Judge Scalia RIP

[tbhausen]

Oh, ****, ****, ****...

 

[Bill of Rights]

RIP Justice Scalia. God bless you.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Is that one of the 3 biggest lies, never to be believed, along with "the check's in the mail" and "I won't ________ in your mouth"?



RIP Justice Scalia. God bless you.

If they fight for anything, I hope this is it. Too important to lose this one.

 

[tbhausen]

Republicans better dig their heels in. We're watching and you're on notice...

 

[17 squirrel]

My guess is that nothing will get through the approval process until AFTER the upcoming elections.

That's the plan I'm hopeing for.

RIP Justice, you certainly could write a scathing disents. We will miss you..

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Ted Cruz now saying pick should be given to next President.

Justice Scalia was an American hero. We owe it to him, & the Nation, for the Senate to ensure that the next President names his replacement.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Ted Cruz now saying pick should be given to next President.

341 Days until Obama leaves office. Odds are, he'll get his pick.

 

[Mgderf]

341 Days until Obama leaves office. Odds are, he'll get his pick.

He can "pick" anyone he wants, but he still needs confirmation from the Senate.

 

[bwframe]

Ted Cruz now saying pick should be given to next President.

And that also means we need to make SURE Cruz is the nominee.

No more diddling around with Trump.

 

[Kutnupe14]

He can "pick" anyone he wants, but he still needs confirmation from the Senate.

Odds are, he'll get that too. I imagine he'll act quickly, put up a few names, vet them, and start the process.

 

[jedi]

Scalia was pro-2A right? I do seem to recall him being so and some of his writing.

 

[tbhausen]

Obama will certainly try to appoint a liberal to further his agenda, including gun control. There's plenty of time. It's all up to the Senate. **** just got real when it comes to big-picture politics.

 

[jedi]

Well Hillary always wanted to be on that court.
What a fine time for Obama to pick her and thus ensure she does not get "lost" in the scandal she has right now or the white house bid.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Obama will certainly try to appoint a liberal to further his agenda, including gun control. There's plenty of time. It's all up to the Senate. **** just got real when it comes to big-picture politics.

Honestly, given how close he is to leaving office, his appointment will almost certainly be liberal-"lite." I'd expect him to make an appointment from a 2 Republican senator state, that has a large blue collar populace. I would think states like Alaska, Idaho, Arizona make sense.

 

[tbhausen]

I would "expect" him to push, and exceed, the limits... As he always does.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I would "expect" him to push, and exceed, the limits... As he always does.

If he had more time, yeah.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

longest Supreme Court vacancy came in President Tyler's term. 1843-1845, the Senate rejected 9 nominations

Aside from being called douchebags and raked over the coals by the media, what's to keep the senate from doing that now?

 

[joncon]

This is the worst possible news, hopefully nothing can get done until after the elections. I'm not holding my breath though. One more anti-gun justice and the 2A is toast.

 

[bwframe]

...It's all up to the Senate. **** just got real when it comes to big-picture politics.

No more mulligans! They need held accountable this time.

You folks responsible for Donnelly happy now?

 

[Hardscrable]

RIP Justice Scalia - He will truly be missed. Was just reading some of his writings today and thinking how fortunate it was that he was on the court. Turned on 6 'clock news to hear of the "breaking news". My heart sank.