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Title: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia found dead at 79
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2016-02-14 00:40:28
Canadian

[N_Fiddledog]

And so a bunch of things immediately happen like they're written out on a script.


http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/02 ... -has-died/

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... ts-democr/

http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/13/amp ... -nominees/

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/13/r ... 1936-2016/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/02 ... ce-scalia/[/b][/color]

[N_Fiddledog]

Do they have to nominate a successor right away?

As I understand it, no. Mitch McConnell can stall it until the next president takes over. If he does though, the Democrats and their lapdog media will go psycho.

From a Republican standpoint they should. McConnell is talking like he will, but he can't be trusted. Some say Obama could slip something through sneaky-like if the Senate goes on a recess.

It all should make for some entertaining campaign speeches once the big show starts. Apparently there's some key bits of legislation coming up.

[bootlegga]

A few Supreme Court justices (Kennedy, Breyer & Ginsburg) are getting on in years and the next President could wind up appointing more than one, so this could get really interesting.

[xerxes]

From what I've read, about eighteen justices were nominated and installed on the Supreme Court in the last year of a presidents term so there's no real reason it shouldn't happen now. It's not like it's November when this happened. It's February. There's eleven months to go in Obama's term and the court has business to do.

[N_Fiddledog]

I believe the way Ted Cruz puts it is "Let America vote on who the next Supreme Court justice is," or something like that. What he means is let America vote in a president first.

There is precedent.

$1:

Historically, many Supreme Court nominations made in a President’s final year in office are rejected by the Senate. That started with John Quincy Adams and last occurred to Lyndon B. Johnson.

http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/13/amp ... -nominees/

[Delwin]

Any nomination will still have to pass a republican dominated senate, so I actually think it is a better time to nominate. If the President ends up being Republican and the senate is Republican or vice-versa there is less chance of compromise. Democrats have only nominated 4 Justices in the last 45 years so it's not as if they could be accused of abusing the system.

[Thanos]

Well, this will turn the already burning garbage fire of an election into a raging shitticane of poo being thrown everywhere. With the massive immaturity and maliciousness being shown by most of the candidates already, especially by incredibly poorly raised children like Trump and Cruz, there's no way this isn't going to get a million times worse.

[N_Fiddledog]

Delwin Delwin:

Any nomination will still have to pass a republican dominated senate, so I actually think it is a better time to nominate.

I believe that is the Obama plan, isn't it?

$1:

President Obama declared Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a move aimed at deepening his imprint on the nation’s highest court.

However...

$1:

But the president faces a fierce and protracted battle with Republicans who have already signaled that they have no intention of allowing Obama to choose a nominee to succeed Scalia.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said that Scalia should not be replaced until the next president has taken office. “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” McConnell said in a statement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html

Pardon me. I thought it was Cruz who said that, about letting the American people have a voice. I guess it was McConnell.

[BRAH]

Dems Fundraise Off Scalia Death

http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2001076/
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The Tolerant Left is F****** pathetic!

[raydan]

BRAH BRAH:

Dems Fundraise Off Scalia Death

http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2001076/
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The Tolerant Left is F****** pathetic!

I may be wrong, but it doesn't look like they're asking for money.

[N_Fiddledog]

$1:

During a Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer decried the intent of many Senate Republicans to prevent President Barack Obama from appointing the successor to deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

But less than a decade ago, Schumer advocated doing the same exact thing if any additional Supreme Court vacancies opened under former President George W. Bush.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/14/flash ... minations/

[raydan]

Guess that's why the rules have to be very clear...

[N_Fiddledog]

Pssst...wanna new conspiracy theory?

How about this one:

Obama had Scalia bumped off to insure the legacy of his climate change policy

[N_Fiddledog]

raydan raydan:

Guess that's why the rules have to be very clear...

Looks like they're covered pretty good here:

http://www.heritage.org/constitution/ar ... nts-clause