Justice Scalia found dead.

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  1. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Wow, that's YUGE!
     
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    what a loss for the country

    RIP
     
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    Wow....big news..this means Obama gets to choose his replacement? My condolences to his family..although passing away while sleeping is the way to go
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    How many years can the republicans block Supreme Court appointees? I'm thinking of a situation where, 4-8 years from now, there's like 5 new appointees all being blocked, and 4 actual judges left standing.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Nah, the republicans have vowed to block the appointment until he's out of office; I imagine they'll try to block appointees until they get the presidency and retain the legistlature, which could be decades.
     
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    They'll keep blocking things until both Koch brothers can be named to the court.
     
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    People talk about the presidency but the Supreme Court is really the difference maker in govt
     
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    I nominate Cliven Bundy!
     
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    yeah..scares the heck out of me how much damage oboma can do now
     
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    Except, with a GOP-controlled Senate, they have all the power now to prevent a vote.
     
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    That's a dangerous move, it's no guarantee that Trump will win the election, do you block things only to have Hillary or Bernie win and select the next justice?
     
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    you speak to logic and how things should be..when has that ever stopped oboma?
     
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    What has Obama done besides health care? We're the not Muslim or Black Panther nation that so many predicted he would turn us into. Guns are not banned. He hasn't given us fewer wars, we've only replaced Iraq with Syria.
     
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    who the hell is oboma? Our president, however has accomplished quite a few things that history will reflect on long after he's no longer president, like him or not. I don't agree with everything he's done or not done, but that does not discount his legacy..Personally, I'm really tired of him being the target of everything wrong with the country. When elected, he said, and I believe, that the problems we faced would take over 20 years to sort out..fact...it took longer than the last 7 years to screw a lot of things up...some folks logically see the long term process and others want immediate gratification.
     
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    So Assad gets a free pass...his civil war is Obamas fault too? Putin gets a free pass too? We have downsized our presence in the Middle East and thanks to the president's foreign affairs diplomacy, we have a pretty strong coalition of allies sharing the burden there.
     
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    War is good for the economy. 2 wars is doubly good.
     
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    the dogs of war!
     
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    if you guys will not see the damage that the sitting president has caused, I can not enlighten you then..
     
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