Posted on 09/10/2005 1:06:51 PM PDT by nwrep
(AP) — POTENTIAL PROBLEMS: If he is confirmed, chief justice nominee John Roberts may have to disqualify himself from dozens of cases because of conflicts of interest related to his past clientele and financial portfolio.
UP TO THEM: By law, judges have to sit out cases brought by companies in which they or family members own stock — but they don't have to offer reasons for stepping aside and they are left to police themselves.
DEEP POCKETS: Money is the most common cause of conflicts and disqualifications are not infrequent among justices, especially the wealthier ones who have extensive stock holdings.
This load of BS brought to you by the journocrats at "KrAP"!
Hah!
Nice try, AP. [rolling the eyes]
So all judges across the country are supposed to know every company their mutual funds, pensions, and IRA's invest in? I don't know about you, but my 401k alone has investments in almost 40 different companies.
I call bulls**t.
HOW MANY CASES BROUGHT BY THE ACLU HAS RUTH BUZZI GINSBERG DISQUALIFIED HERSELF FROM??
(crickets chirping...tumbleweed rolls by...)
There isn't a single qualified citizen candidate in this country who wouldn't have conflicts of interest if placed on the Supreme Court.
If a person has so little capability that by the time they are a potential candidate for the Supreme Court, the candidate and his/her family have absolutely no stocks or bonds, or financial dealings with any corporation in America, they are complete failures at life, and those who pushed for his/her candidacy should be run out of the public square.
Smart judges like Roberts will put his money in a blind trust. It is sinking pretty low to ask his family to also put their money out of sight. These democrats have run out of ammo.
The AP is making a mountain out of a mole hill. Justices recuse themselves all the time, for a variety of reason. Sandra O'Connor recused herself from cases dealing with compaines she owned stock in numerous times.
Source:http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-28-roberts-skip-cases_x.htm
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