November 16, 2011 /

Dear Fox, Can We Please See Articles 8-27?

Fox really knows their viewers and their lack of education, especially when it comes to the U.S. Constitution: For the second day in a row, Fox’s “straight news” division has hyped the claim that U.S Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the case involving the constitutionality of a provision of the Affordable […]

Fox really knows their viewers and their lack of education, especially when it comes to the U.S. Constitution:

For the second day in a row, Fox’s “straight news” division has hyped the claim that U.S Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the case involving the constitutionality of a provision of the Affordable Care Act. Fox pointed to an email Kagan sent to then-Justice Department adviser Laurence Tribe on the day the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Care Act in which Kagan said, “I hear they have the votes, Larry!! Simply amazing.”

Legal ethicists have thrown cold water on the argument that Kagan needs to recuse herself over that email. But Fox seems to have an argument that the legal ethicists haven’t thought of: Fox national correspondent Steve Centanni said Kagan’s recusal may be required by “Article 28 of the Constitution.” Fox’s graphics department provided the relevant quote from the “U.S. Constitution, Article 28, Sec. 144”:

The problem is that the Constitution has only 7 articles and what they are quoting appears in none of them. I’m sure that Fox will quickly blame the graphics department for it, but watch this video:

Fox correspondent Steve Centanni also quotes the non-existent article.

It’s funny how the right claims their love of the Constitution and then constantly try to change it and now even create non-existent parts of it.

Again – watching Fox news will make you suffer from excessive stupidity!

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