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US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died (theguardian.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the rest-in-peace dept.

clovis writes: US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died in his sleep while on a hunting trip near Marfa, Texas. Justice Scalia was a Constitutional originalist and textualist. He did not believe the Constitution was a living document to be interpreted with the evolving standards of modern times.

I, for one, am very interested to see what happens next.

6 of 1,105 comments (clear)

  1. Nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He was a racist who didn't believe black people deserved to belong to elite universities

    That's probably what "he believed the Constitution was a living document to be interpreted with the evolving standards of modern times" meant.

  2. -1 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Minus one christian nutcase.

  3. Re:What should happen but won't by grcumb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Obama should word with rankng Senate members of both parties and nominate a politically-centrist judge whose judicial qualifications are impeccable.

    Or they could just select a racist, sexist, blatantly partisan, third-rate juridical bombast whose greatest claim to fame is having written some of the most laughable Supreme Court arguments in recent memory.

    'Cause we're short one now on the bench.

    --
    Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.
  4. Re:What should happen but won't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Obama should word with rankng Senate members of both parties and nominate a politically-centrist judge whose judicial qualifications are impeccable.

    Or they could just select a racist, sexist, blatantly partisan, third-rate juridical bombast whose greatest claim to fame is having written some of the most laughable Supreme Court arguments in recent memory.

    'Cause we're short one now on the bench.

    Because not agreeing with you in every way makes someone "racist, sexist, partisan"... not that your viewpoints are bigoted in anyway or anything... Nope... you wouldn't be a hypocrite like that... would you?

  5. Re:What should happen but won't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Obama's already picked two moderates? Right... try another joke. Or maybe you're not joking, and you're just a fucking idiot.

  6. Re: Hoax by Crashmarik · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    LOL The witch loses to everyone in head to head polls
    So does the commie.

    Not surprising when your party is about Identity politics.