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MelissaB

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Reply to wonkwest (Reply #22)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 07:04 PM

Jun 2018

It's time to shine the light on the mf'ers

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Anthony Kennedy should be investigated -was he bought off? [View all] avebury Jun 2018 OP

My wife says 5 million... pbmus Jun 2018 #1

And I thought he just drank the Kool-aid but this BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #2

He's 81 and there has been speculation that he might retire for over a year. onenote Jun 2018 #3

That may well be the case BUT, as the supposed block between a full attempt to strike down of Roe v OnDoutside Jun 2018 #9

Supreme Court justices almost invariably retire in time for a replacement to be named before the onenote Jun 2018 #10

Yes, you are right, but there is no more fundamental issue out there than Row v Wade. It's what has OnDoutside Jun 2018 #11

That is absurd jberryhill Jun 2018 #28

I think you might be responding to the wrong post. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #46

"why not wait until after the November midterms " jberryhill Jun 2018 #47

Yes but the new justice would likely be a RWNJ, so it wouldn't be stupid. Plus if by some chance, OnDoutside Jun 2018 #48

"stupid" depends, I guess, on one's perspective jberryhill Jun 2018 #51

Yes, from a RW conservative pov, yes. But Row v Wade is the single most defining issue, and I cannot OnDoutside Jun 2018 #57

That's pretty much my thinking. His son, though... Hekate Jun 2018 #15

Pretty much what I was going to say Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2018 #55

Maybe not exactly bought... but cozy enough for discomfort C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #4

Certainly seems fishy enough for a little investigating. LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #5

I hope at least investigative journalists are on it. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #7

Here's a clue dottie66 Jun 2018 #53

CNN article from April mythology Jun 2018 #43

It seems to be just more corruption. rockfordfile Jun 2018 #6

He threw away his legacy Evergreen Emerald Jun 2018 #8

Unless something is proved otherwise, I think he retired because he's 81. Vinca Jun 2018 #12

So now SC Justices can't retire? former9thward Jun 2018 #13

So now we can't discuss troubling facts? SunSeeker Jun 2018 #26

Not everything is a CT. former9thward Jun 2018 #32

Sure. But why ignore the fact the Kennedy's son is Trump's banker at money laundering Deutsche Bank? SunSeeker Jun 2018 #35

Let's keep it classy DU SCantiGOP Jun 2018 #14

Kennedy's son was Trump's "most trusted personal banker" for a dozen years at bettyellen Jun 2018 #33

Infowars said there were sex slave colonies on Mars, this is nothing like that ck4829 Jun 2018 #50

And they win with it exboyfil Jun 2018 #52

This why we can't have nice things. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #16

Because we think trump is above bribing people? Nope, we really don't. bettyellen Jun 2018 #27

Because dreaming up conspiracy theoreis without any evidence makes us look weird. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #39

Trump and Kushner already had big and deep financial ties to Kennedy's family. bettyellen Jun 2018 #58

The larger question not fooled Jun 2018 #17

Kennedy had already hired his clerks for next year bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #18

If you do some research, you'll learn that retiring SCOTUS Justices often have hired clerks onenote Jun 2018 #56

Really creepy how many things the Trump spawn have their tentacles in. nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #19

This is NOT a problem! MyOwnPeace Jun 2018 #20

Mitch will claim that he was referring to Presidential elections AdamGG Jun 2018 #23

He said he was referring to Presidents that are lame ducks.... until Mueller bettyellen Jun 2018 #29

Whatever Kennedy's done, he's still probably less corrupt than Clarence Thomas AdamGG Jun 2018 #21

It's not going to happen ever wonkwest Jun 2018 #22

No. MelissaB Jun 2018 #24

Flail if you must wonkwest Jun 2018 #25

I'm pragmatic. No one is ever going to bother about this. LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #37

Pragmatic doesn't mean unreasonable wonkwest Jun 2018 #41

"By pragmatic, I mean political reality. What they should do is not what they will do." LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #42

And I hear you wonkwest Jun 2018 #44

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #30

What makes you think he hasn't been interviewed by the Special Counsel's office. underthematrix Jun 2018 #31

! yes bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #34

Kennedy should be impeached ! MichMan Jun 2018 #36

Please tell me this is a joke post! nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #38

Kick dalton99a Jun 2018 #40

K&R burrowowl Jun 2018 #45

Good question ck4829 Jun 2018 #49

I know one thing--if in the unlikely event there is some truth to this notion... First Speaker Jun 2018 #54