The Assassination of Antonin Scalia by the Coward Barack Obama

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Valentin: Sep 16, 2012

ImpAtom posted:

Jesus, I feel bad for his family and loved ones but at the same time I just can't feel very sad. I guess that makes me a lovely person but oh well.

I actually grew up near some of his family and have known them since I was real young, and I'm still breaking out the champagne. gently caress Scalia.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:26

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Pixelboy: Sep 13, 2005; Now, I know what you're thinking...

Scrub-Niggurath posted:

I hope Trollbama takes over and just nominates complete joke candidates. Supreme Court Justice Nominee, Jon Stewart

I always thought Rosie O'Donnell would be great on the bench......

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:27

eviltastic: Feb 8, 2004; Fan of Britches

I think the next few months are going to do more to bury the idea of an aloof, apolitical Court than Bush v. Gore.

ImpAtom posted:

Jesus, I feel bad for his family and loved ones but at the same time I just can't feel very sad. I guess that makes me a lovely person but oh well.

Nothing wrong with feeling relief that someone's death has alleviated suffering. It just wasn't him that was suffering.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:28

Gonzo McFee: Jun 19, 2010

ImpAtom posted:

Jesus, I feel bad for his family and loved ones but at the same time I just can't feel very sad. I guess that makes me a lovely person but oh well.

If it's any solace terrible lovely people also usually have terrible lovely families and friends.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:28

Pomp: Apr 3, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

Abu Dave posted:

Wow "�I don�t think,� Mr. Scalia said, �it stands to reason that it�s a good thing for the University of Texas to admit as many blacks as possible.� "

HOw was he not removed instantly for saying something like that

it's an appointment for life

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:30

Subvisual Haze: Nov 22, 2003; The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault.

Just imagine if another conservative justice keeled over in the near future. The liberals would have a 4-3 majority on the court and the obstructionist senate couldn't do jack poo poo about it.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:30

nah thanks: Jun 18, 2004; Take me out.

TheAngryDrunk posted:

I think we're about to find out.

We sure are:

quote:

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that the next U.S. president should be the one to nominate a justice to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the death of Antonin Scalia.

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," McConnell said in a statement.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/13/reuters-america-us-senate-leader-mcconnell-says-wait-on-replacing-scalia.html

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:32

New Division: Jun 23, 2004; I beg to present to you as a Christmas gift, Mr. Lombardi, the city of Detroit.

Subvisual Haze posted:

Just imagine if another conservative justice keeled over in the near future. The liberals would have a 4-3 majority on the court and the obstructionist senate couldn't do jack poo poo about it.

Honestly, with Scalia dead the justice most likely to suddenly die of natural causes is Ginsberg. Though I suppose Thomas might have a bad ticker.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:32

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

I'm really hoping he left something he considered important unfinished so that his last moments were filled with all-consuming regret.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:33

gohmak: Feb 12, 2004; cookies need love

I am happy. It should be wrong to feel so great about someone's death but I can't help it.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:34

E-Tank: Aug 4, 2011

I am not celebrating his death. To his family, I'm sure it's a painful loss.

I am celebrating that he's out of the SCOTUS. I'd be celebrating just as much if he'd up and retired.

I gotta say though, gently caress that guy. I hope in his last moments he realized how many people he hurt.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:35

WeAreTheRomans: Feb 23, 2010; by R. Guyovich

eviltastic posted:

Nothing wrong with feeling relief that someone's death has alleviated suffering. It just wasn't him that was suffering.

drat, well said, I will be paraphrasing this at various cocktail parties and whatnot

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:35

Jastiger: Oct 11, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Jastiger approves of this death. It sucks he dies but getting him off the bench is just too goddam important.

Sorry, I can't be as gracious.

Scalia was a terrible justice and has contributed to a lot of harm in not only his rulings but also on his cultural influence as well. It sucks that he died and I wish this wasn't the way he left the bench, but it doesn't suck that he's no longer a Justice. The Judicial branch, and America by proxy, has become more healthy with his departure.

Let's get a more level headed justice in there.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:35

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

WhiskeyJuvenile posted:

To everybody celebrating his death:

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:36

Arsonist Daria: Feb 27, 2011; ^{Requiescat in pace.}

FAUXTON posted:

I'm really hoping he left something he considered important unfinished so that his last moments were filled with all-consuming regret.

His last thoughts were of all the minorities he had yet to destroy, and he cried out in despair.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:36

Gazpacho: Jun 18, 2004; by Fluffdaddy; Slippery Tilde

E-Tank posted:

I am not celebrating his death. To his family, I'm sure it's a painful loss.

I am celebrating that he's out of the SCOTUS. I'd be celebrating just as much if he'd up and retired.

I gotta say though, gently caress that guy. I hope in his last moments he realized how many people he hurt.

I get the impression that he always realized and enjoyed every minute.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:37

Shear Modulus: Jun 9, 2010

squidgee posted:

We sure are:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/13/reuters-america-us-senate-leader-mcconnell-says-wait-on-replacing-scalia.html

oh that fucker

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:37

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

FAUXTON posted:

I'm really hoping he left something he considered important unfinished so that his last moments were filled with all-consuming regret.

https://twitter.com/Johngcole/status/698644822857363456

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:38

JonathonSpectre: Jul 23, 2003; I replaced the Shermatar and text with this because I don't wanna see racial slurs every time you post what the fuck; Soiled Meat

Tonight's agenda: Cackling and dancing on this motherfucker's grave.

I hope he had enough time before he died to realize that Obama was going to get to name his successor. Good riddance you sack of poo poo.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:38

OhFunny: Jun 26, 2013; EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

The ultimate Trollbama move would be to resign and have President Joe Biden appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court while Congress is in recess.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:38

Gonzo McFee: Jun 19, 2010

Scalia's wife spends her time screaming outside of Planned Parenthood clinics at the women using them so gently caress her.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:40

Pillow Hat: Sep 11, 2001; What has been seen cannot be unseen.

https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/status/698642572575518720

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:40

R. Guyovich: Dec 25, 1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgiJ0OS9LwU

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:42

Pillow Hat: Sep 11, 2001; What has been seen cannot be unseen.

squidgee posted:

We sure are:

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that the next U.S. president should be the one to nominate a justice to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the death of Antonin Scalia.

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," McConnell said in a statement.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/13/reuters-america-us-senate-leader-mcconnell-says-wait-on-replacing-scalia.html

What a gently caress. The entire point of appointing justices is that they are somewhat insulated from popular opinion.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:42

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Pillow Hat posted:

https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/status/698642572575518720

I agree, reading a scalia dissent was like hearing michele bachmann read a shakesperean sonnet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_q4DakaujA

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:42

TheScott2K: Oct 26, 2003; I'm just saying, there's a nonzero chance Trump has a really toad penis.

OhFunny posted:

The ultimate Trollbama move would be to resign and have President Joe Biden appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court while Congress is in recess.

I think Uncle Joe has earned a few months of being the President

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:42

Ginette Reno: Nov 18, 2006; How Doers get more done; Fun Shoe

squidgee posted:

We sure are:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/13/reuters-america-us-senate-leader-mcconnell-says-wait-on-replacing-scalia.html

The American people have spoken. Presidencies last 4 years you frog looking gently caress Mitch

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:42

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

In 2002, in Atkins v. Virginia, the Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional as applied to the mentally retarded. Scalia dissented, stating that it would not have been considered cruel or unusual to execute the mildly mentally retarded at the time of the 1791 adoption of the Bill of Rights, and that the Court had failed to show that a national consensus had formed against the practice.[97]

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:44

Chelb: Oct 24, 2010; I'm gonna show SA-kun my shitposting!

Pillow Hat posted:

https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/status/698642572575518720

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:44

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

"Republicans right now" posted:

"Justice Scalia was a diehard champion for the US Constituion. We should honor is legacy right now by ignoring it and not allowing the President to nominate his replacement."

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:46

have you seen my baby: Nov 22, 2009

Emergency recess appointment of Vermin Supreme to the Supreme Court

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:46

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Scalia strongly disfavored the Court's ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, which held that a confession by an arrested suspect who had not been advised of his rights was inadmissible in court, and voted to overrule Miranda in the 2000 case of Dickerson v. United States, but was in a minority of two with Justice Clarence Thomas. Calling the Miranda decision a "milestone of judicial overreaching", Scalia stated that the Court should not fear to correct its mistakes.[98]

I hope the court cites this dissent when overturning Citizens United.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:46

Dik Hz: Feb 22, 2004; Fun with Science

Pillow Hat posted:

https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/status/698642572575518720

I don't agree with his political opinions, but the dude did have a way with words. Also, didn't he take The Notorious hunting once?

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:48

1994 Toyota Celica: Sep 11, 2008; by Nyc_Tattoo

Crystal Geometry posted:

Emergency recess appointment of Vermin Supreme to the Supreme Court

change i could fuckin believe in

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:48

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/698649076691173376?lang=en

Bernie carefully words his tweet to show that Scalia's family will mourn his passing but Bernie himself won't.

# ? Feb 14, 2016 00:49