Justice Antonin Scalia has died

[Jack Davenport]

I'm no legal scholar, and I'm not even going to play one on here (we've got that covered on this board), but the 3/5 a man thing was actually the anti-slavery northern states trying to weaken the power of the south by limiting their representation in congress. The southern states wanted to count their slaves in their population totals to increase the number of their representatives. The north did not want to include the slaves at all and the 3/5ths thing was a compromise. It didn't mean that black slaves were 3/5 a human in worth.

And the 13th amendment abolished slavery. So there's a mechanism in place to change things that you don't like in the Constitution rather than just making it mean whatever you think it should mean.

You did just fine.

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[Luxman]

Scalia was murdered by assholes who didn't like his politics.

http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=31529

These days, the mafia, the government, corporations and other self interest criminal asshole organizations are more careful how they kill people.
They use deadly viruses, bacteria, or toxic chemicals, some leave no traces.
When was the last time you saw a murder investigation of someone dying of deadly viruses, bacteria, or toxic chemicals.

 

[knowone]

Who paid for Antonin Scalia's vacation to the luxury resort in Texas?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/...on-to-the-luxury-resort-in-Texas?detail=email

 

[pool_hustler]

Scalia was murdered by assholes who didn't like his politics.

The man was a month shy of 80 years old.
He had a history of heart trouble, including high blood pressure.
He'd recently torn a rotator cuff, and upon examination it was determined he was not strong enough to undergo surgery, so rehab was recommended instead.
He mentioned to some people at the ranch that he wasn't feeling well.

 

[Jack Davenport]

The man was a month shy of 80 years old.
He had a history of heart trouble, including high blood pressure.
He'd recently torn a rotator cuff, and upon examination it was determined he was not strong enough to undergo surgery, so rehab was recommended instead.
He mentioned to some people at the ranch that he wasn't feeling well.

Scalia's son requested that people not dishonor his father with the crazy conspiracy theories. This crap is not exclusive to the right. Had Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed suddenly in a remote area, the same thing would have started up.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/701828664342630400

Shut the fuck up and take your medicine.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

Lets all work hard to forget this low life pig ever existed. We have all been granted a humongous gift by his passing.
Hey hey goodbye.

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[Supafly]

I am glad that the Republican Party in general and Ted Cruz in particular show their true colours in this situation, giving a good demonstration of what to expect if they were elected.

Anyone who is not part of the 1% and still votes for this party has some advanced Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

I am glad that the Republican Party in general and Ted Cruz in particular show their true colours in this situation, giving a good demonstration of what to expect if they were elected.

Anyone who is not part of the 1% and still votes for this party has some advanced Stockholm Syndrome.

You are either rich and entitled or a generally angry person. There are always exceptions but this is an good discription of 99% of the GOP.

 

[Jack Davenport]

I am glad that the Republican Party in general and Ted Cruz in particular show their true colours in this situation, giving a good demonstration of what to expect if they were elected.

Anyone who is not part of the 1% and still votes for this party has some advanced Stockholm Syndrome.

Are you such a cotdam idiot that you don't even know about the Biden,Leahy, Reid ,Schumer, Obama obstruction of SCOTUS nominees during Reagan and both Bush presidencies?

Wait, yes you are . Now shut the fuck up you German imbecile.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Are you such a cotdam idiot that you don't even know about the Biden,Leahy, Reid ,Schumer, Obama obstruction of SCOTUS nominees during Reagan and both Bush presidencies?

Wait, yes you are . Now shut the fuck up you German imbecile.

Did they not hold hearings for the SCOTUS nominee?

 

[sean miguel]

so they should waste everyone's time and go through the motions.

kinda like the NFL's minority coach interview policy.

 

[knowone]

so they should waste everyone's time and go through the motions.

kinda like the NFL's minority coach interview policy.

Yes they should! It's in the Constitution.

The number one qualification to be hired as an NFL head coach is to have been fired at another NFL team for not being good enough!

 

[xfire]

I like this angle-

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/obama-says-wants-top-court-justice-independent-mind-132642922.html

Obama weighs Republican Nevada governor for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, a Republican and former federal judge, is among candidates being considered by President Barack Obama for appointment to the Supreme Court, a source close to the process said on Wednesday, as Obama sought to overcome Senate Republican resistance to any nominee.

Sandoval, a 52-year-old Mexican-American, is considered a moderate Republican, particularly on social issues. He supports abortion rights and abandoned the state's legal defense of a same-sex marriage ban before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such bans were unconstitutional.

Sandoval has supported gun rights as governor, which could prompt concerns from gun-control advocates. He was appointed as a federal judge by Republican George W. Bush, Obama's predecessor, before being elected governor in 2010.

An intense political fight has erupted since the Feb. 13 death of long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia created an opening on the Supreme Court bench. Republicans are maneuvering to foil Obama's ability to choose a replacement who could tilt the court to the left for the first time in decades.

The Republican-led Senate must confirm any high court nominee and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Tuesday that the chamber will not hold hearings or vote on any Supreme Court nominee until after the next president takes office in January.

Sandoval met on Monday in the U.S. Capitol for about 30 minutes with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Reid asked the governor whether he would be interested in being considered for the high court job, according to the source, who asked not to be identified.

"He said he was interested," the source said of Sandoval, adding that "a number of people are being checked out" for the job.

Sandoval, who was in Washington for a National Governors’ Association meeting, also spoke to Reid by telephone last week, the source said.

Sandoval opposed Obama's healthcare law known as Obamacare, but opted to expand his state's Medicaid health insurance program for the poor under the law, breaking from a number of Republican governors who refused to do so.

He also expressed support for bipartisan immigration legislation that passed the Senate in 2013 before dying in the House thanks to Republican opposition.

In 2013, Sandoval vetoed legislation to require background checks on all gun sales in Nevada. Last year, he signed a law backed by the National Rifle Association that, among other things, expanded the defenses for justifiable homicide and repealed a local ordinance in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, that required registration of handguns.

'WORTHY TO SIT'

Obama vowed on Wednesday to move ahead with a nominee and said Republicans would risk public ire if they blocked a qualified candidate for political motives, as well as diminishing the credibility of the high court.

Obama said he expected the Senate Judiciary Committee to extend his nominee the courtesy of a hearing and then vote on whether he or she is qualified.

"In the meantime, the American people are going to have the ability to gauge whether the person I've nominated is well within the mainstream, is a good jurist, is somebody who's worthy to sit on the Supreme Court," Obama told reporters in the Oval Office.

"I think it will be very difficult for Mr. McConnell to explain how, if the public concludes that this person's very well qualified, that the Senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons."

The president said he understood the political predicament Republicans faced and said he had expressed sympathy in calls to their leaders. He said they were sheepish in their arguments that a nominee should not be confirmed until next year and predicted their posture would change.

"I think the situation may evolve over time. I don't expect Mitch McConnell to say that is the case today," he said.

In a post on the independent SCOTUSblog.com website, Obama listed his criteria for a nominee including "an independent mind, rigorous intellect, impeccable credentials and a record of excellence and integrity."

Liberals vowed to pressure Senate Republicans into considering an Obama nomination this year, with several groups delivering to the Senate boxes of what they said contained 1.3 million signatures from citizens demanding that a confirmation process go forward after the president announces his pick.

 

[Straight Shooter]

I agree. He should nominate Sandoval. It's a great play by the administration. It will just make the GOP look even more ridiculous that they won't even hold hearings for a nominee from their own party and they'll take a huge PR hit. Then the Democrats along with Clinton and Sanders can mount a full on PR campaign against the GOP for their obstructionism. The GOP are getting outmaneuvered by the administration. I'm sure Obama would love to nominate a staunch liberal instead of a moderate but the thinking has to be that it's better to get something rather than nothing now because even if a Democrat wins the White House they'll still be in position to reshape the court because POTUS will at most make 3 new appointments to SCOTUS(Ginsburg 82, Breyer 77, and Kennedy 77). It's a win-win either way for the Democrats

 

[Jack Davenport]

Obama will not seat another Justice. Democrat obstruction did not hurt the Dems in 2006. You also have the added politics of very few wanting to be named because they know they will be sitting in limbo. They could resurrect Robert Bork and he wouldn't get a vote.

Deal with it Obama. You are the lamest of the lame ducks.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Obama will not seat another Justice. Democrat obstruction did not hurt the Dems in 2006. You also have the added politics of very few wanting to be named because they know they will be sitting in limbo. They could resurrect Robert Bork and he wouldn't get a vote.

Deal with it Obama. You are the lamest of the lame ducks.

But again, Bork at least got a hearing. No nominee has ever been denied a hearing. That's one for the record books for the GOP

 

[Jack Davenport]

There's a first time for everything. Liberals can't be coddled and you can't cross the aisle and work with them. They must be crushed and defeated.

 

[Straight Shooter]

There's a first time for everything. Liberals can't be coddled and you can't cross the aisle and work with them. They must be crushed and defeated.

Exhibit A of what's wrong with this country right now

 

[Will E Worm]

Exhibit A of what's wrong with this country right now

Agreed, liberal communists are what is wrong with America.