Supreme Court Justice Scalia claims religion trumps law.

[cleanhippie]

“The Rule of Law is second only to the Rule of Love. The here and now is less important than the hereafter.” -- Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice.

In America, the Supreme Court is the ultimate judge. Once it has decided a matter, that's pretty much it. Antonin Scalia, one of the judges who sits on that court, has said -- in as many words -- that he only respects the rule of law insofar as it does not conflict with his religious beliefs. For that, nothing short of impeachment is suitable.

The last Supreme Court judge to be impeached was "Old Bacon Face," Samual Chase. In 1805, he was brought up on charges that he treated defendants unfairly based on his political bias. He was eventually acquitted. Of particular note is that Chase's impeachment set the benchmark for several judicial boundaries. Most notably, it set the "gold standard" that Supreme Court justices are required to abstain from partisan politics. And let's be perfectly clear: Religious intrusion into the law of the land is a partisan political matter. Just ask Rick Perry.

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At this point, we might as well throw the Constitution in the trash. If a judge can preside over the highest court in the land and impose his own personal beliefs on cases, then the Constitution has no meaning. It is simply a suggestion to be ignored.

There are irrefutable facts that cannot be ignored:

The U.S. government was established with a document that has not one single mention of God.
The U.S. government was established with the clear intent of NOT becoming like the religious monarchy the colonists had fled.
The Bible, and by extension Christian governmental ideals, are antithetical to the U.S. form of government.

This isn't the first time Scalia has proven his unworthiness. In 2003, he had to recuse himself from a case involving "Under God." You see, he claimed in a speech that the Framers of the Constitution didn’t intend to “exclude God from the public forums and from political life.” Clearly, unequivocally, undeniably, Scalia is biased beyond mere partisan leaning. He is a danger to the ideals of the framers, and an insult to the blood, sweat, and tears that went into creating America - a place where religious freedom was guaranteed by the dogged refusal of government to endorse or favor any religion. He is a votary of metaphysical woo, not a champion for fairness, equality, and justice.

http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-atlanta/supreme-court-justice-scalia-claims-religion-trumps-law?ref=email

[abelenkpe]

1. Ugh

And he's a supreme. Great.

[Scuba]

2. K&R

[Donnachaidh]

3. and for that reason he should immediately resign his post.

He's a pestilence on the bench.

[vi5]

4. So, Antonin does that apply to the death penalty?

Based on your voting record apparently there are times where law trumps religion.

I guess someone likes to take the Cafeteria Catholic approach.

[texshelters]

5. Is this a conflict of interest.

Should he recuse himself?

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Why is he still up there?

[formercia]

16. You know the answer

It's the same reason the White House is crawling with Banksters.

The White House is no longer the Peoples' House.

[FreakinDJ]

7. Chief JackAss

[PETRUS]

8. What does it take?

To (legally) remove a member of the supreme court?

[David Sky]

12. Impeachment is the only procedure available, as with the President

The House must draw up an article, and the Senate will judge.

Good luck with a Republican House drawing up articles of impeachment. It has NEVER happened to any Justice in history, as far as I know.

A Supreme Court Justice may be impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office if convicted in a Senate trial, but only for the same types of offenses that would trigger impeachment proceedings for any other government official under Articles I and II of the Constitution.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_US_Supreme_Court_justice_be_impeached_and_removed_from_office#ixzz1ZaBIGhGq

[PETRUS]

14. thanks! nt

[Froward69]

9. Religion > Law = Sharra law

or what i am trying to express is that if Scallia uses religion to determine cases instead of law to determine cases is that not a theocracy??? and something America is expressly NOT.

[indepat]

10. SCJ Scalia can take comfort that few men will have ever done more harm to our Constitution, our

Republic and we the people than he who is anathema to almost everything our founders tried to achieve. :patriot:

[Canuckistanian]

11. How's his health?

Just wondering.

[David Sky]

13. He's 75 years old. Many justices serve into their 80's and some longer.

"In 1986, Scalia was appointed by Reagan to the Supreme Court to fill the associate justice seat vacated when Justice William Rehnquist was elevated to Chief Justice. Whereas Rehnquist's confirmation was contentious, Scalia was asked few difficult questions by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and faced no opposition. Scalia was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, and took his seat on September 26, 1986."

Another reason Ronald Reagan was such a bad President.

[samsingh]

15. scalia is an evil cretin

one question:

Whose religion?