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Jet Jaguar posted:Obama could give so many people aneurysms if he did a recess appointment of Hillary Clinton.
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corn in the bible posted:if youre a rep in congress who's up for reelection then you dont wanna compromise cause you'll get smashed in primaries. i could maybe see a confirmation later on after theyre not at risk anymore but at that point why not just wait a few weeks longer and see what happens By a few weeks do you mean 10 months because Obama is probably going to nominate someone within a week or two if for no other reason but to troll Republicans on the fact that they won't hold a hearing for one of the most important positions in the country for completely incoherent reasons headed into the election.
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Feb 14, 2016 04:25
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Honestly, what do you think Obama's initial reaction was when he was informed of the news?
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Feb 14, 2016 04:28
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Is there a reason why the original news report has to stress multiple times that a 79 year old died of ”apparent” natural causes, as if being 79 isn't enough to randomly drop dead?
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Feb 14, 2016 04:28
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Honestly, what do you think Obama's initial reaction was when he was informed of the news? "Michelle, I know I told you I quit, but I'm going to need to sit down and have a cigarette."
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Feb 14, 2016 04:30
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Mooseontheloose posted:If Pres. Obama wants to fully cause a Republican meltdown: "I am proud to nominate the first black, female, lesbian, atheist to the Supreme Court." "Yes, later this week I will simultaneously nominate an african american, a woman, a lesbian, and an atheist to the Court. Suck it, FDR"
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Three Olives posted:By a few weeks do you mean 10 months because Obama is probably going to nominate someone within a week or two if for no other reason but to troll Republicans on the fact that they won't hold a hearing for one of the most important positions in the country for completely incoherent reasons headed into the election. i mean that there's absolutely no chance of appointing one until after the primaries are through and none of the republicans have anything to worry about on that front. but at that point why do it at all? trump could win!
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Feb 14, 2016 04:32
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corn in the bible posted:fdr learned that you are wrong the hard way If Hughes and Roberts hadn't come around to the New Deal he'd have absolutely been able to pack the court.
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Feb 14, 2016 04:33
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Boogoose posted:Is there a reason why the original news report has to stress multiple times that a 79 year old died of ”apparent” natural causes, as if being 79 isn't enough to randomly drop dead? Isn't that how reports usually have cause of death listed until it's confirmed?
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Feb 14, 2016 04:33
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Well technically, there is no set number of justices. Nine is just convention because they need an odd number to break ties. 28 USC 1.1 The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum. FDR's court packing plan was to use democratic supermajorities in both houses to raise that number to 20+ so the 9 seated justices would be irrelevant.
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Feb 14, 2016 04:36
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corn in the bible posted:i mean that there's absolutely no chance of appointing one until after the primaries are through and none of the republicans have anything to worry about on that front. but at that point why do it at all? trump could win! Except a whole lot of GOP establishment doesn't want Trump to win.
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NLRB v. Noel Canning, 573 US ____ (2014), at p. 21. posted:We therefore conclude, in light of historical practice, that a recess of more than 3 days but less than 10 days is presumptively too short to fall within the Clause. We add the word “presumptively” to leave open the possibility that some very unusual circumstance—a national catastrophe, for instance, that renders the Senate unavailable but calls for an urgent response—could demand the exercise of the recess-appointment power during a shorter break. (It should go without saying—except that JUSTICE SCALIA compels us to say it—that political opposition in the Senate would not qualify as an unusual circumstance.) The Senate is currently in recess for nine days. Antonin Scalia looked into the future, saw that he would die during a nine-day recess, and specifically altered a holding to ensure that Obama could not recess appoint his successor.
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Feb 14, 2016 04:42
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I went and took a poo poo and by the time I finished wiping scalia was dead God bless America
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Feb 14, 2016 04:46
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Boogoose posted:Is there a reason why the original news report has to stress multiple times that a 79 year old died of ”apparent” natural causes, as if being 79 isn't enough to randomly drop dead? Well he was under 24/7 security protection because people for real wanted to kill him so it doesn't strike me as weird to point out that a dead man under constant and credible threat of being assassinated was not assassinated.
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Feb 14, 2016 04:50
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Honestly, what do you think Obama's initial reaction was when he was informed of the news? "My god, I can shift the court and reverse some of the worst poo poo done to our nation if I do this right."
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Feb 14, 2016 05:00
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lmao http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/269398-senate-judiciary-chair-wait-until-election-is-over-to-fill-scalias
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Feb 14, 2016 05:07
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Can we revisit the Citizens United decision please?
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Feb 14, 2016 05:08
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Discendo Vox posted:That second one, the one that generated the fake quote, really isn't that bad- it's just really easy to misrepresent the decision. That said... I mean if you wanted to be really generous and assume he was just making a technical  point, sure. But based on other statements of his he seemed to think 24 was a documentary, so.
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Feb 14, 2016 05:11
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Roger Craig posted:Can we revisit the Citizens United decision please? First thing to be challenged when a Democrat wins the white house and replaces Scalia and RGB.
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Feb 14, 2016 05:11
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spoon0042 posted:technical Technical spergpoints are what the law is based on, so that's hardly a demerit. Dude was horrible, though, particularly as an inspiration to other conservative jurists and law students.
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Feb 14, 2016 05:13
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For real, it would be one thing if he'd said "well the constitution technically allows this and congress might want to do something about that." In reality he cited and defended Jack Bauer. This is a thing that happened.
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Luna Was Here posted:I went and took a poo poo and by the time I finished wiping scalia was dead Get back in there, with any luck we can get Alito while we're at it
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Feb 14, 2016 05:16
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Richard Posner for stopgap justice.
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Roger Craig posted:Can we revisit the Citizens United decision please? Yes but only because the end result was wealthy Republicans being forced to set dumpsters full of money on fire because they didn't have a way to say no when the right people asked while billionaires bypassed the party apparatus to play with elections like it was the $2 million dollar model train set in their basement.
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Feb 14, 2016 05:23
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Chokes McGee posted:Get back in there, with any luck we can get Alito while we're at it I am making GBS threads with the force of a thousand supreme court justice chins in my quest to complete this task you have given me
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Feb 14, 2016 05:35
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if i could have one scalia related wish, it would be that his most enduring legacy would become the time that he used popular tv show man jack bauer to justify torture as a legal practice
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Feb 14, 2016 05:43
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Dazzling Addar posted:if i could have one scalia related wish, it would be that his most enduring legacy would become the time that he used popular tv show man jack bauer to justify torture as a legal practice mine would be for Thomas to continue his tradition of doing exactly what Scalia does one last time
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Feb 14, 2016 05:49
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Fried Chicken posted:mine would be for Thomas to continue his tradition of doing exactly what Scalia does one last time Have you even read Thomas's solo opinions in SCOTUS cases? Because that is some truly amazing poo poo. Zombie Scalia WISHES he could manage a perspective that heterodox.
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Gonzo McFee posted:If it's any solace terrible lovely people also usually have terrible lovely families and friends.
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Feb 14, 2016 06:14
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corn in the bible posted:fdr learned that you are wrong the hard way The number has fluctuated between 5-10 over the course of the US But yes, it has been at 9 for way too long to reasonably change it
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CannonFodder posted:Scalia had Dick Cheney as his 'hunting' partner, where hunting involved walking around to birds with clipped wings and shooting attorneys. Yes, but the man had some bad points as well
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Feb 14, 2016 06:18
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Sydin posted:"I'm going to try and do my job, whether the Republicans like it or not" is a pretty good stance to take. Doing so would be unbelievably hosed up and only make the GOP out to be the victim. People keep mentioning Sri Srinivasan who was appointed 97-0 to their current position in 2013 but I don't see that mattering the slightest even if Obama wants to nominate him. The GOP is going to stonewall hard and even if Roberts comes out with a "the SCOTUS is not a political toy, confirm a replacement you dicks" stance they aren't going to care. Alito and Thomas could join in the demand and it wouldn't matter. It's not like they recuse themselves in protest over the GOP's actions. Shimrra Jamaane posted:Honestly, what do you think Obama's initial reaction was when he was informed of the news? Externally: "I see, that is sad news for his family." Internally:     
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Evil Fluffy posted:Doing so would be unbelievably hosed up and only make the GOP out to be the victim. People keep mentioning Sri Srinivasan who was appointed 97-0 to their current position in 2013 but I don't see that mattering the slightest even if Obama wants to nominate him. The GOP is going to stonewall hard and even if Roberts comes out with a "the SCOTUS is not a political toy, confirm a replacement you dicks" stance they aren't going to care. Alito and Thomas could join in the demand and it wouldn't matter. It's not like they recuse themselves in protest over the GOP's actions.  
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Feb 14, 2016 06:26
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I'm glad that when I die the saddest I'd make anyone is my mom should l pass first
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Feb 14, 2016 06:32
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Honestly, what do you think Obama's initial reaction was when he was informed of the news? https://twitter.com/steezyasfvck/status/491695464744374272
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Alan Smithee posted:wait Scalia was in Deadpool what? I'm running a for real Dead Pool right now. First to go was Phyllis Diller. I have Jimmy Carter on my list, sadly. Hosni Mubarak though, I THOUGHT YOU HAD HEART PROBLEMS
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I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep tonight. I mean this is the first time something in politics that I've actually wanted to have happen happened. I don't mean like "well, I'd rather things go this way vs. that way." I would rather Obama than McCain or Romney, and I voted for him; but that wasn't something for which I'd been longing for years. I suppose it was inevitable, which may take a little of the sense of vicarious accomplishment out of it; but Scalia's death makes up for all the times I sat watching C-span as some vote went the wrong way and a little bit of my remaining patriotism evaporated. The only experience I can compare to this is the birth of my child.
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