Cornyn and McConnell will rubber stamp whomever Obama chooses.
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."
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As far as a replacement goes, there is no law or Constitutional requirement for nine justices. The Senate is Republican. Stonewall till after the 2016 election.
No! No! No!
Rest in peace to the great man!!!! Sorrow for the entire country as well as his loved ones!!!
No!!!! Talk about a man who is desperately needed by all. Just NO.
I’m sad and scared.
Any guess who 0bama will appoint?
Peace be with his family.
Dare we hope Mitch & Co will dare to keep Obama from filling the vacency?
Oh, my God.
Why is nothing on CNN or FOX?
The liberals and Obama are dancing on his warm corpse.
A sad day for America. He will be replaced with another unqualified Marxist lesbian pagan.
Nothing on Drudge yet.
The republicans must not allow Obama to put in another flaming liberal on the court. Kick the can down the road until after Trump becomes president.
Pelican Brief
Shite
His Wikipedia page already has it. Can you believe that?
God bless Justice Scalia and his family. He was a brilliant jurist and a fine American.
And may God have mercy on us. I fear that Deval Patrick will be Obama’s choice, and Paul Ryan will do nothing to stop it.
Very bad news, if true.
A disaster for the American Republic.
Everett McKinley Dirksen of Pekin blocked the elevation of Abe Fortas as chief justice in 1968. I can’t imagine Mitch McC of Louisville doing this now. We ended up with Nixon’s Warren Earl Burger (succeeding Earl Warren of Bakersfield; note similarity of names).
The GOPe will be giddy about approving Obama’s choice, no matter how “progressive”.
What’s it going to be Mitch?
I’m sure by tomorrow the MSM will be demanding the SCOTUS be brought up to full complement as soon as possible.
Nooooooooo! God, we really need you now.
In fact, there should be no appointments until after this presidential election.
This is for the future of the country.
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