Conn., April 12 -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday called his 2004 decision not to recuse himself from a case involving Vice President Cheney, who is a friend of his, the "proudest thing" he has done on the court.

The conservative justice's remarks came as he took questions from law students during a lecture at the University of Connecticut.

The case involved Cheney's request to keep private the details of closed-door White House strategy sessions that produced the administration's energy policy. The administration fought a lawsuit that contended that industry executives helped shape that policy. The Supreme Court upheld the administration position on a 7 to 2 vote.

Critics alleged that Scalia's impartiality had been compromised as a result of his taking a hunting vacation with Cheney while the court was considering the vice president's appeal. The justice rejected that reasoning.

"For Pete's sake, if you can't trust your Supreme Court justice more than that, get a life," he said.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. If one looks up "sick f**k" in the dictionary, Scalia's picture is there.

[dajoki]

12. you were right...

sick fuck

[MADem]

2. Such hubris, that last comment!! Get a LIFE?? He has a lot of NERVE

I think he's a strong candidate for impeachment, myself. That's the only way to get rid of him, as only the good die young.

[ladjf]

3. His use of the word "proudest" doesn't make sense.

[dajoki]

7. you gotta take it...

in the context of his twisted logic.

[tabasco]

4. Sad days for America all-around.

Scalia is a symbol for the utter corruption of the republican party.

They have truly debased our Nation.

[dajoki]

5. and utter contempt for our nation n/t

[proud patriot]

6. flipping the bird to JUSTICE itself

strange days indeed

[DemGirl7]

8. And the proudest thing I've ever done was making him flip out

when I presented him with a nice dose of the truth & reality. :evilgrin: He should try to take his own advice to 1. F*&% himself & 2. "to get a life"

[dajoki]

9. How did you flip him out?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

10. My proudest Scalia moment was when bush stabbed him in the back

by appointing Roberts as Chief Justice. I did a little woohoo dance just thinking about the prick fuming over that one. :woohoo:

[montana500]

11. What a nutcase.

Too bad he got passed up for the Chief Justice job, lol.

[Imagevision]

13. Scalia? - obviously he's in Cheney's back pocket!

[enough already]

14. How do we go about impeaching this prick?

The guy is a disgace to this country.