Sierra Club May Seek Scalia Recusal in Cheney Case

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Hope this isn't a dupe... I didn't see it. All I can say is wooohoooo!

Sierra Club May Seek Scalia Recusal in Cheney Case

The Sierra Club environmental group said on Friday it was considering formally asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from a case involving Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.

Cheney and Scalia flew to Louisiana on Jan. 5 to go duck hunting together, and the trip has prompted accusations of a potential conflict of interest because Scalia and his high court colleagues have agreed to hear an appeal in the energy task force case.

"We are examining the facts," said David Bookbinder, Washington legal director for the Sierra Club. "We certainly understand why there is a public uproar about this."

Cheney is being sued by the Sierra Club and Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group. The two groups want Cheney to release documents about White House contacts with the energy industry in 2001 but the vice president has appealed a judge's ruling ordering him to produce the documents.

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[lastknowngood]

1. There is no check on the supremes they can have a Klan

meeting in the middle of a civil rights case and there is nothing we can do.

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2. Is impeachment possible?

Constitutionally speaking. I know with the neocons in control nothing will happen, but I'm curious.

[dusty64]

3. Any further doubts

of the credibility of judicial watch have been put to rest for me.

>>"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said his group would not ask for Scalia's recusal.


"Unless information comes out that they discussed the case, we don't see an issue here," Fitton said. "And certainly if they discussed the case, there would be no doubt that Scalia would recuse himself. We have no reason to doubt his integrity on the issue." "

[ngGale]

4. Yeah, right...

n/t

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5. No reason to doubt his integrity?

:wtf:

[leesa]

6. Why does it take Sierra club to do try to get ethics probe into an obvious

conflict of interest and necessity for recusal?? Where is our worthless Congress???

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7. Yeah -- where is Daschle?

Leahy and another senator asked Rehnquist for an inquiry earlier but were rebuffed.