Quote from: daidalos on February 13, 2016, 03:43:28 PM
Not only that, but the Senate has to sign off on any nominee Obozo may try to put forward.

Personally I am not expecting he'll be replaced by Obozo.

IF the RNC were smart, Repubics in the Senate will delay any confirmation hearings until AFTER the next election.

Giving their side of the aisle a chance to do the nominating instead. All of which would be moot if A, judges were elected and B, had term limits.

Not quite what I meant. The man has been dead only a few hours and were plotting  his replacement and worrying how his death affects us.

And what will the Senate be next year?  The Rs have a LOT of seats to defend!

An even split in the election would give the Dems a clear majority in the Senate.

Quote from: The Boo Man... on February 13, 2016, 03:48:51 PM
Not quite what I meant. The man has been dead only a few hours and were plotting  his replacement and worrying how his death affects us.

Well, this is a political discussion and debate forum. That's why we're here. I see no one discussing the aftermath with less than full respect for Scalia.

This is why we need Ted Cruz to appoint the next SC Justice. It will be the most important appointment in a generation. We cannot afford to get it wrong like with that dirtbag Justice Roberts that Bush appointed.

Quote from: Cali Contrarian on February 13, 2016, 04:06:24 PM
Well, this is a political discussion and debate forum. That's why we're here. I see no one discussing the aftermath with less than full respect for Scalia.

Exactly. I only wish my existence determined the fate of 320 million people. It's the ultimate in respect for his life, knowing the fate of the nation hangs on your existence.

A good man and a Good Justice, God Rest his soul..... God help us, Obamao gets another leftist to stack the deck.

Quote from: je_freedom on February 13, 2016, 04:05:01 PM
And what will the Senate be next year?  The Rs have a LOT of seats to defend!

An even split in the election would give the Dems a clear majority in the Senate.

Nah, 2010 and 2014 was only the beginning of purging Marxists from govt.

Quote from: daidalos on February 13, 2016, 03:43:28 PM
Not only that, but the Senate has to sign off on any nominee Obozo may try to put forward.

Personally I am not expecting he'll be replaced by Obozo.

IF the RNC were smart, Repubics in the Senate will delay any confirmation hearings until AFTER the next election.

Giving their side of the aisle a chance to do the nominating instead. All of which would be moot if A, judges were elected and B, had term limits.

And therein lies the problem.

Sorry if this was previously posted

Ted Cruz
2 hours ago

Today our Nation mourns the loss of one of the greatest Justices in history – Justice Antonin Scalia. A champion of our liberties and a stalwart defender of the Constitution, he will go down as one of the few Justices who single-handedly changed the course of legal history.
As liberals and conservatives alike would agree, through his powerful and persuasive opinions, Justice Scalia fundamentally changed how courts interpret the Constitution and statutes, returning the focus to the original meaning of the text after decades of judicial activism. And he authored some of the most important decisions ever, including District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized our fundamental right under the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms. He was an unrelenting defender of religious liberty, free speech, federalism, the constitutional separation of powers, and private property rights. All liberty-loving Americans should be in mourning.

Justice Scalia's three decades on the Court was one of President Reagan's most consequential legacies. Our prayers are with his beloved wife Maureen, their nine children, and their precious grandchildren."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Scalia's seat should be filled by the next president.

"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.

Quote from: Cruzman on February 13, 2016, 05:13:30 PM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Scalia's seat should be filled by the next president.

"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.

Well then, it's settled. The Turtle has drawn a line in the sand!

My condolences to his family.

The nation lost a great justice today, and he left big shoes to fill. I'm hoping that the senate can stall any appointment that Obozo comes up with.

Have they announced a cause of death yet? The saddest thing about Justice Scalia's passing I think is this.

That so many Americans think he was such a great justice because he believed in upholding the Constitution as written, he believed in original intent, and oh yeah, didn't believe courts had any place legislating from the bench.

I'm sorry but those are something which SHOULD be a given.

The fact that not only did Justice Scalia have to fight for those principles on the bench. But the fact that some American's think holding that view made Scalia such a great justice, is only a further demonstration of how far astray our nation has gone from it's founding, Constitutional, principles.

Prayers for the Scalia family. 

Quote from: The Boo Man... on February 13, 2016, 03:48:51 PM
Not quite what I meant. The man has been dead only a few hours and were plotting  his replacement and worrying how his death affects us.

I am with you, Boo. It is kind of sad to me to see McConnell and Reid going at each other before the man is buried.