Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies on hunting trip

[RJB]

Yeah, That's how I felt in 2012. The people strongly rejected liberty back then. Everything else is just a continuation of the decline.

 

[DisneyFan]

This is awful news.

The US is fucked.

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

This country is already well and truly fucked. One supreme court judge can not save it from itself.

You're probably right. But he could at least slow it down.

 

[misterx]

For what it's worth, Lindsey Freaking Graham, who voted for Obama's previous nominees, is saying he will block Obama's appointee this time around.

That's really good to hear. He is the weakest link. Hopefully he's not just posturing for political advantage.

 

[Dianne]

Judge Nap just said on FOX it is all in the hands of Mitch McConnell. That should scare the hell out of all of us even more !!! If Obama presents a nominee, it is up to McConnell to decide yes or no to bring a vote to the floor. If MCConnell chooses not to bring it to the floor, while Obama is President, there is nothing that can be done to over ride his decision. So McConnell can hold up an Obama nomination, until the next President is elected. But Obama will pay him off, or blackmail him.

 

[bierdegarde]

Bring on Judge Nap.

 

[Ender]

He was 79 and extremely overweight.

He exhibited NO signs of any health problems before his death.

 

[misterx]

He exhibited NO signs of any health problems before his death.

Being overweight by itself doesn't mean anything, so there is no reason to believe that he was or wasn't murdered. If he was murdered it will have been by an undetectable means, so we'll never know. I do find it odd that everyone left without checking with him him even though he was supposed to join them.

 

[Dianne]

He exhibited NO signs of any health problems before his death.

And he was outside of his usual environment with little or no security. Obama would do anything in the world to have his legacy of gun control fulfilled today or a year down the road with his appointee.

 

[Dianne]

"Scalia's replacement would be Obama's third appointment to the nine-justice court." The mere thought sends chills down my spine.

 

[RDM]

Looks like Shillary will have a chance to put her Mark on the Supreme Court.

 

[Original_Intent]

He exhibited NO signs of any health problems before his death.

Factor?

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/supreme-court-halts-obamas-climate-change-plans/

 

[69360]

I was really hoping none of them would kick before Obama leaves.

Now we can just hope the GOP has a backbone and rejects all Obama's appointments.

 

[Dianne]

Factor?

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/supreme-court-halts-obamas-climate-change-plans/

It all comes down to the money, doesn't it? Also, the big challenge to Obama's unlawful executive orders is to be heard in March.

 

[K466]

McConnell: Senate should not confirm Scalia's replacement until after election

“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President,” the GOP leader said in a statement.

I disagree with Scalia's general philosophy on the Constitution. But I honestly have no idea how anyone can be so obtuse to not understand how big of a loss this is. Saying he wasn't much good is beyond comprehension. Because a 45 year old Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to be so much better.

Sure it makes sense. See his stance on the drug war, for example.

To point that out doesn't say anything good about the other Justices.

 

[thoughtomator]

This seems on the surface to be a momentous event, but I am hard pressed to name anything specific that will change as a result.

 

[Cissy]

Being overweight by itself doesn't mean anything, so there is no reason to believe that he was or wasn't murdered. If he was murdered it will have been by an undetectable means, so we'll never know. I do find it odd that everyone left without checking with him him even though he was supposed to join them.

That's what stuck out to me as well. His bedroom door didn't appear to be locked. No one knocked, opened the door a crack to check on him? Especially since he mentioned not feeling well the night before. No one heard any unusual noises or cries that indicated medical distress?

No, "Good morning? Are you feeling better? Do you need anything?"

What kind of "friends" invite you on a hunting trip, then proceed to leave without checking on an apparently sick companion?

 

[Danke]

 

[thoughtomator]

I disagree with Scalia's general philosophy on the Constitution. But I honestly have no idea how anyone can be so obtuse to not understand how big of a loss this is. Saying he wasn't much good is beyond comprehension. Because a 45 year old Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to be so much better.

Don't overestimate the impact. With Scalia on the court all this time, I have witnessed this country go from semi-free to a totalitarian permanent war state where the government has its hands in every aspect of the economy and individual personal lives and imposes total, full-spectrum surveillance on each and every one of its citizens, and more other abuses than I care to enumerate.

Perhaps some good will come of this, if it causes enough people to understand that there is no white knight in black robes who will save us. Seeing reactions across the web it is quite striking how much political conservatives subconsciously relied on Scalia to be there forever.

And yes, if you suspect a murder, you are not alone, not even close to it.

 

[Son_of_Liberty90]

Factor?

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/supreme-court-halts-obamas-climate-change-plans/

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/politics/supreme-court-obama-epa-climate-change/

[h=3]White House unhappy with ruling[/h]In a statement, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said "we disagree" with the court's action.
"The Clean Power Plan is based on a strong legal and technical foundation, gives states the time and flexibility they need to develop tailored, cost-effective plans to reduce their emissions, and will deliver better air quality, improved public health, clean energy investment and jobs across the country, and major progress in our efforts to confront the risks posed by climate change," Earnest said. "We remain confident that we will prevail on the merits."


The EPA rule would require states to meet specific carbon emission reduction standards based on their individual energy consumption. It also includes an incentive program for states to get a head start on meeting standards on early deployment of renewable energy.

"Power plants are the single biggest source of harmful carbon pollution that contributes to climate change," Obama said in a video released last August. "Until now, there have been no federal limits to the amount of carbon pollution plants dump in the air."

Senior administration officials said Tuesday they were "surprised" by the high court's action. One official called the court's move "extraordinary and unprecedented," saying it's rare for the Supreme Court to grant a stay on a rule whose legality hasn't been reviewed by a lower court.


But officials nonetheless expressed confidence in the president's climate plan moving forward, even as it becomes exceedingly unlikely the litigation process is resolved by the time Obama leaves office.


They said individual states could still move forward with implementing plans to reduce carbon output, and added the court's decision was unlikely to affect the U.S. commitment to the international climate accord agreed to in Paris in December.

"We've always known that this rule was going to be litigated and that there were going to be opponents that were going to challenge the rule under any circumstances. And so I think the bottom line is that this decision is not one that we agree with, but it's a procedural decision and we'll have the opportunity to make the case on the merits," one official said.

As for the administration's strategy using executive actions to advance their agenda, the officials were forceful in defending the White House's methods.


"The President has undertaken to do bold things, but only within the parameters of his authority. And while that's certainly triggered a good deal of litigation, that litigation is going to play out, whether it's immigration, or health care, or anything else," one official said.

"Because he's confident in the advice he gets from the Department of Justice about the legality of his actions, he's going to keep doing what he thinks is appropriate to help the American people," the official continued. "And I don't think there's a single lawsuit, on any issue, that would deter him from doing anything he can to help the American people in whatever time is left in this administration."

I wouldn't put it past these psychopaths. The fact that there were four dissenters on that decision sickens me.

Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagen and Sotomayor are all disgusting.