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Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« on: May 30, 2024, 09:27:53 am »
 Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
by Tara Suter - 05/29/24 9:00 PM ET

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) argued that the Department of Justice (DOJ) could force the recusals of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in cases it is facing related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

“Everyone assumes that nothing can be done about the recusal situation because the highest court in the land has the lowest ethical standards — no binding ethics code or process outside of personal reflection,” the Maryland Democrat said in an opinion piece in The New York Times published Wednesday. “Each justice decides for him- or herself whether he or she can be impartial.”

Raskin then noted that Alito and Thomas “could choose to recuse themselves,” but that “begging them to do the right thing misses a far more effective course of action.”

“The U.S. Department of Justice — including the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, an appointed U.S. special counsel and the solicitor general, all of whom were involved in different ways in the criminal prosecutions underlying these cases and are opposing Mr. Trump’s constitutional and statutory claims — can petition the other seven justices to require Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse themselves not as a matter of grace but as a matter of law,” Raskin continued.

Alito and Thomas have faced recent calls to recuse themselves from cases related to the Jan. 6 attack due to controversies over flags reportedly flown at Alito’s houses linked to the “Stop the Steal” effort and Thomas’ wife’s reported involvement in that same effort.

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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2024, 10:54:09 am »
Did he cite the relevant Article and Section that gives the Executive branch authority to force such a recusal?
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2024, 10:57:54 am »
I'm not a constitutional scholar, but I think Raskin is pulling that theory out of his ass.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2024, 11:00:43 am »
Seems the left wing dims are getting frisky with lawfare.  Something has to be done about it, at some point,
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2024, 12:18:04 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on May 30, 2024, 10:57:54 am
I'm not a constitutional scholar, but I think Raskin is pulling that theory out of his ass.

Think??? I know damned well he is!
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2024, 07:23:32 pm »
The Constitution is quite clear:  there is one, and only one, remedy for a misbehaving Supreme Court justice:  impeachment. 
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2024, 08:01:23 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on May 30, 2024, 09:27:53 am
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) argued that the Department of Justice (DOJ) could force the recusals of Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in cases it is facing related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

Straight up fascist.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2024, 08:02:32 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on May 30, 2024, 10:54:09 am
Did he cite the relevant Article and Section that gives the Executive branch authority to force such a recusal?

A liberal cite something from the Constitution?   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2024, 09:50:03 pm »
Moronic legal take from a moron.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2024, 09:57:25 pm »
I guess Raskin didn't get John Robert's blunt message to Durbin and Whitehouse today.  DOJ has no power to do anything to a SCOTUS justice, which is a co-equal branch of government.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2024, 10:07:37 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on May 30, 2024, 09:57:25 pm
I guess Raskin didn't get John Robert's blunt message to Durbin and Whitehouse today.  DOJ has no power to do anything to a SCOTUS justice, which is a co-equal branch of government.

Do you think Durbin, Whitehouse, or any other Democrat you might name, GAF what the Constitution says about anything?
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2024, 10:20:08 pm »
Quote from: Kamaji on May 30, 2024, 07:23:32 pm
The Constitution is quite clear: 

He  won't  let something trivial like the Constitution get in his way
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2024, 10:21:55 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on May 30, 2024, 10:07:37 pm
Do you think Durbin, Whitehouse, or any other Democrat you might name, GAF what the Constitution says about anything?

To be fair, Whitehouse isn't a Democrat.  He's a hardline Communist.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2024, 10:23:39 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 30, 2024, 10:21:55 pm
To be fair, Whitehouse isn't a Democrat.  He's a hardline Communist.

:yowsa: I stand corrected.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2024, 11:36:12 pm »
How exactly does someone force a recusal?  It's against the very definition of the word.  They could I guess torture Alito or somehow compel him to give a recusal I guess.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
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Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 30, 2024, 11:36:12 pm
How exactly does someone force a recusal?  It's against the very definition of the word.

You clearly don't understand how fascism works.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
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Quote from: Bigun on May 30, 2024, 10:07:37 pm
Do you think Durbin, Whitehouse, or any other Democrat you might name, GAF what the Constitution says about anything?
As evidenced by their ersatz president, who brags about violating SCOTUS rulings ... no.
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Re: Raskin argues DOJ can force recusals of Alito, Thomas in Jan. 6 cases
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Quote from: LMAO on May 30, 2024, 10:20:08 pm
He  won't  let something trivial like the Constitution get in his way

Yes, I know.  I'm just a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to the Constitution.
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