Perceptions Matter -- Scalia Should Withdraw
Regarding “Old MacDonald Had a Judge ... “ (Commentary, Feb. 17), about Justice Antonin Scalia refusing to recuse himself in the case involving Vice President Dick Cheney:
Maybe Scalia believes he can be impartial when voting about his friend, and after receiving gratuities like the hunting trip from the companies involved. But then why do I already know exactly how he will vote on the matter?
Steve Dillow
Torrance
Robert Scheer is so right in calling on Scalia to recuse himself in the upcoming case involving Cheney, since they went on a hunting trip together. Scalia’s remark (“Quack, quack”) shows unbelievable arrogance.
The Bush administration routinely refers to judicial rulings it doesn’t like as coming from “activist” judges. But right-wing judges like Scalia go beyond activism. They seem to feel they are above the law. They must be held to account if the citizens’ respect for law is to survive.
Jane Hirsch
Pacific Palisades
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