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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Worry now is Obama’s recess appointment when congress goes on break in January before Obama’s last day.
Let's say that is true. Then do you think the Supreme Court Justices might start retiring during election years to influence elections? Each situation is unique, and I agree that this is one certainly is. But I am not for a biased result just because it suits me. I am going to be listening tonight too, and I will see which one is the least political and the most Constitutional. I hope I am not disappointed.
Sorry, flipped the case name.
Or an illegal alien....
Dan Coats is another one.
He’s already retiring, so he doesn’t have to face the voters again
She is his sister, he isn’t going to publicly slam her. Rationality doesn’t come into play within families.
She may, in fact, be a great trial judge, which is a very different creature from an appellate judge. Unless he wins and nominates her, I don’t care.
I am more interested what qualities he thinks are important in a SC Justice, I want him, Cruz, Jeb!, and the rest grilled hard on this.
Full Disclosure- I am a Cruz supporter who is not really impressed by the Donald.
It is mandatory that he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda and there be a national day of morning is beyond question. The flags should fly at half staff for one month !!
Here is Sen. Grassley comment.
A lot of the American people are real dullards.
“A recent survey showed that nearly ten percent of recent college graduates say that television star Judith Sheindlin is on the Supreme Court.” Fox News Published January 19, 2016
Judge Judy does make $47-million per year. The 9 Justices salaries added together make about $2.2-million total.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/01/19/supreme-court-justice-judge-judy.html
Nope. An Indian from India.
I know they almost never do the right thing, but with Trump’s popularity, maybe we have them running scared now. We will not re-elect them.
I know... hope springs eternal.
I don’t think there were any red flags about Roberts.
That’s what makes it so easy to speculate there was something “off the record” that was used to blackmail him.
I don’t buy into that, but his O’Care decision was pretty uncharacteristic of him
“I just said that, upthread.”
Great minds...
A great constitutionalist departed this day.
Unlikely. A Pakistani from Pok-eeee-stan is far more probable.
We can put off Obama’s appointment (we have that power but no telling what the Rinos will do), but the tilted court will go on hearing cases while the new member is in process.
We have just lost a very great man and I fear for our country. We have to prevent Obama from replacing him. This is the hill to die on.
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