[BenLurkin]

Americans loved Scalia. Liberals despised him.

[GilGil]

If this is so Obama’s executive amnesty is toast until at least next year.

[backwoods-engineer]

I’m sure Mitch McConnell has already told Obama that he will now give him whatever and whoever he wants as a replacement for Scalia. The more Progressive and kookier, the better. Maybe Obama will choose Sheila Jackson Lee.

In any case, we might not even have elections in November...

[ConjunctionJunction]

I don’t see the Senate stalling for 11 months.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I would like to see the next president fill this Supreme Court vacancy.

They can just have eight justices on the court until then.

It could result in some 4-4 decisions, which would have the effect of upholding some lower court rulings.

But, correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t it a fact that a tie Supreme Court ruling does NOT set up a legal precedent, that it paves the way for the Supreme Court to take up an issue again when it is fully staffed with 9 justices again??

[MrEdd]

The thought that the selection of the supreme court justices will be the primary issue going into the election relies in its entirety on the unwarranted assumption that escalating Muslim violence will not make national security the overriding issue with the bulk of the populace.

I assume that since you posted this today you have avoided the threads on Erdogan’s latest move regarding Syria.

[libertylover]

The Democrat party's two candidates will also want a say on the direction of the Court.

I don't think the Democrats will want to wait. They'll want to replace Scalia right away with a hard-core leftist.