Has a Supreme Court justice ever been impeached? I've read various people speculating on something like that happening if the Dems take back the House, but I wasn't aware of that having happened for anything but Presidents.
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Calli - Oct 05, 2018 11:30:10 am PDT #432 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Dana - Oct 05, 2018 11:30:16 am PDT #433 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I hope Mitch McConnell lives long enough (in moderately uncomfortable circumstances) to see how history will view him. Like, he loses (or quits) in 2020, immediately trips over a turtle (for the irony), and is confined to his bed, unable to talk on the phone or receive visitors, but forced to hear the opinions of historians and disappointed constituents.
Dana - Oct 05, 2018 11:30:59 am PDT #434 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I cannot possibly imagine enough Democrats having the balls to make that happen, even if they get a 2/3 majority.
-t - Oct 05, 2018 11:43:52 am PDT #435 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kind of want to burn down Yale. Is that wrong?
I mean, I know it would be morally wrong to actually burn down Yale. But is it a mistake to want to?
sj - Oct 05, 2018 11:44:46 am PDT #436 of 30019
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One Supreme Court justice in history has been impeached in the 1800s, but he was not convicted.
Calli - Oct 05, 2018 11:51:10 am PDT #437 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So it's a legal possibility, but takes representatives actually getting their act together and doing something major. OK.
Dana - Oct 05, 2018 11:59:01 am PDT #438 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
At least they found that cop in Chicago guilty.
It's like we can have progress for women or minorities, but not both at the same time. And god help people who are both.
-t - Oct 05, 2018 12:05:19 pm PDT #439 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kinda feels more like we can have crumbs but not progress right now. Not that the first conviction of a cop in 50 years in Chicago is nothing but, idk, it's one thing not being completely wrong.
Laura - Oct 05, 2018 12:11:58 pm PDT #440 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Well they can, and probably will vote to impeach because that is the House and just a majority. But they (probably) could not get 2/3 of the Senate to convict. But a real trial would be interesting.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 05, 2018 1:10:45 pm PDT #441 of 30019
What is even happening?
I kind of want to burn down Yale. Is that wrong?
Don't quote me, but I think Yale (or the law school) came out against Kavanaugh, or at least in favor of a (you know, real) investigation.
I'm too angry to look it up though.