Federal Judge Urges Government Law-breaking (C&L)

guruoo

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Sat Jan-28-06 02:14 PM
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Federal Judge Urges Government Law-breaking (C&L)

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Federal Judge Urges Government Law-breaking

Richard Posner is a Federal Judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and is thus required by the Code of Judicial Conduct to participate in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing high standards of conduct. And yet -- in patent violation of that obligation -- Posner, ever since the NSA scandal began, has been running around defending the Bush Administration by arguing that the the rule of law is irrelevant, that the need for the President to obey the law is overrated, and that we should allow and even want the President to break the law when doing so is for our own good.

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More: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/01/28.html#a6898

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kevinbgoode

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Sat Jan-28-06 02:15 PM
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1. I think this is what Republicans mean by judges

which uphold the sanctity of strict constructionism. . .

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bluestateguy

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Sat Jan-28-06 02:25 PM
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2. Federal judges should not be making speeches and writing books

Edited on Sat Jan-28-06 02:49 PM by bluestateguy

I'm so sick of this self-promoter always popping up in the news all the time with his latest book, speech or pontification. If that's what he wants to do, RESIGN!

P.S. On second thought, wait until 2009 to resign. One less federal judgeship for Bush to fill.

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