I think your last post is horrid and should be deleted.
You need some time off IMO.
I think your last post is horrid and should be deleted.
You need some time off IMO.
As the old bigots and homophobes die off, the country and civilization will be ever the better.
If you want sympathy from me, this is the best I can do.
And so much for Pat Robertson's wish for Ginsberg's death from cancer.
Take THAT man of the godless.
Let the butthurt flow through you, get it all out about how Scalia's interpretation of the Second Amendment ruined your life and America.
Republicans have already vowed to block any candidate , so it will be interesting to see how Obama responds. If I was him, I'd find the most qualified latino and/or female I could, and let Republicans pay the political price for publicly blocking them for the next 11 months.
I feel the need to say this and I mean this with every bit of my heart and every fiber of my being.
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You're way out of line, you disrespectful fuck! If you represent what being liberal is, I don't want any.
The Senate will have to confirm somebody to serve on the court. If they don't the court will limp along with 8 justices for TWO terms. Remember that the next president will be sworn in on January, and even with transition period preparation, there will not be enough time for a new justice to begin a new term on March. That means 4-4 gridlock in the nation's highest court for 2 years. I don't think that is acceptable or sustainable.
I'd rather have that, than have Obama pick someone of his own ideology, or worse, one of his cronies. I want Obama to leave clean, not further inject impact before he leaves. I want him to play golf every day from now until the end of his term. He's done enough damage. We'll get by until he's gone. Let the next president choose the next justice.
I disagree. Scalia purposely pissed off (and on) various groups of people with not only what he said but in how he ruled in certain cases. Just as there are a lot of people out there grieving his passing, there are a lot of people out there who are celebrating it. Hell, if there was a bucket list for people whose graves I would want to piss on, Fat Tony's name would probably be in it. IMO he was a piss poor jurist.
I know for sure that the name of the guy who nominated him would be in it.
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9 months isn't anywhere close to the record for being without a justice. Obama could use this as an opportunity to not do something blatantly partisan and self serving, but I doubt it. Next president will probably choose Ginsberg's replacement, Breyer not far behind.
So you agree with this:
Well.. I'm just going to go ahead and address the 500 lb gorilla in the room - now that a Supreme Court Justice seat is up for sale to the highest corporate bidder, how will this impact the current election?
IMO it is unfair to diminish what he achieved just because he became overtly political toward the end of his career/life. His legacy is too great to be overshadowed by a few insensitive and inappropriate remarks.RIP
I didn't find him to be a good SC justice. Mostly because of how outwardly political he became and how his opinion on how strictly the Constitution/Bill of Rights should be applied constantly shifted based on what case was being considered. But, in any case, RIP.
It is important to remember that the conservatives are the ones who nominate judges who are sympathetic to corporate interests. This is an undeniable truth that no reasonable observer can possibly deny.
IMO it is unfair to diminish what he achieved just because he became overtly political toward the end of his career/life. His legacy is too great to be overshadowed by a few insensitive and inappropriate remarks.
Liberals hated him not because his writings were anathema to their ideals; they hated him because he was persuasive in justifying his ideas that are at odds with theirs. In this sense Scalia is different from Alito, who writes a strange decision after a strange decision that are not identifiable with any judicial philosophy but are in lock-step with GOP's political interests.