Toomey Open to Impeaching State Supreme Court Justices

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/21/toomey-open-impeaching-state-supreme-court-justices/

"SNIP.........

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) called for a “conversation” about impeaching state Supreme Court justices over their new congressional map, The Hill reports.

Said Toomey: “Look, I think it’s inevitable that that conversation’s going to take place. I think state House members and state senators are going to be speaking amongst themselves and their constituents, and the fundamental question is does this blatant, unconstitutional, partisan power grab that undermines our electoral process, does that rise to the level of impeachment?”

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[maxrandb]

1. Dear Pat

Go fuck yourself sideways with a First Edition hard cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless piece of amphibian shit!!

[TwistOneUp]

3. Oh, come on...

Don't hold back - tell him how you really feel!

j/k. I couldn't agree more.

We really need to dump this electoral college bullshit and go with the time-honored "most votes wins" system...

[Fullduplexxx]

2. Panicky panicky hail mary

[maxrandb]

4. I hate to predict this

But there is going to be some violence required to get these Retrumplicans out of power.

I'm not talking Civil War level stuff, but a large number of them and their supporters will never respect the results of Democratic and fair elections.

Not saying I hope for that, but we'd better start preparing for the inevitable. Some are going to have to get the message by force.

[Butterflylady]

5. Toomey

Bought and paid for by the Club for Growth.

[Stallion]

6. Caveat: Can a Justice Be Impeached for a Legal Decision

I'm an appellate attorney and generally courts of appeal reject an action if you fail to exhaust your administrative remedies. Republicans remedy is to pursue an appeal. Until they establish that the Court did not rule on legal grounds, then any pre-textual ground which could have been appealed such as the Court applied incorrect analysis is not likely to withstand review. The Pennsylvania Court's decision is the "law of the case" and presumed correct. Failure to exhaust administrative remedies (ie appeal) is generally a requirement relied on by conservative justices. In fact, that SCOTUS decision today with regard to requiring pursuit of whistleblower actions through the government agency is based on this same general concept-and the decision was unanimous.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Dear Pat, the justices were elected just like you were

And by bigger majorities!

[JDC]

8. The Minister of Truth Speaks

"...this blatant, unconstitutional, partisan power grab that undermines the electoral process."

Hold those two maps up side by side and tell me which one falls into the above described "partisan power grab that undermines the electoral process"

F Toomey. Lying POS!!!!

[dhill926]

9. "...this blatant, unconstitutional, partisan power grab that undermines the electoral process."

pretty much describes the gerrymandering done by the repubs in the first place....asshole.

[jmowreader]

10. Translation:

"How dare they overturn our blatant, unconstitutional, partisan power grab that undermines our electoral process?"

[tavernier]

11. Whaaaaambulance!!!!!

Toomey has a boo-boo. Quick, someone come to help repair his integrity!!