Should Roberts and Alito Be Impeached?

During their hearings for confirmation to the Supreme Court, both John Roberts and Samuel Alito were asked repeatedly about the docrine of Stare Decisis, to "stand by things decided." Both answered forcefully, under oath, that they would indeed respect the past precedent of the court.

With a series of 5-4 decisions handed down today, both Roberts and Alito have demonstrated that they in fact were lying under oath. First, they helped overrule a 2003 decision by striking down portions of a campaign finance law restricting so-called "issues ads" in the weeks preceeding federal elections. Then they ignored a 1968 ruling to deny taxpayers the right to sue the federal government over its Faith-Based Initiatives. Finally, they took on the 1st Amendment in the Bong Hits 4 Jesus case, restricting a student's right to stage protests on school grounds, ignoring a Vietnam era ruling.

Both Roberts and Alito have no intention of following the Stare Decisis doctrine. They instead have demonstrated they have every intention of rewriting the law to conform to their conservative dogma. They lied to the Senate under oath and should be impeached, tried and removed from their positions.