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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#111951: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:33:14 PM

[up]Nah. The judiciary would simply cease to have a final arbiter in case of circuit splits.

The government ceasing to be able to provide functions is, after all, a Republican objective.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#111952: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:39:25 PM

President Obama is expected to deliver a statement at 8:30 this evening on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Also friendly reminder: The GOP are having a debate tonight.

edited 13th Feb '16 5:40:13 PM by Demonic_Braeburn

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#111953: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:42:35 PM

I'm morbidly curious to what will score higher ratings.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#111954: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:43:11 PM

It's really depressing how hard the GOP is trying to stop the end of Reagan Revolution.

SciFiSlasher from Absolutely none of your business. Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#111955: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:48:29 PM

Scalia's death is part of the beginning of the end of the Revolution, if I may say. Asshole thought religion should supersede the Constitution. He was like the Catholic Fred Phelps.

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#111956: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:49:14 PM

I mean, Scalia was a shit justice by any metric except for a right-wing partisan. His own opinions were often inconsistent or read on the level of "old man yells at cloud," and he did preside over some nasty decisions. I don't think talking about him going to hell is appropriate, but aside from the fact that he was a person with loved ones (guy had nine children apparently), there's not much to be missed from this. No doubt 100 years from now they'll look at his opinions as "what not to do" in a constitutional law class, if they don't already.

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#111957: Feb 13th 2016 at 5:55:00 PM

I liked him better than Clarence Thomas, but yeah...

Still it feels weird to see him go, his recognizable mug was always one of the first things I thought of when I imagined the Supreme Court.

edited 13th Feb '16 5:57:13 PM by Demonic_Braeburn

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#111958: Feb 13th 2016 at 6:09:12 PM

Hey, at least Scalia spoke his mind sometimes.tongue

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#111959: Feb 13th 2016 at 6:22:06 PM

Aww, but now how will I know when a ruling is "pure applesauce" or "legalistic arglefargle"?

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#111960: Feb 13th 2016 at 6:34:17 PM

[up][up] Some people's minds ought not to speak, certainly not as a member of the highest court in the land.

edited 13th Feb '16 6:34:33 PM by Fighteer

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#111961: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:29:21 PM

I'm not wishing him in Hell but I am hoping he reincarnates as a black lesbian.

Trump delenda est
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#111962: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:30:27 PM

I saw a hilarious suggestion ... that, should the Senate block all nominees that Obama puts forward, that Hillary or Bernie (whichever wins) should then turn around and nominate Obama himself for the empty seat. There's even precedent for a President to then move on to SCOTUS after their term. And he studied Constitutional law, so he's qualified! evil grin

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#111963: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:33:20 PM

Is a good idea, but he doesn't want to.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#111964: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:34:25 PM

After all the shit Obama's gone through I think that would be more of a punishment than a promotion. Just let him retire and live a life of relative peace.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#111965: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:38:59 PM

Well, being a SC Justice was what Taft had wanted all along. Supposedly he ran for president because of his wife. I don't think Obama's shown any such desire.

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#111966: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:39:35 PM

@Balmung It's simple: to find the best examples of any kind of arglefargle or applesauce, seek out the land of jiggery pokery. There, magical faeries tend apple orchards under a biiiiiiig rainbow, while men marry horses and dogs slow dance with cats to Jazz standards and sip imported French wine.

[down][down]That last one is positively enraging.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:00:32 PM by Artificius

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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#111967: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:51:22 PM

@Fighteer: I will say this: He was probably the funniest justice on the Supreme Court.

His talent was wasted there; he could have done much better as another Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh, or maybe hosting a judge show.

Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#111968: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:57:58 PM

"The body of scientific evidence supporting creation science is as strong as that supporting evolution." - Antonin Scalia

"If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder?" - Antonin Scalia

"I'm just not impressed by the fact the University of Texas may have fewer [blacks]. Maybe it ought to have fewer. I don't think it stands to reason that it's a good thing for the University of Texas to admit as many blacks as possible." - Antonin Scalia

"There are those who contend that it does not benefit African Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a slower-track school where they do well," - Antonin Scalia

"This Court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is “actually” innocent. Quite to the contrary, we have repeatedly left that question unresolved, while expressing considerable doubt that any claim based on alleged “actual innocence” is constitutionally cognizable." - Antonin Scalia

Let's dispel once and for all this notion that we should Never Speak Ill of the Dead. The country's a better place without him.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:09:38 PM by Lennik

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Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#111969: Feb 13th 2016 at 7:59:22 PM

Apparently CNN, in its endless race to get ahead of a story before it's even started, believes Sri Srinivasan to be the most likely nominee for the seat left vacant by Scalia.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#111970: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:12:48 PM

On the topic of Clarence Thomas, who will he be following most-closely now that Scalia's dead?

[up]

Given that he got confirmed to his current position with a unanimous vote in the Senate, I can kinda see why. It'd be an easy way to paint Republicans as the "Party of No" again for doing such a massive 180 in just 3 years time.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:15:27 PM by ironballs16

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FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#111971: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:12:54 PM

[up][up]desi priiiiide! <pump fist>

So I just watched the debate. Woooooooooooooow. Carson's lines were glorious. Using fake Stalin quotes, saying he is not a politician and never will be, Trump losing his temper, Jeb doing well, Kasich kasiching, Cruz kinda quiet. Rubio the robot actually bounced back though so boo.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:13:47 PM by FFShinra

Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#111972: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:20:23 PM

Well, that's interesting. Makes sense that they'd concentrate resources and staff where they perceived the most threat, but that's certainly a large disparity between the Sanders and Clinton camps in South Carolina. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/warning-signs-hillary-clinton-south-carolina

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Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#111973: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:21:36 PM

How does one go about kasiching, exactly?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#111974: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:24:27 PM

I watched a good chunk of it, and here's my thoughts:

Trump is an asshole.

Jeb struck me as pretty reasonable; I almost wish he had a chance at becoming Pres.

There's something about Carson that makes me uncomfortable. It's like watching that guy speak in front of class who has horrible stage fright-it's a little painful to watch.

Rubio bouncing back is good. If we ever get attacked by aliens, our robot president can fry them with his heat-ray vision. But seriously, I was worried there a second.

edited 13th Feb '16 8:28:01 PM by Protagonist506

Leviticus 19:34
Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#111975: Feb 13th 2016 at 8:25:59 PM

Trump was absolutely right about everything he said about Iraq and George Bush, though. Naturally, that was when the extreme right-wing audience booed him loudest.

That's right, boys. Mondo cool.

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