[Windflier]

Someone recently posted the text of a law that says that a jurist MUST recuse themselves from any case where they may have a conflict of interest.

So, now a jurist in the highest court in the land can just break the LAW with impunity? Excuse me, but the irony in that is almost too stark to describe.

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

[ClearCase_guy]

There are no laws in this country. There are simply powerful people trying to get away with things, and usually succeeding.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Which is exactly what Obama wants. Kagan gets her marching orders from him no doubt at all.

[thecodont]

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

I believe that is one of their goals!

[Smokin' Joe]

“Someone recently posted the text of a law that says that a jurist MUST recuse themselves from any case where they may have a conflict of interest.

So, now a jurist in the highest court in the land can just break the LAW with impunity? Excuse me, but the irony in that is almost too stark to describe.

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.”

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IMPEACH!

[Rome2000]

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court

Only if Congress lets butch Kagan get away with it.

I will be calling the office of that douchebag Rubio to see what he's going to do about it.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

It’s not irony.

It is the double-standard of the ruling elite and everyone else.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

See Title 28 of the United States Code, Section 455:

28 U.S.C. § 455 : US Code - Section 455: Disqualification of justice, judge, or magistrate judge
(a) Any justice, judge, or magistrate judge of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
(b) He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances:
(1) Where he has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding;
(3) Where he has served in governmental employment and in such capacity participated as counsel, adviser or material witness concerning the proceeding or expressed an opinion concerning the merits of the particular case in controversy;

Note that (b)(1) and (b)(3) use "he" when referring to the judge. Perhaps Kagan gets off on a technicality.

[proud American in Canada]

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Absolutely.

You have a great tagline, btw. :)

[Rashputin]

"If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court."

If the Chief Justice cared about the Constitution he'd tell her to recuse herself or tell the House to draw up Articles of Impeachment against her and refuse to seat her until the process was complete. He could then hear the case without her and be done with it, or delay the case until after she was impeached. I say, "after she was impeached" because there's never been a more clear cut case of meeting the criteria the law demands a judge recuse them-self over.

Of course, whether the Chief Justice cares about the Constitution or not is one of the things pretty much up in the air these days given that he ignores a foreign national serving as president or, at the very least, ignores that he was illegally placed on the ballot in a great many states

JMHO

[skinkinthegrass]

Someone recently posted the text of a law that says that a jurist MUST recuse themselves from any case where they may have a conflict of interest...

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

sounds like a great case for IMPEACHMENT...

[upchuck]

If Kagan doesn’t recuse herself from the Obamacare case, it will effectively nullify the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.

Exactly! Coward-Piven in action. Sodamayor, same thing.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Sadly a SCOTUS justice cannot be forced to recuse. But they can be impeached.