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Who needs a good laugh? I have one for you. (Original Post) LonePirate Jan 2017 OP
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jan 2017 #1
You definitely made my day! fierywoman Jan 2017 #2
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #3
Doh! C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #4
Perfect! K & R! VOX Jan 2017 #5
K&R brer cat Jan 2017 #6
karmic and ironically ironic rurallib Jan 2017 #7
I hope Rachel has picked up on this. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 2017 #8
Oh, beautiful!! Doreen Jan 2017 #9
And to think that some people volstork Jan 2017 #10
Tweeters should send it to Lawence O'Donnell. nt Ilsa Jan 2017 #11
K and R BadgerMom Jan 2017 #12
I really hope Judge Garland doesn't get fired IronLionZion Jan 2017 #13
He can't fire a judge dflprincess Jan 2017 #17
Can they put pressure on his to recuse himself over the perceived conflict of interest? meadowlander Jan 2017 #18
My recollection on how such allegations are handled Sanity Claws Jan 2017 #21
Might appoint him to some BS position somewhere IronLionZion Jan 2017 #20
I don't know if they can make a judge change positions once they have been confirmed for the dflprincess Jan 2017 #31
I just read Trump signed an executive order to slash regulations. So can Garland Maraya1969 Jan 2017 #30
I wasn't expecting that anything could make me laugh fountainofyouth Jan 2017 #14
Ed Rollins... czarjak Jan 2017 #15
K&R! nt Sunny05 Jan 2017 #16
ironic milestogo Jan 2017 #19
Haa!! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #25
Karma is a fucking bitch Pachamama Jan 2017 #22
K&R and Tweeted to yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #23
LOL Nitram Jan 2017 #24
best thing I'll read all week lol JHan Jan 2017 #26
That will be their excuse for demanding his recusal. n/t Orsino Jan 2017 #27
Love it. cachukis Jan 2017 #28
YAY onethatcares Jan 2017 #29

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)
21. My recollection on how such allegations are handled
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:02 PM
Jan 2017

If an attorney believes that a judge is not able to hear a case impartiality, then can file a motion to have the judge recuse himself. The problem with that is that the judge accused of not being impartial hears the case. That judge of course determines that he is impartial.
Such a motion is a good way to piss off a judge.
Judges have a lot of discretion and you don't want to piss them off. They can exercise their discretion in ways that don't create appealable issues.

IronLionZion

(45,460 posts)
20. Might appoint him to some BS position somewhere
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:54 AM
Jan 2017

to get him out of the way. Team Trump will find creative ways to punish their enemies somehow.

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
31. I don't know if they can make a judge change positions once they have been confirmed for the
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:51 PM
Jan 2017

position they're in.

But someone up the food chain can assign that judge nothing but BS cases. Supposedly Judge Fred Nichol never got an important case after he dismissed the charges against Russell Means & Dennis Banks during the Wounded Knee trial. His reason for doing so was "It is true that a judgment of dismissal is not the only possible remedy in this situation, i. e. a new trial could be ordered. It is my belief, however, that the misconduct by the government in this case is so aggravated that a dismissal must be entered in the interests of justice."

Even though the 8th District upheld his ruling, he had still pissed someone off.

Maraya1969

(22,484 posts)
30. I just read Trump signed an executive order to slash regulations. So can Garland
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 09:08 PM
Jan 2017

deem that unconstitutional?

czarjak

(11,278 posts)
15. Ed Rollins...
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:18 AM
Jan 2017

Is a piece of work, fuck that old fart. Just happened to be listening while reading this good news.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
22. Karma is a fucking bitch
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 02:11 PM
Jan 2017

Wow....this couldn't be better scripted for history...

But then again, Merrick Garland should be sitting on the Supreme Court right now...

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