Seventy four Democratic Members of Congress led by noted moderate Anthony Weiner have sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas demanding that he recuse himself from any case before the Court related to last year's health care bill. This follows a more muted comment by Senator Orrin Hatch suggesting the recusal of Justice Kagan on the grounds that she was Solicitor General of the United States until her appointment on August 10 last year to the Court. The battle over the health care bill has formally started.In the case of Justice Thomas, the demand has been made because of his wife's outspoken opposition to the bill and her involvement in Tea Party type activities. The pretext being used is that Justice Thomas did not disclose her employment at the conservative Heritage Foundation from 1998 to 2003 until recently, even though she is well known in Washington. In the case of Justice Kagan, it is because her role as Solicitor General would have involved discussions on the...(Read Full Post)