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Bloomberg News said the fact a Supreme Court justice would speak before such a highly partisan group has raised eyebrows among judicial ethicists.
"It certainly adds to the politicization of issues surrounding the judiciary," said University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter, who served as George W. Bush's chief ethics officer. "When a highly publicized case comes along, it does not help the Supreme Court for the justices to appear aligned one with one party or the other."
But Chapman University law professor Ronald Rotunda told Bloomberg that Scalia's speech shouldn't be a concern if his subject matter isn't overly political.
"Justices are allowed to give speeches on the law and legal reform," Rotunda pointed out.
The supreme ct of the United States comprised of 1 chief justice and 8 associate justices is suppose to be the most unbiased dias in the US government . WE have three branches of gov in this country legislative judicial and executive, the judicial branch is where there should be no ambiguity .guidelines of law are and decisions are made solely on principals of law , and in no way should personal convictions enter into a decision of a case brought before the docket, Although as a citizen a justice can be memember of any duly recognized political party . he cannot base a decision on any politicly biased item issue . in recent years though the sense of political and sociatal and moral out of bounds on a secular level is rearing its ugly head.
January 04 2011 at 2:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis guy is blatantly GOP.
But then, having a cup of tea is okay I guess.
Of course the "Weeper of the House" will have his Merlot.
Me?...I am going to have another bottle of beer.
I'll have to do further research, but I thought the Judicial Canon of Ethics forbids a sitting judge, even a supreme court justice, from attending political rallies or giving speeches to a political faction. If there is, we need to start a campaign to remove not only Scalia, but Roberts. If you want to remain on the Court, you at least have to give the appearance of impartiality.
December 17 2010 at 10:47 PM Report abuse Permalink +13 rate up rate down ReplyIt may have to do with the fact that professional responsibility canons for judges and attorneys apply only to state courts & lawyers, while members of the federal judiciary have greater (unlimited even?) discretion regarding their behavior.
December 18 2010 at 6:45 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyWhat a GREAT MAN and AMERICAN
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