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shraby

(21,946 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:33 PM Oct 2014

Is it possible the people mad at the Supremes for not taking the marriage cases could

get mad enough to try to impeach the judges they thought would be most likely to take it and further their cause? Like maybe Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas?
They're stupid enough.

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Is it possible the people mad at the Supremes for not taking the marriage cases could (Original Post) shraby Oct 2014 OP

i hope so samsingh Oct 2014 #1

They would probably go after more liberal members of the court. el_bryanto Oct 2014 #2

Only the House of Representatives can impeach a USSC judge... Spazito Oct 2014 #3

They might blame the conservative judges because there are more of them and would shraby Oct 2014 #5

They will forever love those 5 judges for their disgraceful vote on Citizens United... Spazito Oct 2014 #6

No Justice on the SCOTUS is going to be impeached. eom MohRokTah Oct 2014 #4

Four justices have to vote to grant certiorari hifiguy Oct 2014 #7

Just yesterday I got an antbite on my finger, so I cut the damned thing off. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #8

samsingh

(17,598 posts)

1. i hope so

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:34 PM

Oct 2014

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

2. They would probably go after more liberal members of the court.

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:35 PM

Oct 2014

Would be nice to lose a few of them though.

Bryant

Spazito

(50,338 posts)

3. Only the House of Representatives can impeach a USSC judge...

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:38 PM

Oct 2014

and 2/3rds of the Senate must convict in order for them to be removed. The House repubs LOVE the neocon judges, they aren't going to even think about impeaching them, sadly.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

5. They might blame the conservative judges because there are more of them and would

Reply to Spazito (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:39 PM

Oct 2014

overrule the liberals on the court.

Spazito

(50,338 posts)

6. They will forever love those 5 judges for their disgraceful vote on Citizens United...

Reply to shraby (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:42 PM

Oct 2014

that was their BIG issue not marriage equality relative to what's really important to them, money.

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

4. No Justice on the SCOTUS is going to be impeached. eom

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Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:39 PM

Oct 2014

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

7. Four justices have to vote to grant certiorari

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:45 PM

Oct 2014

in a discretionary appeal of this type. Which tells me that neither Roberts nor Kennedy voted to grant cert. They are probably content to let the CofA decisions stand. That Alito, Scalia and Uncle Ruckus voted to grant cert is a near lock.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)

8. Just yesterday I got an antbite on my finger, so I cut the damned thing off.

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:49 PM

Oct 2014

So yeah, they'll be impeached pretty shortly, I imagine.

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