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Conservative Christians Demand Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From Gay Marriage Case
Some religious leaders are demanding that liberal justices Ginsburg and Kagan recuse themselves from an upcoming gay marriage case,
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Like theocrats Scalia, Alito, & puppet Thomas are expected to listen w/ open minds and no prejudice...
Retrograde
(10,137 posts)for having officiated at same-sex marriages, and all the Catholic justices recuse themselves because of official beliefs that leaves just Breyer to make the decision. I can probably live with that
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)...to me.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)"Our religious leaders have modest demands: They ask only that those who speak the truth be silenced." -- Binkie the Clown
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Love your aphorism, though, Bink! hi:
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Thomas, Scalia, Alito all should recuse themselves on any decision on ACA.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)from any abortion rights cases, anything to do with campaign financing, HCA and Wall Street regulations.
see how stupid that all is.
SCOTUS must all have a say in any and all cases that come before them, unless there is a personal gain to be had from their decision. Like it or not, their reading and application of the law is what it is. THAT is why any and all SCOTUS judges must be placed there carefully.
I simply don't understand why these people screeching for judges to recude themselves are ok with biases in one direction being removed, but they are perfectly happy with biases in another direction being used for a final decision.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)at least I really hope they are going to lose here.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)I've been predicting a 6-3 vote with Kennedy and Roberts in the majority for a long time. The dissents will be both terrifying in an ISIS sort of way and comedy gold at the same time.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)It's going to be really hard to justify a no vote and their legacies will be destroyed, imo.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)quite a while now. I don't see him changing course at this point.
Roberts will be in the majority for two reasons - First, he's a Chief Justice and Chief Justices worry about their legacies. He is not going to be seen as being on the wrong side of history. Two, it's not a power/control issue the billionaire class cares about much, and to the extent they do, they think marriage equality is good business. And the SCOTUS isn't out front on this issue, Roberts can rationalize to himself that he is just going along with historical inevitability, which he actually is.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,370 posts)The worlds rational people demand the nitwits shut the fuck up.