[Arthur McGowan]

About the citizenship issue, Scalia told a close relative of mine that “if the electorate don’t care, why should we (the Court) get involved?”

[DJ MacWoW]

For the electorate to care, wouldn’t they first have to know about it?

[Red Steel]

Well it appears enough of the electorate is starting to care for Scalia.

[Star Traveler]

You said — About the citizenship issue, Scalia told a close relative of mine that “if the electorate don’t care, why should we (the Court) get involved?”

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I don’t think the case for getting Obama out of office is going anywhere, either (you’re saying this “statement” exemplifies “why” it’s going nowhere...).

But, I think it’s going nowhere — *not* on the basis of the voting public “not caring” — but rather — because no one was able to present any evidence to the Supreme Court. And besides that, the cases that they had to decide were on other issues (like “standing” for one example...).

The Supreme Court was asked to undo the election or stop the Electoral College votes or to stop the inauguration — but they refused to do any of those, because it was all based on Internet blogs and rumors and speculations and “reasonings” from certain people — but *nothing* in the way of any solid evidence for them to act.

They would act, and do something that was *within their powers* to do — if — someone brought a specific case to them with that issue to be decided and if there was specific and court-verified evidence (from lower courts) that was absolutely documented.

In the absence of all that — the Supreme will be doing *nothing* at all...

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And by the way, I do not believe that statement as coming from Scalia or any other Supreme Court Justice. I believe they will do the right thing, according to the law of the land that we have, and all applicable statutes and do so regardless of any consequences. However, their power is limited right now, in regards to a sitting President. Only Congress has been delegated the power to remove a sitting President from office.

[Windflier]

Scalia told a close relative of mine that “if the electorate don’t care, why should we (the Court) get involved?”

Now that is truly a frightening statement, coming from a Supreme Court Justice.

[Faith]

About the citizenship issue, Scalia told a close relative of mine that “if the electorate don’t care, why should we (the Court) get involved?”

Off hand I would say that the electorate doesn't care about most cases the SC hears.