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Originally posted by bilmore
While I may disagree with him on the perception issues, he does make good logical points:
"The question, simply put, is whether someone who thought I could decide this case impartially despite my friendship with the Vice President would reasonably believe that I cannot decide it impartially because I went hunting with that friend and accepted an invitation to fly there with him on a Government plane. If it is reasonable to think that a Supreme Court Justice can be bought so cheap, the Nation is in deeper trouble than I had imagined."
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I thought the lesson of Bush v. Gore was that a number of justices are already bought and paid for. I assume fishing trips are just opportunities to check up on the investment.
