Emptywheel: When Did Clarence Thomas Go to the Koch Conspiracy Fest? And Did He Bring Ginni?

[deminks]

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2010/10/22/when-did-clarence-thomas-and-scalia-go-to-the-koch-conspiracy-fest-and-did-he-bring-ginni/

As you’ve no doubt heard, the right wing conspiracy does exist. As the NYT reported the other day, the Koch brothers host semi-annual secret get-togethers to strategize with other rich conservatives and media people about how to advance their views.

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But one detail of the NYT report deserves further scrutiny: the report that Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia have attended the gathering.

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But Scalia and Thomas have been involved in more than just rulings that make it easier for the Kochs to win election.

After all, they once cast two of the only nine votes to matter in the 2000 Presidential election.

They’ve not only issued rulings that make it easier for conservatives to win elections, they’ve decided an election. And one of the most obvious explanations for why Thomas and Scalia have attended at least one of these secret shindigs but not Sam Alito or John Roberts would be if they attended before the latter two were SCOTUS Justices. You know, back before Thomas and Scalia selected a President.

So did Thomas and Scalia attend a meeting strategizing how to win elections before the decided one?

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A very good question, IMHO. When, and how many have they attended, and are they going to the one next year to plan for 2012, or perhaps the planned 'Obama impeachment trial' the the thugs have announced, you know, just so fat Tony and Clarence have all their "ducks" in a row.

[DURHAM D]

1. The SC does not impeach Presidents. nt

[asjr]

2. They may just decide they can. Or furnish

Republicans with the tools to do so.

[DURHAM D]

3. They CAN NOT just decide they can.

And there are NO tools they can provide to the Senate.

gheez louize

[procopia]

4. And the SC can't just select the president...

At least I thought so at one time.

[asjr]

5. Is there a facetious thingy I can use when I say

certain things on line? Or maybe the sarcasm thingy would be ok. I do have a loopy sense of humor and I now realize some people do not get it or appreciate it.