Rush Post: E. J. Dionne Says Scalia Must Resign. Agreed!

It is long past time that certain members of the Supreme Court must pay the price for appearing to compromise the independence of their office.  The price I am talking about is resignation.  Several posts ago I hinted that perhaps it was time for Justice Thomas to resign.  Now E. J. Dionne of the Washington Post has written he believes Justice Scalia must resign.  Both Justices have skirted close to and probably crossed the line from judicial independence into the area of political activity by appearing as speakers at certain political events.  The entire country is coming to believe that some members of the Supreme Court appear to act in a partisan policitical manner on some issues. 

While pressuring any Justice to resign is a serious matter, the reasons in this case seem clear.  Mr. Dionne is describing in this article the reasons why Justice Scalia should resign.  Mr. Justice Scalia, if he has in fact compromised the honor of the Supreme Court in any serious way, may expect to hear calls for his resignation.  Whether such calls grow more numerous and louder is up to the American people. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-justice-scalia-should-resign/2012/06/27/gJQApkO06V_story.html