Scalia dies... Trouble ahead???

Geeman · February 13 2016 03:12:06 PM MST

Oh my.

Obama gets to fill a vacancy.

May God be with us.

Greg

Wolfie · February 13 2016 03:52:08 PM MST

Court now flips to 5-4 Democrat. With a heavy dose of Democratic judges in the district courts.

Bad news for gun rights.

Worse if the GOP fights it.

BEEMER! · February 13 2016 04:02:36 PM MST

It is actually 4-4 with Kennedy sometimes going over to the liberal side making it 5-3.

Pablo · February 13 2016 04:37:23 PM MST

Confiscation and fighting breaks out.

But until then R's don't have a back bone.

Time to dump Trump and get serious about a real freedom candidate.

Rich10 · February 13 2016 08:50:50 PM MST

Quote from: Wolfie on February 13 2016 03:52:08 PM MST
Court now flips to 5-4 Democrat. With a heavy dose of Democratic judges in the district courts.

Bad news for gun rights.

Worse if the GOP fights it.

There shouldn't be any fighting to begin with. I will not voluntarily compromise away my rights.

The_Shadow · February 13 2016 08:58:59 PM MST

Very sad but Court Justice Antonin Scalia's works should stand the test of time, but the current administration will most definitely try to make a drastic stand. Obama will likely try for one of the brotherhood as an appointee! ${$default_huh_smiley}$

Geeman · February 13 2016 09:11:37 PM MST

Quote from: The_Shadow on February 13 2016 08:58:59 PM MST
Very sad but Court Justice Antonin Scalia's works should stand the test of time, but the current administration will most definitely try to make a drastic stand. Obama will likely try for one of the brotherhood as an appointee! ${$default_huh_smiley}$

Someone like Eric Holder ${$default_angry_smiley}$

Charlie_Zulu · February 14 2016 07:47:35 AM MST

Quote from: Wolfie on February 13 2016 03:52:08 PM MST
Worse if the GOP fights it.

Yes... let's just sit back and take it right up the arse. ${$default_roll_eyes_smiley}$

Mike_Fontenot · February 14 2016 08:06:21 AM MST

It's all going to depend on whether the GOP majority in congress will have the balls to stop any appointee who is anti-2nd-amendment. If they were all tea-partiers, there would be no problem, but there are unfortunately a lot of RINOs in congress.

Wolfie · February 14 2016 12:34:35 PM MST

Mike how can the GOP stop it?

For the last 7 years all you have heard from the GOP was we need to follow the Constitution.

Well it's the Senate's DUTY to follow the Constitution, if they fail Obama will act without them and be justified.

Just think, Kennedy was consented to by Democrats under Reagan in his last year and the longest confirmation was 125 days for Judge Landis.

History and the Constitution is on Obama's side. (This is why I have been saying make a deal with Obama to expand gun rights in exchange for background checks, now we get nothing and will be in trouble)

dakota1911 · February 14 2016 01:15:47 PM MST

I guess all we can do is hope for he best but prepare for the worst.

Charlie_Zulu · February 14 2016 04:18:58 PM MST

Quote from: Wolfie on February 14 2016 12:34:35 PM MST
Mike how can the GOP stop it?

Just think, Kennedy was consented to by Democrats under Reagan in his last year and the longest confirmation was 125 days for Judge Landis.

And who was nominated by Reagan before Kennedy??? And the outcome of that was???

An example of how nominations can be Borked. ${$default_wink_smiley}$

Wolfie · February 14 2016 04:29:34 PM MST

I am sure the 1st one and maybe the 2nd one get borked.

The worst thing to happen is if Obama nominates a black or another women. Plus it dooms the GOPs claim to be constitutionalists.

The only voters that will approve of this tactic will be gun owners and the anti abortion crowd. But they already vote GOP now. Fighting a black or women will just activate the Democratic base and as we all know, when Democrats vote, Democrats win.

The Electoral College is not the GOPs friend.

The GOP cannot run around claiming they are for the Constitution and then wipe their hineys with it. It will bring indies to the Ds.

Lose lose all around for the GOP.

Pablo · February 14 2016 05:03:13 PM MST

Quote from: Wolfie on February 14 2016 04:29:34 PM MST

The worst thing to happen is if Obama nominates a black or another women.

So you are a racist AND a misogynist. Must make you a popular guy.

Wolfie · February 14 2016 05:18:14 PM MST

Correction, the worst thing for the GOP.

The GOP halting a black or women is bad news.