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Donald J. Trump Statement on Justice Scalia
Donald J. Trump ^ | February 13, 2016 | Donald J. Trump

Posted on 02/13/2016 3:16:52 PM PST by monkapotamus

I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the Scalia family after the passing of Justice Scalia. Justice Scalia was a remarkable person and a brilliant Supreme Court Justice, one of the best of all time. His career was defined by his reverence for the Constitution and his legacy of protecting Americans' most cherished freedoms. He was a Justice who did not believe in legislating from the bench and he is a person whom I held in the highest regard and will always greatly respect his intelligence and conviction to uphold the Constitution of our country. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this time.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016issues; antoninscalia; election2016; emminentdomain; kelo; newyork; obituaries; obituary; scalia; scaliaobit; scotus; texas; trump; trumpcomments
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To: jstaff; monkapotamus

Maybe everyone on here should read Cruz’s statement as well as Trump’s. One was boilerplate, polite, short, small town newspaper obit. Cruz was personal, sincere, from the heart.


Get over your judgemental self. There’s already a thread (I’m sure) about CRuz’s statement. So, go pander to your sheeple, over there.

Additionally, CRuz’s statement is no better than Trump’s. To make such a claim, at the expense of Justice Scalia’s passing, is beyond contemptible.


101 posted on 02/13/2016 4:26:44 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: monkapotamus

Classy guy!


102 posted on 02/13/2016 4:28:53 PM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: EBH

Actually sounds very Trump live and what I would have said not knowing just how great Scalia was in his judgments. I didn’t know his case history but am even more devastated at his passing after reading Cruz’s statement...

“Today our Nation mourns the loss of one of the greatest Justices in history - Justice Antonin Scalia,” Cruz said in a statement. “A champion of our liberties and a stalwart defender of the Constitution, he will go down as one of the few Justices who single-handedly changed the course of legal history.

“As liberals and conservatives alike would agree, through his powerful and persuasive opinions, Justice Scalia fundamentally changed how courts interpret the Constitution and statutes, returning the focus to the original meaning of the text after decades of judicial activism. And he authored some of the most important decisions ever, including District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized our fundamental right under the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms. He was an unrelenting defender of religious liberty, free speech, federalism, the constitutional separation of powers, and private property rights. All liberty-loving Americans should be in mourning.”

I’m sure Ted sent his personal sympathies to the family. This was to the nation.


103 posted on 02/13/2016 4:29:25 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Jane Long

Well said, Jane.


104 posted on 02/13/2016 4:30:53 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Yes...WELL SAID!!!


105 posted on 02/13/2016 4:32:26 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ("The Force Awakens"!!! TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP!!! 100%)
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To: Rusty0604

Just like your buddy Cruz, the man isn’t even cold yet and you are trying to make political hay. Cram it.


106 posted on 02/13/2016 4:32:53 PM PST by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: huldah1776

Thanks, huldah.


107 posted on 02/13/2016 4:33:03 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: huldah1776

Good deal. Thanks.


108 posted on 02/13/2016 4:35:37 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Candor7

If that were to happen then there could be no mistake to say that it was not “natural causes” but premeditated causes.


109 posted on 02/13/2016 4:35:45 PM PST by funfan
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To: huldah1776

Political statement, so in the debate he will campaign that he is the guy to replace Scalia. Classless.


110 posted on 02/13/2016 4:37:20 PM PST by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: huldah1776

Congrats!

Who the f*ck cares? Jesus, you guys are obnoxious children.


111 posted on 02/13/2016 4:37:26 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: monkapotamus

Greatest Justice of our lifetime.

Pray America wakes


112 posted on 02/13/2016 4:37:28 PM PST by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: monkapotamus

Thanks for the post. I just got home and read Trump’s statement.


113 posted on 02/13/2016 4:38:07 PM PST by djstex (Trump: My special interest group is the American people!)
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To: Catsrus

My post was a quote. I didn’t make any commentary. What the he’ll are you talking about?


114 posted on 02/13/2016 4:41:02 PM PST by Rusty0604 (1q)
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To: Lagmeister
Political statement, so in the debate he will campaign that he is the guy to replace Scalia. Classless.

Sorry.
But from where I stand, your comment and opinion is trite and classless...

115 posted on 02/13/2016 4:44:26 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: Rusty0604

I know it was a quote, however, your motive was to trash Trump with it - regardless of whether or not you commented.


116 posted on 02/13/2016 4:47:57 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: Catsrus
And, one can have disagreements with others and still respect them. Apparently, you cannot - judging by your hateful post.

You seem to have left your "safe place" again.
I freely admit I erred in the sequence of dates, but that does not alter my opinion of your statements one iota.

If an honest observation is hateful, I pity your mental health.

117 posted on 02/13/2016 4:50:09 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: monkapotamus

There will be no mention of any candidate and the statements made. What will be said is it’s time to put on your tin foil hats and think about “The Pelican’s Brief” As has been seen in the past out DC critters leave no stone upturned in order to take this country down the path they wish to pursue This was made clear with the death of Andrew. What if it was followed thru with even more skulduggery. The initial reports coming in this afternoon are conflicting. Private residence? Resort? Thirty plus minutes in driving time from one Texas City to another. Just moments in time and a snapshot of media turned upside down or has the narrative just begun much like the massacre in Benghazi? WTP are very suspicious of all DC Critters and we have every right to be.


118 posted on 02/13/2016 4:54:32 PM PST by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: publius911

What you think or believe about my mental health is a non issue - it is fine thank you. Possibly, you should be more concerned about your own.


119 posted on 02/13/2016 4:55:03 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
This is good and Trump should wait til next week and then speak strongly that no nominations should be brought forward til after the election and I fully expect he will do that.

I agree!

The only problem is that if the debate is still on tonight, who knows what will happen.

120 posted on 02/13/2016 4:58:19 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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