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sheshe2

(83,898 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:17 PM Oct 2013

Accountable to No One

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Accountable to No One (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2013 OP

Has he now put Roberts under his spell also?? kentuck Oct 2013 #1

What's the oath they take - does it cover such "an ideological bubble"?? polichick Oct 2013 #2

They take the Constitutional oath and the Judicial oath (last updated in 1990) BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #6

imo a case could be made against Scalia - but nobody will make it... polichick Oct 2013 #7

Does it really say "So help me God?" Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #8

Accountable to no one pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #3

fixed, thanks pinboy~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #4

yup gopiscrap Oct 2013 #5

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

1. Has he now put Roberts under his spell also??

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:20 PM

Oct 2013

Since he has the rest of the court pretty well intimidated, at least on the conservative side.

polichick

(37,152 posts)

2. What's the oath they take - does it cover such "an ideological bubble"??

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:22 PM

Oct 2013

BluegrassStateBlues

(881 posts)

6. They take the Constitutional oath and the Judicial oath (last updated in 1990)

Reply to polichick (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:45 PM

Oct 2013

Judicial Oath

"I, _________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as _________ under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God."

polichick

(37,152 posts)

7. imo a case could be made against Scalia - but nobody will make it...

Reply to BluegrassStateBlues (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 01:51 PM

Oct 2013

Not when the admin. thinks it's cool to harbor war criminals.

Wounded Bear

(58,706 posts)

8. Does it really say "So help me God?"

Reply to BluegrassStateBlues (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 01:54 PM

Oct 2013

That kind of sucks if it does. I would think that clause would violate Article Six of the Constitution. While many people might say that as a personal affirmation, I'm pretty sure it can't required.