The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
President Thomas Jefferson, alarmed at the seizure of power by the judiciary through the claim of exclusive judicial review, led his party's efforts to remove the Federalists from the bench. His allies in Congress had, shortly after his inauguration, repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, abolishing the lower courts created by the legislation and terminating their Federalist judges despite lifetime appointments; Chase, two years after the repeal in May 1803, had denounced it in his charge to a Baltimore grand jury, saying that it would "take away all security for property and personal liberty, and our Republican constitution will sink into a mobocracy[.]" Jefferson saw the attack as indubitable bad behavior and an opportunity to reduce the Federalist influence on the judiciary by impeaching Chase, launching the process from the White House when he wrote to Congressman Joseph Hopper Nicholson of Maryland asking: "Ought the seditious and official attack [by Chase] on the principles of our Constitution . . .to go unpunished?"
Virginia Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke took up the challenge and took charge of the impeachment. The House of Representatives served Chase with eight articles of impeachment in late 1804, one of which involved Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries. Two more focused on his conduct in the political libel trial of James Callender. Four articles focused on procedural errors made during Chase's adjudication of various matters, and an eighth was directed at his “intemperate and inflammatory … peculiarly indecent and unbecoming … highly unwarrantable … highly indecent” remarks while "charging" or authorizing a Baltimore grand jury. The Jeffersonian Republicans-controlled United States Senate began the impeachment trial of Chase in early 1805, with Vice President Aaron Burr presiding and Randolph leading the prosecution.
All the counts involved Chase's work as a trial judge in lower circuit courts. (In that era, Supreme Court justices had the added duty of serving as individuals on circuit courts, a practice that was ended in the late 19th century.) The heart of the allegations was that political bias had led Chase to treat defendants and their counsel in a blatantly unfair manner. Chase's defense lawyers called the prosecution a political effort by his Republican enemies. In answer to the articles of impeachment, Chase argued that all of his actions had been motivated by adherence to precedent, judicial duty to restrain advocates from improper statements of law, and considerations of judicial efficiency.
The Senate voted to acquit Chase of all charges on March 1, 1805. He is the only U.S. Supreme Court justice to have been impeached.
Scalia said that each time the Voting Rights Act has been reauthorized in the past 50 years, more and more senators supported it, even though the problem of racial discrimination at the polls has decreased over that time. "Now, I don't think that's attributable to the fact that it is so much clearer now that we need this," he said. "I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement. It's been written about. Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes."
Kagan wasn’t about to let him get away with that. In a breach of decorum, she interrupted his questioning of counsel to argue with him directly. “Well, that sounds like a good argument to me, Justice Scalia,†she said. “It was clear to 98 senators, including every senator from a covered state, who decided that there was a continuing need for this piece of legislation.â€
Scalia replied to Kagan, “Or decided that perhaps they’d better not vote against it, that there’s nothing, that there’s no — none of their interests in voting against it.â€
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Interesting blog indeed this morning. Right now I am very happy that we have Sotomayor and Kagan on the bench. I think they are fresh voices that are willing to pushback on Scalia -- I consider him a rather bullying element on the bench. Last week Dana Millbank wrote a great column about them and Scalia. I say read the whole thing -- but they aren't taking his BS.Kagan wasn’t about to let him get away with that. In a breach of decorum, she interrupted his questioning of counsel to argue with him directly. “Well, that sounds like a good argument to me, Justice Scalia,†she said. “It was clear to 98 senators, including every senator from a covered state, who decided that there was a continuing need for this piece of legislation.â€
Scalia replied to Kagan, “Or decided that perhaps they’d better not vote against it, that there’s nothing, that there’s no — none of their interests in voting against it.â€
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Juan Williams column cribs from think-tank report
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Raine - has Glee been kinda meh this season or is it just me?
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Raine - has Glee been kinda meh this season or is it just me?
I keep telling Bob they should make it 2 shows at this point. It's all over the place and doesn't seem to be able to find its footing. I hope they fix that problem soon.
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So, Trisec, how do I make UHC pay the full freight for my colonoscopy and the needed anesthesia? They are paying for the "procedure" in full. They want me to pick up part of the cost of the gas passing. You can't have the procedure without the anesthesia.
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Raine - has Glee been kinda meh this season or is it just me?
I keep telling Bob they should make it 2 shows at this point. It's all over the place and doesn't seem to be able to find its footing. I hope they fix that problem soon.
2 shows would be a good idea, heck just a show for Santana would be better. The man show needs more Bieste.
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Raine - has Glee been kinda meh this season or is it just me?
I keep telling Bob they should make it 2 shows at this point. It's all over the place and doesn't seem to be able to find its footing. I hope they fix that problem soon.
2 shows would be a good idea, heck just a show for Santana would be better. The man show needs more Bieste.
I think they would benefit to have a NYC based show. Shit, when I was in art school I could barely afford to take the train upstate -- yet these kids are flying back to ohio like they have a private jet.
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I don't even know where Bushwick or Bushwood or where ever it is, but that "apartment" seems a little big by NY standards even if they are splitting the rent.
The last half of the 20th century transformed Bushwick into a home for low-income renters in a primarily Hispanic, immigrant community. Ethnic groups common in the neighborhood are Puerto Ricans, Hondurans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Ecuadorians, African Americans, Haitians, Jamaicans, and Afro-Caribbean. There are also smaller numbers of Chinese, Koreans, Indo-Caribbeans (Guyana and Trinidad), Filipinos, and Arabs in the area. Since 2000, the rise of real estate prices in nearby Manhattan has made the neighborhood more attractive to younger professionals. In the wake of reduced crime rates citywide and a shortage of cheap housing in nearby neighborhoods such as Park Slope and Williamsburg, an influx of young professionals and artists moved into converted warehouse lofts, brownstones, limestone-brick townhouses and other renovated buildings.
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So, Trisec, how do I make UHC pay the full freight for my colonoscopy and the needed anesthesia? They are paying for the "procedure" in full. They want me to pick up part of the cost of the gas passing. You can't have the procedure without the anesthesia.
There's ways around everything. What is the justification for denying the anesthesia? Seems to me to be a medically-necessary procedure. But that also depends on how it's coded....there may be a global procedure that includes the anethesia. ("Up-coding"). Right now, it sounds like they've un-bundled the thing, which is actually fraudulent.
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BTW, I saw an actual, honest-to-goodness spinout on the Mass Pike today. He was on the eastbound side, and it was of course a freakin' SUV.
SERVES YOU RIGHT, FUCKWIT!!!
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Mornin' all & Happy Snowbunny Fridee!! :
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I hate it when these "small business owners" call the show - wish they would get more details on what the "small business" is
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I hate it when these "small business owners" call the show - wish they would get more details on what the "small business" is
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I have to say I'm kinda with Ed a bit, all these Repubs going to the White House for lunch and dinner concerns me. Where are the Dems being invited up there to give their counsel?
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Mornin' all & Happy Snowbunny Fridee!!
My right arm is still a bit stiff from shoveling on Monday and Tuesday. So, I will be glad to bid winter farewell.
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Mornin' all & Happy Snowbunny Fridee!!
My right arm is still a bit stiff from shoveling on Monday and Tuesday. So, I will be glad to bid winter farewell.
At my house we had about 6 inches when I left and the roads were well covered, however at the office there's maybe 2 inches on the ground and all the surfaces are clear. Very weird storm!
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I have to say I'm kinda with Ed a bit, all these Repubs going to the White House for lunch and dinner concerns me. Where are the Dems being invited up there to give their counsel?
There were Dems there. Tweety talked to one of them last night.
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I have to say I'm kinda with Ed a bit, all these Repubs going to the White House for lunch and dinner concerns me. Where are the Dems being invited up there to give their counsel?
There were Dems there. Tweety talked to one of them last night.
not what I'm hearing when I listen to Bill Press in the morning
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OMG there's a story on WUSA9's FB that they are working on for tonight's news about who the WH spends money on actual calligraphers to hand write invitations to the WH and people are actually saying they should go to Staples to get invitations
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OMG there's a story on WUSA9's FB that they are working on for tonight's news about who the WH spends money on actual calligraphers to hand write invitations to the WH and people are actually saying they should go to Staples to get invitations
O’Keefe had already been underwritten by Peter Thiel, an early Facebook investor and California hedge-fund manager who’d bankrolled O’Keefe to the tune of $30,000 earlier that year.
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I know yesterday Mondo mentioned that quacker O'keefe was fined 100K -- but I cam across this incredible expose about him and the woman they used up and spit out.
I know it goes without saying that the POS should be in jail, but damn --
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Tee Hee ANARCHY IN THE PARKING LOT!!!!
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I know yesterday Mondo mentioned that quacker O'keefe was fined 100K -- but I cam across this incredible expose about him and the woman they used up and spit out.
I know it goes without saying that the POS should be in jail, but damn --