Comments on: Should Catholic Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves on Certain Cases? http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/10/should-supreme-court-justices-recuse-themselves-on-certain-cases/ A First Things Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 23:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bill Daugherty http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/10/should-supreme-court-justices-recuse-themselves-on-certain-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Bill Daugherty Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=3821#comment-260 The section precludes a religion test as a qualification for office; recusal from a specific case is a different matter.

However, the proposal is silly. Prof. Appleby seems to have forgotten there will be two women on the court. Shall they recuse themselves when a women’s issue comes before the court?

]]> By: Jim http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/06/10/should-supreme-court-justices-recuse-themselves-on-certain-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jim Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:01:19 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=3821#comment-257 What’s crazy about this, is the utter ignorance about the constitution it shows. The Constitution it seems has ceased being an actual ‘document’ with ‘words’ and ‘meaning’, and is all about current cultural mores and norms.

Article VI, Seciotn 3:

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

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