[mkjessup]

Speaking of the SCOTUS, I am still amazed at the fact that the entire Court (with the sole exception of Justice Alito) actually met in chambers WITH 0bama prior to the Inauguration in a highly questionable ex parte proceeding (questionable and unethical due to the fact that there were still cases on the docket pending before the SCOTUS with 0bama named as one of the parties, without permitting the opposing parties to attend and to observe. No transcript was kept of that meeting (to my knowledge), what was discussed has never been revealed.

In other words, the SCOTUS was either bought off, or intimidated by forces far more sinister than we can imagine.

[Canadian Outrage]

My God, thanks for that information. I did not know that. I guess that explains some things huh? WHO would have ever believed we would see this day? Not me. Nothing but nothing is surprising anymore. CO

[Lurking Libertarian]

In other words, the SCOTUS was either bought off, or intimidated by forces far more sinister than we can imagine.

...or just thought the Birther cases were nonsense.

Incidentally, there is nothing unethical about the Supreme Court justices meeting with Obama when there were cases pending before it against him. It would only be unethical if they discussed the cases. Remember when Justice Scalia went hunting with Vice President Cheney while a case against Cheney was pending before the Court? And that was a real case, one the Court had agreed to hear. The cases against Obama were "pending" only in the sense that petitions asking the Court to hear those cases had been filed; none of those petitions were granted (or even got one vote).