Judge who exonerated Cheney is on the payroll of Exxon

[Lori Price CLG]

Judge who exonerated Cheney is on the payroll of Exxon

Judge A. Raymond Randolph is with the George Mason University
Law and Economics Center - funded by Exxon.

George Mason University, Law and Economics Center has received $115,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.

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Lori Price

[woosh]

1. That's a bit of a stretch.

[Deja Q]

4. How so?

I'm not surprised by this revelation.

[smoogatz]

6. Yes and no

It was a unanimous decision by the DC circuit court--hard to imagine all 9 of the judges were in some way bought off. But--corporate influence over the legal system is real and pervasive. Certainly it's in the oil and electric power industries' interests to keep the energy task force meetings secret.

[sniffa]

2. he's no scaLia

:mad:

[Lori Price CLG]

7. ScaLie-a - Thanks, I'll have to use that one!! :) n/t

[lilymercury]

3. It just gets better and better. sigh n/t

[newyawker99]

16. Hi lilymercury!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Submariner]

5. It's just amazing

that a yellow-bellied draft dodging coward like Cheney made it as far as he has. I guess it's true that money and favors can pave the path to corrupt success.

[IChing]

8. More on the asshole

Monday, April 11, 2005

The Embarrassing Judge Randolph
When the D.C. Circuit heard a case on whether the EPA should regulate CO2 under the Clean Air Act last Friday, Judge A. Raymond Randolph appears to have truly distinguished himself. According to the Times, Randolph's "questions suggested that he did not believe a clear link had been established between carbon dioxide and global warming." The Post went into more detail:
"We can't even tell what the weather's going to be two weeks from now, but these models tell us what the climate is going to be like 100 years from now," said Judge A. Raymond Randolph, whose questioning appeared to favor the EPA's position.
So it appears that Randolph, known to be a conservative, is both unaware of the latest climate science and doesn't understand the difference between climate and weather. Ah, the joys of life tenure.
http://chriscmooney.com/blog.asp?Id=1710

[IChing]

9. Even more on this asshole

His decision on an appeal back Kennth Staar in the Clinton investigations
He was also appointed by President * senior.

http://www.bannerofliberty.com/OS7-98MQC/7-8-1998.1.html

[Swamp Rat]

10. RICO

Looks like organised crime to me.

[sniffa]

11. nominated

even better info in some of the posts. :thumbsup:

[Lori Price CLG]

13. Thank you so much, sniffa! n/t

[Just Me]

12. Well, of COURSE he would also be a Poppy nominated guy!!!

Wow. These conspirators are tightly wound together.

[Lori Price CLG]

14. Why was this immediately moved from LBN (when it IS LBN) but bradblog...

...revelations on similar topics are not moved from LBN? It's the same premise - an alternative news site breaks a story. Hoping to get a civil reply, and not have the thread locked for asking a reasonable question...

Mods: Please check LBN right now, and see a similar revaluation from bradblog about a Bush agency paying a journalist for stories -remaining on LBN.

Thanks,
Lori Price

[spindoctor]

15. 115K is not very impressive

You'd have to add at least one zero to keep a judge from sneezing.

However, I never realized that judges have side-jobs and that in itself is disturbing.