Open Judicial Mouth, Insert Foot

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 4 November 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Congressman Billybob]

Two threads on FreeRepublic have already mentioned this subject. Though there's more detail in my article because I do, after all, practice in the US Supreme Court.

Lemme know what you think.

[mathluv]

What does it take to impeach a judge?

[george wythe]

I posted not-very-nice comments against O'Connor on previous threads, but I felt remorseful afterwards since all the reporting about her speech came from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.

Is there any link to her whole speech? I would like to see her words in context before I get a voodoo doll, name it Sandra, and start sticking pins on it.

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

The U.S. Supreme Court is going the way of the U.N. Security Council. The day is soon coming when it will be irrelevent.

[ladylib]

I hope Terry Schiavo never makes it to the U.S. Supreme Court given how some countries feel about euthanasia.

[Treebeard]

Except the UN Security Council is not "hardwired" into the organic document of the United States.

[Ff--150]

because I do, after all, practice in the US Supreme Court.

The judges are Honored therefore nobility; hence Justice O'Conner is more divine than the rest of us and above the laws. All these calls to impeach are so pitiful. [no sarcasm]

[Normally a Lurker]

Excellent artile BB. Lots of food for thought therein, albeit some appears to be poisoned food. Thanks so much for posting it.

[Normally a Lurker]

No comment - except I hope that this dosen't turn into a Terri thread, as I was hoping to discuss other important aspects of the problem addressed.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[Libertina]

Sandra Day O'Connor has been unleashed... what has gotten into her? These type of judges must be retired. Can pressure be brought to bear?

[Stopislamnow]

O'Conner should be brought up on sedition and treason charges.

[Congressman Billybob]

The process for impeaching a judge or Justice is exactly the same as for Presidents, etc. The last judge to be impeached was Alcee Hastings, then a US District Judge in California. After being thrown off the bench for taking bribes from two drug dealers, he got himself elected and reelected to Congress. LOL.

John / Billybob

[2timothy3.16]

I, like many I am sure, would like to read her whole speech, do you think you could either find it and put it up here or put up a link to it?

Second, as I understand the impeachment process, we must first get the House to investigate this and then take action. The Senate will then act as the court if, the House acting as a grand jury indites. If my understanding is correct, then a true transcript of her speech is absolutely necessary.

[Congressman Billybob]

I do not have, and could not find, a link to her entire speech. However, the same quotes that I used appeared in all of the few sources on this story.

John / Billybob

[StonyBurk]

If I am not mistaken Marbury v. Madison,5 US 137,174,1803
is also ignored by Justice O'Connor and company.The Oath
of Office suggested in Marbury (if still applicable) shames
this lawless Majority does it not?

[Sunshine Sister]

This is outrageous. Thanks for the post and the information. I would not expect to see this anywhere but here. Thank GOD for the Internet and FR!

[You Dirty Rats]

If there is any trend that makes me fear for our country more than the trend towards judicially tyranny, I have not yet heard of it.

Would Sandra Dee support an argument that SCOTUS itself must bow down to the World Court in The Hague?

Sad to see Sandra Dee using the Constitution as kindling for her dinner. Expensive dinner, I'd say.

I must say, though, I don't understand why anyone would run for Congress. You'll have a thousand times more people worked up over a kid receiving two cans of Pepsi in a school vending machine for the price of one than people who are concerned that Sandra Dee is using our Constitution to start the fire at her senior center beach blanket bingo party. "Congressman Armor, we don't care about the Constitution when thar's a whole lotta Pepsi consumin' goin' on out thar!"

Congressman Billybob, you promise to file impeachment papers against Sandra Dee and other Constitutional arsonists and you'll see campaign money flowing in like tourists in the Smokies fleeing bears!

I HATE ACTIVIST JUSTICES!!

[Congressman Billybob]

None of the few judges who have been impeached have ever been convicted and removed because they were wrong or even grossly stupid in their decisions. All who were removed had either been found to have committed felonies, or to be habitual drunkards.

Neither of those criteria apply to Justice O'Connor, so I do not expect any serious effort by the House to impeach her, much less would the Senate vote by 2/3rds to convict on a situation like this.

The only pragmatic cure I see for this intellectual disease among the Justices is the confirmation of judges who intend to obey the Constitution, like Judge Janice Brown, etc.

John / Billybob

John / Billybob

[StonyBurk]

Calle dScott McInnis's Office today the phone sitter thought
that only the Senate could Impeach a Judge-s the Senate has
Constitutional authority to confirm the Presidents' appointees.But I thought otherwise.