Waxman & Conyers criticize Scalia's refusal to quit Cheney case

[G_j]

www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0131-03.htm

Published on Saturday, January 31, 2004 by the Los Angeles Times

2 Democrats Criticize Scalia's Refusal to Quit Cheney Case
Reps. Waxman and Conyers cite the 1995 recusal of a judge with ties to President Clinton.

by David Savage

 WASHINGTON ? Two House Democrats added to the pressure on Justice Antonin Scalia to withdraw from a pending Supreme Court case involving Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday, saying a recent duck hunting trip the justice took with Cheney posed the same kind of conflict of interest that had forced an Arkansas judge who was a friend of President Clinton to withdraw from a 1995 case.

Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) cited that precedent in a letter to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and urged him to establish a procedure for "formal review" of justices' possible ethical conflicts.
...mnore..

[loudsue]

1. Waxman and Conyers....God bless 'em

O8) May they live long...may they stay healthy...may they always be re-elected! O8)

[salinen]

2. If Gore had done the same

Ken Starr would still have a job.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. this "in your face" insidious crap must be stopped...nice pic here

[Bunny]

4. Oh crap! I nearly spit out a mouthful of wine!

That picture is too funny! And a little creepy too...

[G_j]

7. lol, now there's a classic

very funny.. :-)

[spanone]

5. This is totally arrogant typical Cheney

I can't wait to see him do the perp walk.

[BrotherBuzz]

6. Waxman picks all the right fights....

but nothing seems to get done. I do believe the game is rigged. Maybe, just maybe this time....

[dusty64]

8. Glad to hear it, but

where are the rest of em. This really needs to be hammered by each and every Democrat particularly the Presidential candidates. Why can't they unite for a change? This kind of blatant crap can NOT be allowed and our side would NEVER be permitted to do something like this. These rightwing extremist are completely out of control and need to be stopped in their tracks. scalia should be impeached and removed from office, he is the most unqualified nutcase to be on the extreme court in modern times and there is NO doubt whatsoever how he intends to vote on this case. WTF! :wtf: