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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:04 PM Jun 2012

Tea party's Gohmert: Investigate Kagan's role in health ruling

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), a tea party favorite, told reporters after the Supreme Court ruling that he would call for an investigation into Justice Elena Kagan’s involvement in the planning of the health care law.

"If it turns out that she lied in order to get on the court, and she did express opinions about the bill — that she did participate in meetings about the bill, then it tells me she lied in order to get on the court and she should be impeached," he said.

Opponents of the law have argued that Kagan should not have participated in the vote because she was solicitor general during the passage of the law.

The law's supporters launched a similarly unsuccessful attempt to remove Justice Clarence Thomas from the case because his wife was actively trying to repeal the law.

more . . . http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/06/tea-partys-gohmert-investigate-kagans-role-in-health-127587.html

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Tea party's Gohmert: Investigate Kagan's role in health ruling (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 OP
Gohmert living up to his name again n/t Enrique Jun 2012 #1
The desperation, it's.... C_U_L8R Jun 2012 #2
I'll bet he'll investigate Clarence Thomas too, right? myrna minx Jun 2012 #3
Ah, the cries of impeachment will soon follow GarroHorus Jun 2012 #4
Nice framing Politico ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #5
There literally is no end to how low they will sink. Initech Jun 2012 #6
What in hell has happened to our country? I wish we could outlaw asjr Jun 2012 #7
The more they get frustrated by using acceptable forums the greater chance they become thugs. gordianot Jun 2012 #8

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
2. The desperation, it's....
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:08 PM
Jun 2012

Hilarious.

These right wingers have their undies in such a bunch. Oh the angst is comedy gold.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
5. Nice framing Politico ...
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:14 PM
Jun 2012
The law's supporters launched a similarly unsuccessful attempt to remove Justice Clarence Thomas from the case because his wife was actively trying to repeal the law.


First, Supporters of the law/Liberals did call for Thomas to recuse himself because of his wifes activities; rather the call was based in Thomas' benefiting financially from his wife and his own activities in opposition to the healthcare law.

Secondly, there is that false equivilence thing again. There is a real difference between extra-congressional calls for recusal and a congressman calling for an investigation into a Justice's involvement in the planning of the health care law.

asjr

(10,479 posts)
7. What in hell has happened to our country? I wish we could outlaw
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:16 PM
Jun 2012

the Republican party! The body snatchers have occupied it.

gordianot

(15,245 posts)
8. The more they get frustrated by using acceptable forums the greater chance they become thugs.
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:19 PM
Jun 2012

Minor setbacks seem to throw them into a frenzy.

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