[BlackElk]

Scalia's death merely postpones a final reckoning for the unions. A 4-4 non-decision leaving the 9th Circus Court of Appeals decision for the unions in place simply begs for a new case when a new justice has been appointed (hopefully in the mold of Scalia). A tie vote is not a precedent except temporarily within the Ninth Circus.

For those who so quickly dismissed the idea of supporting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for POTUS, wouldn't you have liked having him name Scalia's successor? If not, you don't know Scott Walker's track record in Wisconsin.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

A 4-4 non-decision leaving the 9th Circus Court of Appeals decision for the unions in place simply begs for a new case when a new justice has been appointed (hopefully in the mold of Scalia). A tie vote is not a precedent except temporarily within the Ninth Circus.

Exactly. Any 4-4 tie for any case reviewed by the Supremes is reviewable after a ninth justice in confirmed.

This will simply leave the lower court's decision in place until after the election.

And for the record, I am suspicious of Scalia's demise. Methinks 'something is rotten in the state of Denmark.'