Good, one less old white guy in power so we can get the ball rolling.
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.
Quote from: Meta Cognition on February 16, 2016, 01:03:51 AM"It's okay if people die, so long as they disagree with me".And why not? We're a very tribal species.
"It's okay if people die, so long as they disagree with me".
Quote from: DisturbedMind883 on February 16, 2016, 02:52:51 AMGood, one less old white guy in power so we can get the ball rolling.Be quiet, racist pig.
Quote from: Nick McIntyre on February 16, 2016, 12:03:02 AMScalia as himself [. . .] was a scumbagThat'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. Quote"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.
Scalia as himself [. . .] was a scumbag
"Oh should we allow child abusers and pedophiles to be protected now?"
Quote from: Jester on February 13, 2016, 06:18:04 PMPrepare for the shitstorm, boysIt's honestly sad that his death just oh no conservatism vs oh yes progressive
Prepare for the shitstorm, boys
AG Loretta Lynch is being considered as a leading replacement.
Quote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 16, 2016, 03:11:54 PMAG 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.
Quote from: Icy on February 16, 2016, 03:14:19 PMQuote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 16, 2016, 03:11:54 PMAG 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.
Obama should nominate himself because fuck it, his pick will never be confirmed even if it was Jesus himself.
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.
He was murdered prove me wrong
Quote from: Mad Max on February 17, 2016, 01:15:19 AMObama 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.
SCOTUS is not very influential on a larger scale, but still worth paying attention to.
Quote from: Jester on February 17, 2016, 09:36:35 AMHe was murdered prove me wrongCourtney Love strikes again
Quote from: Flee on February 17, 2016, 12:46:24 PMQuoteLoretta LynchThe end of the second amendment is in sight, my brothers.It's treason, then.Spoiler
QuoteLoretta LynchThe end of the second amendment is in sight, my brothers.
Loretta Lynch