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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums(1) Yes, Scalia's an asshat; and (2) No, we shouldn't call for his impeachment . . .
. . . at least not on the basis of what is likely to be his ruling in the case involving the Voting Rights Act, how ever vile his reasoning. Look, it goes without saying that the man's statements in this case (among many others) were utterly despicable. But, leaving aside, for the moment, the fact that impeachment doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell in the House, consider this: if we were to go down the path of impeaching a Supreme Court justice based on his ideologoical stance, it would set a dangerous precedent -- a precedent Republicans would seize upon at the first available opportunity in order to remove a more moderate or liberal justice whose rulings they disliked. Do you really want to open up that can of worms?
elleng
(130,973 posts)Thanks
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,248 posts)be an acceptable alternative?
markpkessinger
(8,401 posts)OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)Bullshit.
markpkessinger
(8,401 posts). . . In fact, I have been quite critical of him (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022349850 , http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2298036 and http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2370366 ). But if you think for one minute that an attempted impeachment of Scalia or any other justice that is based on ideology would result in anything but an onslaught of unfounded attempts by the GOP in return, you are seriously kidding yourself.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)The Constitution mandates a supermajority for such purposes. Why? To purposely stop what many here want to do...remove a judge based on ideological differences.
Where the heck do you think you are going to get the votes from?
cali
(114,904 posts)different than the majority party in the Senate changing Senate rules.
RudynJack
(1,044 posts)but you'll be soundly beaten about the head and neck for expressing a reasonable view.