Justice Scalia Passed Away

[muldoon]

He was definitely one of the greatest justices.

Breaking News: Obama says he doesn't need Congressional approval for new nominee.

Hardly news since it's the Senate that confirms the nominee, not congress.

[pavyracer]

technically, very little. read up on it here, as I don't want to waste time retyping....

http://thelawdictionary.org/article/...court-justice/

I read it. It says you need an Ivy League Law School degree. That excludes 99.99% of the population. Makes sense.

[pavyracer]

Funny that you start a thread by claiming Scalia was one of the best, yet you don't even know the absolute most basic fact about requirements to be a supreme court justice.

FYI - there's no minimum qualifications. Trump will be able to nominate Judge Judy or even his next immigrant wife.

I think the next Justice will be black. Word on the street is Shaquille O'Neal. He is a deputy sheriff so he is qualified.

[Thor4140]

Hardly news since it's the Senate that confirms the nominee, not congress.

Only shot he has is if he nominates a guy just like Scalia and im not even sure these Republican assholes support that just because it was Obamas appointee. If Dems win presidency it will take three years to get someone nominated with these progressive stopping assholes

[Auto Donk]

Shaq's opinions would be much easier reading than the typical legaleagle mindset....

"Petitioner loses, NOW TELL ME HOW MY ASS TASTES!"

cite that in your next brief, counselor

[muldoon]

I read it. It says you need an Ivy League Law School degree.

From the link you said you read.

The court's highest Justice also is not required to have any specific qualifications. In fact, the Chief Justice isn't even required to have served as an Associate Justice. Once again, an individual is nominated by the President when the Chief Justice's seat becomes vacant, and the Senate must confirm the President's choice.

[Auto Donk]

Only shot he has is if he nominates a guy just like Scalia and im not even sure these Republican assholes support that just because it was Obamas appointee. If Dems win presidency it will take three years to get someone nominated with these progressive stopping assholes

never going to happen, as his "short list" has been prepped for many years.... and unlike Republicans, who stupidly tried to nominate more "middle of the road" jurists in recent times (kennedy, roberts, alito, and that now-retired pussy Souter) only to see them blow up and not support a conservative agenda, Democrats always go for a hard-core liberal and say "fuk it"......

as a gun owner, and fiscal conservative, this development is shit

[Auto Donk]

From the link you said you read.

The court's highest Justice also is not required to have any specific qualifications. In fact, the Chief Justice isn't even required to have served as an Associate Justice. Once again, an individual is nominated by the President when the Chief Justice's seat becomes vacant, and the Senate must confirm the President's choice.

Pavy's referring to the idiotic history of nominations that somehow place a premium on Harvard/Yale grads; in all likelihood the next nominee will be a black man/woman who attended one of these two schools by reason of affirmative action only, yet made it thru the school.....

where did holder graduate from law school?

here's HNIC's "official short list":

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/obama-shortlist-new-supreme-court-justice-article-1.2530851

[muldoon]

Pavy's referring to the idiotic history of nominations that somehow place a premium on Harvard/Yale grads;

Not what he said
" read it. It says you need an Ivy League Law School degree."

But at least he has a lawyer speaking on his behalf.

A man who is his own lawyer....and such.

[eidolon]

This will be a big change if Obama picks a far left individual like the other 2 he chose. Because Scalia was very conservative.
If Obama chooses someone who is more liberal than Sotomayer (hope she leaves soon), I wouldn't be surprised if the Senate doesn't approve.

[Bluehorseshoe]

This will be a big change if Obama picks a far left individual like the other 2 he chose. Because Scalia was very conservative.
If Obama chooses someone who is more liberal than Sotomayer (hope she leaves soon), I wouldn't be surprised if the Senate doesn't approve.

Obama should pick himself. He's in the home stretch.

[eidolon]

Obama should pick himself. He's in the home stretch.

Who was the last president to hold both positions? Taft?

[Chi_archie]

I think Scalia's passing at this moment in American History might be more important than the Republican primary at this point. behind the scenes this guy has been a pivotal orchestrater in some very bad slippery slopes in our country.

A facebook friend put it very very well

Wow, truly the end of an era. Antonin Scalia probably had the largest impact as a jurist on our constitutional law since Earl Warren. His way of thinking, both his bigotry and his constitutional theory, are well past their prime. Still, it's worth pausing to think about what his life on the court meant.
For all I have to say about Scalia, I cannot say he was not honest or consistent. I heard him speak a few years ago, and he clearly had no regrets about the direction he had led the court. He was no idiot and no crackpot. When the far right, and often the far Christian right, hitched their wagon to Scalia and originalism, hoping for a champion of a pro-life agenda and a dismantling of the administrative state, they got more than they bargained for. I doubt they realized that Scalia's zealotry for theory would sometimes surpass his interest in maintaining the agenda that brought him to the court. As a criminal defense attorney I can't help but note that he was a staunch advocate for defendants rights, and his free speech opinions, similarly, showed that he did value his own reading of the constitution over his political backers' whims. He was no one's puppet.
I bring these rare bright spots up not to defend Scalia's legacy. His theory, originalism, is by far the most poisonous, wrongheaded form of constitutional interpretation in history. It strands us in our past and has led to a total breakdown of reasonable policy on campaign finance, gun control, and countless other key questions. Arguing about whether farmers in 1779 owned muskets for hunting when our children are killing each other in the street with modern handguns is mindbogglingly stupid and dangerous, and has cost thousands upon thousands of lives. And Scalia was no perfect theorist, either; his bigotry against gays and lesbians led to some decidedly un-originalist opinions. I think he did more harm in his life than any other living man in American politics, and although I refuse to rejoice in someone's death, him leaving the court may finally create some breathing room for sanity to prevail.
But the reason for that will partially be that even the most conservative possible replacement couldn't replicate Scalia's tenacity and commitment to his chosen principles. I can't think of anyone living who could match him there, on either side of the aisle. And because of that, this is the passing of a pretty remarkable jurist. Not a good man, but certainly a remarkable one.

[opie1988]

Archie and all his friends bigtime libtards.

I've been saying this for years.

[Auto Donk]

Archie and all his friends bigtime libtards.

I've been saying this for years.

definitely a slam..... wow.... very lib crim def atty; at least he did acknowledge a few of the things that have helped def's get a fairer shake when facing the long, and often corrupt, arm of the law....

bit overboard on the "damage" that Scalia caused......

agree that ol "who put this pubic hair on my coke" will be lost without scalia

[mikewlgm]

The senate is republican controlled and will hold out. These things take a lot of time without the Senate trying to make it harder. The closer it gets to the election the less the general public will want Obama doing it.

[chico2663]

this could happen.....

best strategy is for the GOP to lay this issue to rest today.... strong stance on not letting Obama's nominee come up; then roll the dice on the election

the defacto blockage will be old news by november, no one will give a shit that lameduck obama's nominee never saw the light of day by november; IF it's set in stone NOW

Anti-abortionists can pack it in if either obama gets his way, or hillary wins in nov.....

Also, gun sales will soar as another liberal on the S.Ct. means no 2nd amendment right exists, as there are no well-regulated militias in existence in this nation.....

trust me on this, Scalia cashin' his chips is the biggest potential political change in years..... and it will affect day to day lives of ordinary Americans.........

Chimp just hurled some of his crap, and it's headed right toward the fan.........

that would be the worst think could happen for the right if they don't elect anyone. Everything is 4-4 and then they go back to the lower courts ruling . This happens to be 9-4 in favor of liberals.but there is a judge who served under the bush administration.My mole in the White House tells me Obama will nominate 46-year-old Judge Sri Srinivasan, an Indian-American jurist who Obama nominated in 2013 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit -- and the Senate confirmed unanimously. Having confirmed him unanimously just three years ago, it would be difficult (but hardly impossible) for Republicans to oppose him now. (Twelve former Solicitors General, including Republican notables as Paul Clement and Kenneth Starr had endorsed his confirmation. Moreover, the D.C. Circuit has long been a Supreme Court farm team – Scalia himself, along with John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were judges there before ascending to the Supreme Court.)

[chico2663]

i'm sure laker boy will be happy

[The Kraken]

The senate is republican controlled and will hold out. These things take a lot of time without the Senate trying to make it harder. The closer it gets to the election the less the general public will want Obama doing it.

Then the next democratic pres will appoint the judge

[EmpireMaker]

What are the odds he had Viagra in his system ?

[seaborneq]

What are the odds he had Viagra in his system ?

Family doesn't want an autopsy, so its possible he had something in his system that would make this look worse.

[opie1988]

Family doesn't want an autopsy, so its possible he had something in his system that would make this look worse.

Yeah, that's what it is. He was also found with a pillow over his head.

Wonder if there could be another reason they don't want an autopsy?

[eidolon]

Sounds like people hated because of his pro-life stance?

[The Kraken]

Families dont get to decide if an autopsy is performed if there appears to be foul play

So if they're leaving it up to the family, either the police are in on this, or there was nothing suspicious

[Thor4140]

Sounds like people hated because of his pro-life stance?

All of his stances suked unless u were a gullible redneck or a greedy prick

[Auto Donk]

Family doesn't want an autopsy, so its possible he had something in his system that would make this look worse.

can't really see him doin' lines at 79, or scarfing down bath salts.....

maybe auto-erotic asphyxiation!!!

[Auto Donk]

What are the odds he had Viagra in his system ?

low....

if you need a hit of viagra just to get your jerk on; no sense in jerkin'

[zert]

All of his stances suked unless u were a gullible redneck or a greedy prick

The greedy picks are the democrats. They want everybody's money so they redistribute it.

[Jayvegas420]

When someone dies and you don't ha e anything nice to say, probably better to not say anything at all.


I shouldn't even be saying this.

[rkelly110]

Obama on now to discuss.

[brooks85]

All of his stances suked unless u were a gullible redneck or a greedy prick

always get a kick when sheep use the word gullible.

[eidolon]

All of his stances suked unless u were a gullible redneck or a greedy prick

I looked at some of the comments he said that people are saying are racist, and I'm flabbergasted at the stupidity of those individuals; maybe they just hear from their news source that he is a conservative talking about a racial situation, and consume the idea that he must be a racist if there is a discrepancy surrounding said minorities.

[Sam Odom]

RBG

One of the countries biggest scumbags fuk her and I hope the biggest scumbag Obama is next.

Outrageous

[JIBBBY]

Holly bump batman!!!

[Sam Odom]

News casters were fighting back tears yesterday