Quote:I want to ask a hypothetical.

 

We are in a war with, say, Russia. A popular, well-known defendant is running for political office who is heavily in favor of occupying Russia. He has a court hearing for whatever, unrelated. A Russian-American with pro-Russian stances and association with pro-Russian organizations is the judge of this civil case. Is it racist for the the defendant to ask for a recusal of the judge?

 

First I would say no, because Russian, much like Mexican, is not a race, but a nationality. Ignoring that, is it wrong to ask for a recusal in that situation?

 

There are valid reasons to request a recusal.  I don't have a problem with any defendant requesting one, and don't have a problem when the judge turns the request down, either.

 

You're essentially asking if a member of the NAACP can adjudicate the trial of a member of the KKK.  Answer:  maybe, depending on the level of involvement of both parties.

 

Do you really think that the fact that the judge's parents are Mexican, and Donald has said he wants to build a wall, that the judge is biased and we have to delay the trial even further?  Or could it be that the admittedly clever Donald is using a Jedi mind trick in an attempt to get what he wants?

 

Given what I've seen in the past few months (Remember Ted Cruz's Lee Harvey Oswald lovin' dad?), I'm siding with the latter.

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