Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial Ethics Debate

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Reports that two Supreme Court Justices have attended seminars sponsored by the energy giant and conservative bankroller Koch Industries has sparked a mild debate over judicial ethics.

On Tuesday evening, the New York Times reported that an upcoming meeting in Palm Springs of "a secretive network of Republican donors" that was being organized by Koch Industries, "the longtime underwriter of libertarian causes." Buried in the third to last graph was a note that previous guests at such meetings included Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, two of the more conservative members of the bench.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/scalia-thomas-koch-industries_n_769843.html

[valerief]

1. "Judicial Ethics" has become the new "Military Intelligence". nt

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Right up there with "military music"

and giant shrimp.

And to think I used to believe that "Oxymoron" was a term invented to describe Rush Limbo.

[monmouth]

2. I hope KO mentions this tonight....n/t

[aquart]

4. Clarence Thomas needs to resign to spend more time with his wife.

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[RainDog]

6. The Supreme Court 5 undid my belief in an ethical Supreme Court

to me, they're nothing more than whores for the right wing - that includes those who retired, as well as those who remain. The right wingers on the court have worked tirelessly to undermine Americans' belief in a judiciary worthy of the term.

[Peregrine Took]

7. They should be impeached but the Dems are too scared to do anything. n/t