God rest his soul.
Ranch owner is lucky.. A few more minutes earlier and there would have been two heart attacks. Of the scenario would have been murder-suicide.
People die in their sleep all the time. Ay 79, death cannot be a total shock.
That being said, if the Republicans knew that Obama had Scalia killed at this time so that a recess appointment might become possible — would the Republicans say anything?
Jeb wouldn’t. I’m quite sure of that.
Trump would.
That’s why the political establishment hates Trump.
what a great way to go , really.... we should all be so lucky
“Around midnight Sunday, a hearse carrying Justice Scalia’s body left the ranch property, bound for Sunset Funeral Homes in El Paso, the West Texas city more than 200 miles away.”
Wait. No autopsy? What the hell?
With Scalia gone, what would have been 5-4 decisions will be 4-4 and the lower court rulings will stand. Just getting rid of him will work out to be just about as good as replacing him with a leftist.
How convenient for Obama's execrable legacy the untimely death of a rock-solid constitutionalist.
Incredible to read no autopsy. being performed. . .and that it took close to 12 hours to remove body. (What, no helicopters available ? And no Coroner to make death MO?). Is it Texas Law, that an absent Justice of the Peace can make this call?
No tin foil, but this does beg a few questions...or should.
From a local El Paso TV station...
EL PASO — An El Paso source close to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia tells ABC-7 that the 79-year-old died in his sleep last night after a day of quail hunting at Cibolo Creek Ranch outside of Marfa, Texas.
The Justice did not report feeling ill and retired to his room after dinner. The source, who was traveling with Scalia, told ABC-7 a priest was summoned to administer last rites.
El Paso Catholic Diocese Spokeswoman Elizabeth O’Hara tells ABC-7 Catholic Priest Mike Alcuino, in Presidio, was called to the ranch, where he administered Justice Scalia’s last rites Saturday afternoon...
EL PASO -
UPDATE: U.S. Marshals, along with DPS officials are escorting the body of late Justice Antonin Scalia to Sunset Funeral Home. The funeral home was selected by his family, according to the funeral director there. He tells us Scalia will be there until tomorrow while they prepare and embalm the body.
ABC-7 has confirmed the body of the late Justice Antonin Scalia will be delivered to Sunset Funeral Home in northeast El Paso sometime early Sunday morning. It will then be prepared for the trip back to Washington. The body will be driven, not flown, from Marfa, Texas.
Here is a Google Maps link to the Cibolo Creek Ranch, TX where Justice Scalia passed away.
Cibolo Creek Ranch, TX webpage
https://www.andrewharper.com/hotels/cibolo-creek-ranch/
This was an unattended death......where the authorities? Taking orders from WhiteMosque?
And no autopsy in an unattended death?
This stinks to high heavens.....
WHO signed the death certificate?
Was he/she even there to see the body?
I trust he is resting in splendor.
I think in Florida, if someone dies while not in a hospital or attended by a physician, an autopsy is required.
I suspect Texas has similar laws.
You can pronounce a death to be by natural causes over the telephone???
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I find it hard to believe that no autopsy would be performed upon the death of a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, one of the most critically pivotal members of our Judicial system!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/14/official-scalia-died-heart-attack/80375798/#
Guevara said she pronounced Scalia dead over the phone at 1:52 p.m. on Saturday. She planned to drive to the ranch — about 30 minutes south of Marfa — but returned when a U.S. Marshal told her by phone: “It’s not necessary for you to come, judge. If you’re asking for an autopsy, that’s what we need to clarify.â€
Guevara said she wanted to clarify details of Scalia’s death before deciding whether to order an autopsy.
“As part of my investigation, one of the things I did ask the sheriff and the U.S. Marshal: ‘Were there any signs of foul play?’ And they said, ‘Absolutely not.’ At that time I still wanted to be careful, and asked them if (Scalia’s) physician would call me.â€
The justice’s personal doctor called her at 8 p.m. Saturday night. She said the physician told her that Scalia had a shoulder problem last week and underwent an MRI. Scalia also suffered several chronic ailments, Guevara said.
“I felt comfortable what I knew was going on with him physically,†she said.