Could we impeach the Supreme Court justices

[Stargazer99]

After changing a law in practice for generations in allowing corporations power of person hood I think it is time to get rid of them.

[HopeHoops]

1. Well, Samuel Chase was impeached.

He was acquitted, but it is still possible to impeach a USSC Justice.

[Wolf Frankula]

2. It should have happened in 2000

The Supreme Court usurped the power and prerogatives of the House of Representatives in the matter of Presidential Elections. This is sedition, and is grounds for impeachment.

Wolf

[onenote]

3. You can. But it would be foolish, and impossible practically, to do so

on the grounds you suggest.

[barb162]

4. I'd love to see Scalia gone first but I don't think it will ever happen.

[elocs]

6. You will if you live longer than he does. That's the only way it happens for you. n/t

[quakerboy]

11. Naw.

The bush appointee's should go first, were it to somehow happen.

[NewJeffCT]

5. You can, but it will almost certainly never happen

unless the Republics get control of Congress & decide to impeach Sotomayor & Kagan after they impeach Obama.

[elocs]

7. Impeachment without conviction should be as satisfying as sex without climax,

but the Republicans' wet dream is to stick to Obama if they take the House.

[Gabi Hayes]

8. if they get the house, they WILL do it. I was talking to someone about this today.

Bush "won" the election in 2000 because they were able to slime Clinton, and by extension, Gore, for over two years, resulting in a very nasty anti-Gore/dem climate, and the transfer of the "Hunting of the President" mentality from Clinton to Gore.

remember how brutally dishonest most of the media was toward Gore, including those liberal icons Mo Dowd and, even, Frank Rich.
certain members of the media readily pronounced that they 'hated' Gore, and audibly hooted him during one of his debates against Bill Bradley

and recall how they misconstrued the debates between him and Bush, during which the dauphin could barely string a few coherent sentences together. all they could focus upon was 'the sigh,' and the fake tan.

[elocs]

9. I'd take it to the bank that the Republicans will impeach Obama if they regain House control.

The Dems could have impeached Bush without ever getting a conviction--it's near impossible for either side to get a conviction after impeachment, but they seem too concerned about what the people who will never vote for them or support them will do. Republicans could care less about anyone who would never support them or vote for them. That's a big difference between the two parties.

[quakerboy]

10. I am pretty sure the answer is yes

at least if we go by birther rules. Lets do it right now, I'm sure we have enough for a quorum. Now we just have to figure out whether to keep it online or whether we have to actually meet physically somewhere to do it...