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computer parts posted:Nope, there's even precedent for not confirming nominations during an election year. Last six months of an election year. We aren't there yet.
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Nine children , huh.
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Brannock posted:This is the happiest I've been in 2016. What do you have against worms?
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If RBG announced her retirement now, but to take place after the election, would the GOP let an Obama nominee through then to replace Scalia?
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McAlister posted:Last six months of an election year. There is not a chance in hell the Senate lets Obama pick Scalia's replacement unless he inexplicably nominates a conservative judge. They will either refuse to hold a confirmation hearing, or they will hold one for the sake of appearances before voting down his nominee.
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Hollismason posted:Nine children , huh. He was very Catholic.
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We'll be hearing Republicans using the term "activist judges" ad nauseum for the next several months.
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Al-Saqr posted:I was under the impression that Scalia was aged 60-69 not 79, dude hid his age well compared to the other supreme justices. Interesting fact: Clarence Thomas is the youngest (at least currently) SCOTUS Justice at confirmation, and he was 43 at the time. He's only two years older than Alito, who was confirmed 15 years later.
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Hollismason posted:Nine children , huh. Catholic.
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Mitt Romney posted:If RBG announced her retirement now, but to take place after the election, would the GOP let an Obama nominee through then to replace Scalia? I think something like this happened on The West Wing
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UV_Catastrophe posted:I don't think it would be too outlandish to say that this coming election might end up being the most pivotal election of most of our lifetimes. The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Justice Michelle Obama is gonna own 
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Northjayhawk posted:And we have to take their word for it that it was already written. Thats fine, since I assume the liberals would call bullshit if thats not the case. So that means Fisher II, Harris v. Arizona Redistricting Commission, Evenwel v. Abbott, Friedrichs v. CTA, Little Sisters all go to the liberals on the back of lower courts. On the other hand, it means that Whole Women's Health loses and Texas's abortion restrictions are upheld without precedent as well. It also means that Obama's executive action on immigration will probably be declared unconstitutional without setting precedent for the same reason.
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. It wasn't a huge deal until Marbury v. Madison when the court ruled that the court could deem laws unconstitutional and it's been extremely important since then.
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. It was arguably never meant to be quite this important, Marbury v Madison changed EVERYTHING and gave the SC the powers it has today. Phone posting or I'd elaborate.
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as an entity of pure hate, he left no material form behind but all who pass his burial complex will feel the tendrils of raw malice creeping from the depths
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. The founding fathers weren't exactly helpful in spelling out how powerful the court would be. The court pretty much carved out its power for itself in Marbury vs Madison, and everyone else basically shrugged and said OK. Whatever the original intention was for that branch, what we have now is what we've got.
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borkencode posted:Cliven Bundy's freedom was the final horcrux. Now we just have to find Cheney's
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. Pretty much. It's designed to be a co-equal branch of government.
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Scalia died on a hunting trip in Texas... Do we know if Cheney was involved?
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What are the odds that Republicans, even after losing the presidency, might still refuse to confirm any nominee whatsoever?
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. No, it gets like a couple of quick paragraphs in the constitution. The right to declare laws unconstitutional isn't even directly spelled out Also, I don't see anything that would prevent Obama from appointing himself, atleast not the in the part of the constitution Scalia cared about, so Justice Obama is clearly something Scalia would have wanted
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Nine children?? Edit: Covered already I guess. But supreme court justice doesn't seem like it leaves a lot of time to be a dutiful father.
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McAlister posted:Last six months of an election year. LOL if you think that this death didn't just establish precedent for extending that ban to the last 12 months.
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Maybe Thomas will slip on a soap, causing the liberals to reach a majority, while the replacements are eternally vetoed.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:LOL if you think that this death didn't just establish precedent for extending that ban to the last 12 months. Pretty soon, it will turn into within 4 years of a presidential election
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UV_Catastrophe posted:What are the odds that Republicans, even after losing the presidency, might still refuse to confirm any nominee whatsoever? It's most likely that a Democratic victory for the President this year will mean enough people turned out to win them back control of the Senate, so they could use the nuclear option and usher in strict majority votes for SCOTUS nominations.
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azflyboy posted:Scalia died on a hunting trip in Texas... Do we know if Cheney was involved? If Scalia died before midnight last night then it was on the 10th anniversary of Cheney hunting incident 
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First reaction from the next President: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/698636369229385728
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UrbicaMortis posted:The supreme court is a pretty weird thing. Was it always meant to be this incredibly important political institution? I mean, obviously a supreme court is going to be important but to the extent it now is? From outside the US it seems odd. One of the most notable tendencies in American government during the 20th century was Congress relinquishing much of its duty to legislate domestic affairs to the Supreme Court and foreign affairs to the Presidency. This was a more efficient arrangement as it allowed them to focus on their comparative advantage, i.e. taking campaign contributions and dolling out pork.
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As I have been saying, liberals never stop winning in all kinds of ways. Pray America Is Waking
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Republicans should have tried to Weekend At Bernie's Scalia at least until after the election.
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Joementum posted:First reaction from the next President: Say hello to Justice Judy, the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Shocking news: Cruz is a "no" vote on any Obama nomination. https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/698634625246195712
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CNN reporting that this guy may be Obama's pick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Srinivasan He was just unanimously approved by the senate a few years ago.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Say hello to Justice Judy, the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Trump's sister, Maryanne, is a District Court judge.
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Does this mean that all wannabe GOP Presidents who're senators get to suspend their campaign to constantly try to block nominations?
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