Justice Scalia Found Dead in Texas

 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Good, one less old white guy in power so we can get the ball rolling.
Be quiet, racist pig.


 
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His opposition was to the Supreme Court effectively writing legislation, co-opting the democratic process for the sake of a popular decision rather than a constitutional one.
so the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment had nothing to do with the decision now, or what

even if it wasn't, there's still no rational reason to care how it was legalized

the important thing is that it led to a net good outcome--who gives a fuck about the means if no one was killed or coerced

"democratic process"--oh, how horrible


 
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unless i'm misreading your post--are you saying the method by which the supreme court ruled was unconstitutional?

they cut corners, but again--i have trouble caring, because gay marriage's legalization has been overdue for centuries

if it's unconstitutional to amend an unconstitutional law in a nonstandard way, then, uh... okay
why should anyone care

especially this prick judge
Last Edit: February 16, 2016, 08:35:39 AM by Verbatim


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
"It's okay if people die, so long as they disagree with me".
And why not? We're a very tribal species.
It's more salient if the disagreement is a fundamental life-or-death clash of values, such as jihadism and Western-Enlightenment culture, rather than a liberal and a conservative. The man made undoubtedly good rulings, he also made undoubtedly bad ones, and ones that were ambiguous. Such can be said of all the other justices. The man also significantly influenced constitutional law.

Disagreeing with the man for some of his opinions and rulings is not a warrant to celebrate his death.


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Good, one less old white guy in power so we can get the ball rolling.
Be quiet, racist pig.

Lol wow


 
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Scalia as himself [. . .] was a scumbag
That's even less convincing. Not only is it ludicrous to try and consider him as an individual distinct from his role as a justice--since that pretty much defines anybody's life after occurring--but here is a man who was capable of putting political differences aside for the sake of fulfilling relationships with people as far away from him as Christopher Hitchens, has been a defining character in the development of jurisprudence and studying the constitution and who was able to rule as he thought the constitution demanded he rule as opposed to how his personal opinions would have him rule.

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"Oh should we allow child abusers and pedophiles to be protected now?"
The point he was making was that it's not up the Supreme Court to determine which minorities deserve protection. He brought up paedophiles to illustrate the point, calling them "a deserving minority" precisely because nobody loves them and how much outrage it would cause if the situation were altered.

Do I agree gay marriage should be legal? Of course, but it's not the job of the Court to make it so.
They didn't make it legal. They just made banning it illegal.


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AG Loretta Lynch is being considered as a leading replacement.


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Prepare for the shitstorm, boys
It's honestly sad that his death just oh no conservatism vs oh yes progressive

But if we don't retreat to our corners and yell at each other what are we going to do? Agree and get something done quickly? That's not the American way.


 
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AG Loretta Lynch is being considered as a leading replacement.

Her and Sri Srinivasan are regarded as two of the front runners.

Essentially Obama is going for a "There is no fucking reason to not vote on these guys except for political shitflinging" outlet.


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AG Loretta Lynch is being considered as a leading replacement.

Her and Sri Srinivasan are regarded as two of the front runners.

Essentially Obama is going for a "There is no fucking reason to not vote on these guys except for political shitflinging" outlet.

Lynch was a controversial pick for AG, so she'd be a hard sell already. Srinivasan would be a great pick, in my unqualified opinion.


 
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AG Loretta Lynch is being considered as a leading replacement.

Her and Sri Srinivasan are regarded as two of the front runners.

Essentially Obama is going for a "There is no fucking reason to not vote on these guys except for political shitflinging" outlet.

Lynch was a controversial pick for AG, so she'd be a hard sell already. Srinivasan would be a great pick, in my unqualified opinion.

She wasn't spectacularly controversial in her decisions - hardliners in the Senate wanted her to answer questions regarding Obama Administration policy to fit their goals.

But yeah. The Senate is in the wrong in their decision to not hold hearing, and this whole situation only highlights the fundamental flaws of the American election system.


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Having someone named Lynch as a court Justice just sounds like a comedy sketch.


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Obama should nominate himself because fuck it, his pick will never be confirmed even if it was Jesus himself.


 
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Obama should nominate himself because fuck it, his pick will never be confirmed even if it was Jesus himself.
It will easily make Republicans trying to get re-elected in the senate though much much harder.

It's a clever play by Obama, especially if Sri Srinivasan is the nominee. Basically "you voted for him 97-0 in 2013, and now you're not doing your job simply because you're playing into the election."

It's a catch 22 for Republicans. Get a liberal in the Supreme Court, or risk losing their seats even more than they already are in danger of.


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Well if Clinton or Sanders wins the presidency then the GOP in the Senate doesn't really have to care a whole lot about losing seats so it's not as severe as everyone is making it out to be.

It's a catch 22 for Republicans. Get a liberal in the Supreme Court, or risk losing their seats even more than they already are in danger of.


 
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He was murdered prove me wrong


 
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He was murdered prove me wrong
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Obama should nominate himself because fuck it, his pick will never be confirmed even if it was Jesus himself.
It will easily make Republicans trying to get re-elected in the senate though much much harder.

It's a clever play by Obama, especially if Sri Srinivasan is the nominee. Basically "you voted for him 97-0 in 2013, and now you're not doing your job simply because you're playing into the election."

It's a catch 22 for Republicans. Get a liberal in the Supreme Court, or risk losing their seats even more than they already are in danger of.
But Republicans voters love that shit. What I see as obstructionism they see as "fighting the good fight." It would fire up their voters, not discourage them.

That's why they've fought to repeal Obamacare...how many times?
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
SCOTUS is not very influential on a larger scale, but still worth paying attention to.
Care to elaborate?


 
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Senate races are going to go into maximum overdrive.


 
 
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Obama should pick the most activist right wing judge and nominate him just to fuck with the Republicans. Put their wet dream out, and if they obstruct, ask what the problem is and make them look like assholes. If they go to confirm, retract the nomination and put someone centrist up and ask why they were willing to act then but not now.


 
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The end of the second amendment is in sight, my brothers.
It's treason, then.
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We should have let the South secede when they wanted to.