Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies on hunting trip

[DisneyFan]

Anyone who says Scalia wasn't good or that his death won't change things is simply ignorant.

Did he decide every single case the way I would have? No, but in the overwhelming majority of cases, he was on the right side. His great and powerful writing in his opinions and books inspired a generation of right-wing lawyers. It is no overstatement to say that he is responsible for the popularity of originalism in certain circles the past few decades.

And if you think the Supreme Court is bad now, just wait until the left has total control. Once they control the docket, it'll be the entire leftist agenda forced down America's throats. A few decades ago (before the Reagan revolution), the Court was one vote short of reading all kinds of "positive rights" into the Constitution. That will make a comeback. Healthcare, education, welfare, etc. will be considered constitutional rights and the Court will mandate that they be funded to the level the justices desire.

 

[Weston White]

President Obama commemorated deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Saturday evening but also promised to nominate a successor in due time, in spite of Republicans who are say that responsibility belongs to the next president.

Say let's do a whitehouse.gov petition calling for him to nominate Napolitano or our very own Douglass Bartley...and then if not them then Nancy Grace.

 

[RonPaulIsGreat]

The Almighty tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you guys are fucked.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

well, in fact i read Mitch said he WILL NOT, so i'm not sure what you're reading. Either way, my personal opinion is he will not...

Your own link has him saying exactly what I quoted. Every single source on the entire Internet has him saying what I've quoted.

 

[euphemia]

RIP

 

[GunnyFreedom]

well, in fact i read Mitch said he WILL NOT, so i'm not sure what you're reading. Either way, my personal opinion is he will not...

Here, look. This is the link YOU provided where you claim to have gotten your source for what McConnel said:

http://www.lifenews.com/2016/02/13/...ia-replacement-until-we-have-a-new-president/

if you click on that link you will find one misleading title:

"Mitch McConnell: Senate Will Not Vote On Scalia Replacement “Until We Have a New President”"

and within the article, one and only one direct quote from McConnell that matches precisely what I have already quoted:

“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,” McConnell said in a statement.

Go, and look back at the very article you read and cited, and you tell me if the "will" was what McConnell actually said, or just wishful thinking on the part of the author.

 

[thoughtomator]

go to sleep

 

[Dianne]

We have some hope because he's said he's going to stop it, but I think he'll strike a deal to get Obama to nominate someone awful before nominating someone less awful. Then McConnell will claim victory, and act like he saved us all from someone worse. If I had to bet this is the scenario I'd put my money on.

Yes, that's the Mitch McConnell I know. A spineless, lying piece of dog chit.

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

The Almighty tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you guys are fucked.

FREEDOM!!!

 

[Weston White]

FREEDOM!!!

Oh shoot, I thought that was from Robin Hood. Totally forgot about Braveheart.

 

[rg17]

Judge Napolitano for SC!

 

[Voluntarist]

xxxxx

 

[Weston White]

Already rolling out the propaganda:

Republicans’ vow to block Obama Supreme Court nominee comes with risks

If Republicans wait and Democrats win the White House and regain the Senate majority, a hypothetical President Hillary Clinton, for example, would have greater leeway to select a more liberal justice than Obama might have submitted.

But the politics could also work in Republicans’ favor, as mobilization for a Supreme Court nomination by a Republican president could cause conservative voter turnout to spike in 2016, helping candidates across the board. Democrats, of course, would similarly seek to boost turnout and support based on the nomination fight (or lack thereof).

“I hope that no one will use this sad news to suggest that the president or the Senate should not perform its constitutional duty,” Leahy said.

Sure, mention constitutional duty only when its advantageously partisan.

 

[specsaregood]

He still has a couple empty boxes to check.

Amazingly, the protestant checkbox is currently unchecked.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

I expect that he'll be able to wait up until the time the new Senate is seated; and after that it won't be in his control anymore. I'm thinking that the fight over this SCOTUS nomination is probably going to cost the GOP the Senate.

That's what the MSM said when the Tea Party pushed for threatening a government shutdown, to get the leverage needed to really fight against Obamacare and debt ceiling increases. Next thing you know, the GOP picked up seats and now control the Senate. Unlike the shutdown, which the public perceives could have an immediate impact on them in terms of getting benefit checks and such, a Supreme Court vacancy does not impress that kind of personal urgency on voters. Thus, no pressure on the GOP to cave.

So it may be possible for the GOP run Senate to ride out rejecting an appointment, yet still retain their majority. If Obama makes a recess appointment, however, forcing the Senate to have to deal with it, that's when the cave will almost certainly happen.

 

[donnay]

Condolences to the Scalia Family.

 

[Dianne]

Well this should scare the chit out of everyone. Ed Rollins said on FOX this morning, that the only way Obama can get a Justice through with consensus is if he appoints Joe Biden. Biden has so many friends in the Senate, on both sides, there is no way they would block his nomination.

 

[Zippyjuan]

They won't appoint a non-judge to the Supreme Court. Biden won't even be considered. But you are right that he may select a moderate who could appeal to both sides to make it more likely they get approved.

 

[PaleoPaul]

Look out for the name SRI SRINIVASAN in the upcoming few weeks. Political pundits and Supreme Court insiders alike say he's at the top of Obama's short list.

 

[ChristianAnarchist]

The ranch is owned by John Poindexter. Lets say I wanted to kill someone and I put in a hidden elaborate method of slowly increasing the levels of some colorless odorless gas in his room (let's say Co2) in his room as he slept. Being asleep he probably would not even wake and simply remain peaceful as his life slowly ebbs from him... Then we get some podunk justice of the peace to guarantee that there would be NO autopsy...