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Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas ranch
My San Antonio ^ | Updated 3:53 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2016 | Gary Martin

Posted on 02/13/2016 1:55:56 PM PST by Pan_Yan

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.

Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa. According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery said he was among those notified about Scalia's death.

"I was told it was this morning," Biery said of Scalia's death. "It happened on a ranch out near Marfa. As far as the details, I think it's pretty vague right now as to how," he said. "My reaction is it's really unfortunate with any death. And now, politically, in the presidential cycle we're in my educated guess is nothing will happen before the next president is elected."

(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: antoninscalia; bigbend; cibolocreekranch; judges; marfa; obituaries; obituary; ronaldreagan; scalia; scaliaobit; scotus; supremecourt; texas; va
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To: NYRepublican72

Alto is cut from the same cloth...a great Constitutional Conservative...
One they got right....


401 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:08 PM PST by matginzac
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To: huldah1776

God help us and save us.


402 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:17 PM PST by Theophilus (The GOPe are dealers. The Marxist Democrats are duelists.)
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To: Pan_Yan

Guess what issue just moved to the top for tonight’s debate?


403 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:19 PM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
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To: spacejunkie2001

If Brennan’s Criminal Imp Associates did this you and I will never know it ... and I think that to be a high probability, that CIA did some wet work for their oligarchy masters.


404 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:20 PM PST by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Why can’t the Republicans delay until next year?


405 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:22 PM PST by GilGil
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To: Jim Robinson; FRiends; All; Patriots; builder; onyx; RedMDer; DJ MacWoW; trisham; musicman; ...

Looks like it is time to wrap up the fund raiser so we can all work on the Senators.

We need to let them know that their jobs are on the line! My Senators will not help us with this but Maybe we can start contacting Senators in adjoining states.

A list of opponents to some of the most blatant Rinos so we can support their opposition.


406 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:45 PM PST by JustAmy (Take a Cruz from Texas to DC!)
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To: Principled
Ted Cruz can stop it.

Hopefully a contingent of Cruz, Sessions, Lee, Paul, and Cotton can fillibuster fully in shifts

407 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:50 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: Pan_Yan

A great Justice.
Very sad.


408 posted on 02/13/2016 2:41:52 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: NYRepublican72

Sorry...Alito....


409 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:07 PM PST by matginzac
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To: combat_boots

If that’s true, it’s yet another suspicious death associated with Hillary and Bill.

Prayers for his family, he was a very good man.


410 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:21 PM PST by JustaCowgirl
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To: libstripper

Republicans are so concerned about public opinion that they should delay until new prez gets sworn in.


411 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:23 PM PST by GilGil
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To: Pan_Yan

“can Obama” is trending on Twitter as is “Clarence Thomas”


412 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:28 PM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: Theodore R.

Come Monday everybody better start calling their senators and getting really pizzy about it. I have two calls to make first thing.


413 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:50 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Political Junkie Too

No President is going to let this drag out a year. This is a big, big deal.


414 posted on 02/13/2016 2:42:53 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Hawthorn
Almost correct, but not quite. O’Bama theoretically could make a recess appointment, which would hold only until the new Senate is seated in January 2017.

Everything I've read said that a recess appointment is not possible for SCOTUS. (not that this has stopped the Obama administration in the past...)

415 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:01 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They better run the clock


416 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:13 PM PST by GilGil
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To: usconservative

The blackmail files on key Senators are being photo copied for distribution even as we type ...


417 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:16 PM PST by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: Timpanagos1

Kamala Harris was in on the Kam Kuwata event. Also, DiFi’s ‘lost’ money after she let it slip to 0bama about Bin Laden, as a warning. Harris is a fixer.


418 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:36 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Pan_Yan; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Who else here thinks that their individual rights may have effectively died along with Scalia?

PING!


419 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:40 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Terrorism, the thing that shall not be named by the MSM)
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To: spacejunkie2001

“I am VERY concerned that they’re so quick to say he died of natural causes.”

I just saw on tv that the U.S. Marshals is launching an investigation into his death. Sounds sinister.


420 posted on 02/13/2016 2:43:49 PM PST by ClarenceThomasfan (Trump is the ultimate RINO)
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