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He's done and is doing remarkably well pushing the country rightwards in a few key and inconceivably important ways.
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Adar posted:This one's pro click because holy lol even if you're the Idaho Supreme Court and thus lords of your own two thousand mile frozen wilderness why would you ever put that sequence of words in a sentence that SCOTUS will read. quote:If the sole question presented on the petition for a writ of certiorari is, as framed by Petitioner, “whether the Idaho Supreme Court correctly concluded that Hughes and Christiansburg do not bind state courts because this Court ‘does not have authority to limit the discretion of state courts where such limitation is not contained in the statute,’ ” the inquiry can end here and summary disposition may be appropriate. Respondents are unable to locate any authority or case law to support that assertion of the Idaho Supreme Court.
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Shageletic posted:He's done and is doing remarkably well pushing the country rightwards in a few key and inconceivably important ways. He's also the only reason Obama has any sort of policy victory.
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go3 posted:He's also the only reason Obama has any sort of policy victory. You're referring to a case that would never have even been argued at the Supreme Court in a reasonable country.
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You guys!!!!! http://m.kvia.com/news/breaking-surpreme-court-justice-scalia-dies-during-hunting-trip-in-marfa/37981652
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Trevor Hale posted:You guys!!!!! It's real. Scalia is dead.
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Trevor Hale posted:You guys!!!!! Is senate in session? Could be time for a recess appointment.
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Trevor Hale posted:You guys!!!!! I can't believe this is actually happening. Nonsense, this is an election year!
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Feb 13, 2016 23:02
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Assuming the Senate blocks any appointments by the summer, how will this affect the upcoming cases this year?
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Multiple reports. http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/article/Senior-Associate-Justice-Antonin-Scalia-found-6828930.php I don't think they can stall - I think Obama gets one more judge. This is yuge. How does it change it? 'In a 5-4 decision' becomes 'in a 4-4 tie - no result'.
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On one hand I'm glad the fucker is dead. On the other I fear republicans are gonna prevent any new appointment before the election and use it to bring out the vote.
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Trevor Hale posted:You guys!!!!!  We only got one angry Scalia opinion this year
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HorseRenoir posted:Assuming the Senate blocks any appointments by the summer, how will this affect the upcoming cases this year? Assuming none of the votes change: Anything that was 5-4 conservative will now be tied, and so the previous ruling will stand. Anything that was 5-4 liberal will be 5-3, no difference in outcome.
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HorseRenoir posted:Assuming the Senate blocks any appointments by the summer, how will this affect the upcoming cases this year? They will probably block all appointments until the election ends.
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Jumpingmanjim posted:It's real. Scalia is dead.  If it's true I hope the best for his family, even if he was a horrible human being. Obama, time to step up your game and nominate yourself. President Joe Biden 
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Warcabbit posted:Multiple reports. Means Affirmative Action will survive, dunno about what the lower-court ruling on the union payment was.
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Mitt Romney posted:They will probably block all appointments until the election ends. It's a long time. I'm hoping Obama has some sane Bush-appointed conservative-but-not-nuts judge to put up that will make the GOP look insane by opposing.
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Scalia's the one who got really flustered by gays doing butt stuff, right? Maybe the thought of legally married gays doing butt stuff on Valentine's Day was too much to bear.
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Mitt Romney posted:They will probably block all appointments until the election ends. Or until a Republican president is elected.
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Mitt Romney posted:They will probably block all appointments until the election ends. uh, if you think this senate or the next (if the Dems don't win) is confirming jesus himself if president Clinton nominates him, lol
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It's a Galentine's Day miracle!
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Condolences to his family for their loss. If I recall he and Ginsberg got along really well, so this probably hurts for her too.  Having said that, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t4-zDem1Sk
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Feb 13, 2016 23:11
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Obama has been learning how to play the game. Can Congress stop him for eleven months?
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evilweasel posted:uh, if you think this senate or the next (if the Dems don't win) is confirming jesus himself if president Clinton nominates him, lol Good point haha
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Chamale posted:Obama has been learning how to play the game. Can Congress stop him for eleven months? I was wondering the same. I know they'd want to delay as long as possible to hope for a GOP president, but I don't think they can leave a SCOTUS seat vacant for a year can they?
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Yeah 0% chance a confirmation happens this year. Democrats have a fairly favorable Senate map in November, it's the class that was elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010. e. What I'm saying is, the Dems already knew they needed this President to maintain their section of the court, but the stakes of this election just went waaaaaaaay up for the GOP.
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Chamale posted:Obama has been learning how to play the game. Can Congress stop him for eleven months? Probably, yes. They just have to play a delaying game by saying "SCOTUS nominations are important, we can't rush into these things!" (Obama could always do a recess appointment if they try to explicitly say the next president should get to nominate.)
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Tommah posted:will obama nominate himself? Came here to ask the same question. If this is legal, that seems like the perfect retirement plan.
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:Came here to ask the same question. If this is legal, that seems like the perfect retirement plan. Only problem is that his wife hates DC.
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It's going to be hilarious when Obama nominates someone and people try to argue that he's not allowed to do that this year.
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computer parts posted:Only problem is that his wife hates DC. how much time a year on average does a justice have to stay in DC?
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Kalman posted:Probably, yes. They just have to play a delaying game by saying "SCOTUS nominations are important, we can't rush into these things!" They don't ever have to recess though do they? Can't they keep the lights on through shittery?
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The President could nominate Vladimir Putin, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Taft considered putting himself on the bench, but backed away as it was dodgy on separation of powers grounds.
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Obdicut posted:They don't ever have to recess though do they? Can't they keep the lights on through shittery? I feel like Senate Republicans did that over the holidays back in like 2013, yeah.
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Obdicut posted:They don't ever have to recess though do they? Can't they keep the lights on through shittery? I thought there was a legally required recess at some point during the year for congress? e: or is that just for the house?
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Obdicut posted:They don't ever have to recess though do they? Can't they keep the lights on through shittery? They're in session less than a third of the year this year: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2016_calendar.pdf
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