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SeveneightyWhoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 12:09 PM
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Conservative Politics and Judicial Impeachment
Conservative Politics and Judicial Impeachment
Conservatives' efforts to impeach the judiciary date back to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

May 16 2005
Counterbias.com
Gene C. Gerard

There has been considerable discussion by conservatives lately of impeaching judges, allegedly for a variety of offenses. Pennsylvania Republican Senator Rick Santorum criticized U.S. District Judge James Whittemore for ruling against Congressional legislation that required stopping Terri Schiavo’s euthanasia. Senator Santorum said that the ruling is “…an offense that should be discussed in Congress… I think he should be held accountable for it.” Florida Circuit Court Judge George Greer, who turned down Congressional subpoenas seeking to question individuals related to the Schiavo case, is now the subject of an impeachment review by the Florida legislature.

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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-16-05 05:43 PM
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1. Fine--Let's Start With the Supreme Court 5!
It wouldn't be any stretch to make a case that Rhenquist, Scalia, Thomas, et al, are due for an early and dishonorable retirement thanks to their total trashing of the Constitution in 2000 Elections.
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