Justice Scalia is dead

afterburnt
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    Truly a sad day for our Nation. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends, and everyone touched by his passing. May God find a place of honor for him in Heaven.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    A great man and justice. A terrible loss for this country.

    RIP
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    The judge will now be JUDGED by the ALL MIGHTY!!!! Halajula!!
    The devil has called him home...
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    warren wrote: »
    The judge will now be JUDGED by the ALL MIGHTY!!!! Halajula!!
    The devil has called him home...

    If you don't have something nice to say...

    I think that especially applies to sensitive situations like this. Use some common sense man.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    like i said "ugh"
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    Sympathy to the Scalia family.

    His bedrock view of Constitutional originality became a cornerstone of the conservative judicial movement. For the first twenty years of his tenure I looked forward to reading his questions during oral arguments. His view and vote on Citizen's United will leave a lasting mark on money controlling politics.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    You know it always seems that death comes for us when we are taking a break, resting or relaxing...keep on working fellas.

    Sad to hear this news...a very influential person in our nation's history leaves behind a grand legacy and an example of excellence we should all strive for.
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Terrible news. Thoughts and prayers for his family. A truly great man.
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  • MrBuhl
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    9 children left behind, a legendary jurist no matter what your views. I personally am sad for the Nation and his family. I enjoyed his no-nonsense questioning during cases brought before the court.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2016
    I guess now the Senate won't permit America to have a functional Supreme Court.

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  • cmy330go
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    America had a functional Supreme Court?!?!?!?!?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    Not since Sotameyer and Kagen were appointed.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2016
    cmy330go wrote: »
    America had a functional Supreme Court?!?!?!?!?

    It functioned. Maybe not the way most Americans would have liked it to but it at least functioned.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    He had not one dissenting vote in the Senate confirmation hearings..speaks well of his character...RIP your honor..you served this country well...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    A true talk the talk walk the walk justice. Never swayed by either side of the aisle. Decided with facts and unbiased wisdom. RIP sir.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited February 2016


    It is a great loss for all of us.

    Death is a part of life. Although sadness in passing, we do rejoice for the great things people did while living.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,680
    Man this is terrible news....I just hope a certain segment in this great country don't get screwed by this we've made great strides in recent years.
    Let's just hope the next one is not a Bloomberg, Clinton pocket puppy
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,005
    Good man, a great constitutionalist.....the man had passion for defending our constitution that's for sure. Now if we can only reject every bozo until the next prez can pick one.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2016
    The Supreme Court has been dominated by Conservatives 5-4 for the past 40 years. I think it's time for America to move forward and appoint a moderate Justice to the bench and return the Supreme Court to a body that more closely represents the majority of Americans and won't simply be a rubber-stamp for the right. Scalia was highly-predictable. No surprises there. You knew exactly how he would vote on every issue before it ever made it to the Court along with Clarence Thomas. We need someone who is a little less political and a lot more objective to fill his spot.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,323
    Gatecrasher wrote: »
    that more closely represents the majority of Americans

    Hence the reason to have the next president elect make the appointment

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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2016
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Gatecrasher wrote: »
    that more closely represents the majority of Americans

    Hence the reason to have the next president elect make the appointment

    I think that's what will eventually happen but the Republicans better be careful what they wish for because there's no guarantee that Hillary Clinton's nominee is going to be more conservative than President Obama's. Contrary to the campaign and talk radio rhetoric, President Obama is a moderate. In many areas he more closely resembles George W. Bush than he does Hillary Clinton.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,323
    @Gate don't take this thread political, and keep it constitutional...just saying
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  • motorhead43026
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    So I suppose we will have to concede that the liberals are the majority when the Demos take the White house for the 3rd consecutive time. Or will that still be the wrong majority....lol.

    Just an observation on my part. I have always been under the impression the sitting President reflects the views of the majority. Especially when that is confirmed by a second term. Doesn't matter whether I agree or disagree the Presidents views or not.
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  • Gatecrasher
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    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    So I suppose we will have to concede that the liberals are the majority when the Demos take the White house for the 3rd consecutive time. Or will that still be the wrong majority....lol.

    Just an observation on my part. I have always been under the impression the sitting President reflects the views of the majority. Especially when that is confirmed by a second term. Doesn't matter whether I agree or disagree the Presidents views or not.

    That's the way the Constitution reads and the way the founding fathers intended things to be but that never stopped some from using anything at their disposal to thwart the Constitution and bend the rules to meet their own agenda.

    Some claim the Constitution isn't a "living document" just as long as they get their way. As soon as they don't, it evidently isn't worth the paper it was printed on.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited February 2016
    I find it fascinating that Scalia's two best friends on the court were liberals, Kagan and Ginsberg. I believe he thrived being around brilliant minds like himself because he craved thoughtful debate. He even sent a request to Obama via David Axelrod to nominate Kagan because he want great thinkers on SCOTUS.
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  • motorhead43026
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    Ginsberg had a lot of admiration for Scalia, and he had the same for her.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    RIP
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited February 2016
    Gatecrasher could you please STFU. We are paying respect to someone who passed away and was liked by many.

    And what's disappointing is someone called you out for doing so yet Polk admins removed his post and let you go on with your inappropriate political rants.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Triple ugh
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited February 2016
    As for Justice Scalia, he wasn't a bad man even though he may have seemed to be way out of touch with the majority of Americans on most things. He at least respected his fellow justices and rather than attack them personally like less-intelligent people and spoiled children do he used his intelligence to argue his point.
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