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Purplelady1040

February 13, 2016, 06:59:18 PM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2016, 05:17:38 PM
Antonin Scalia :reap: HARVESTED :reap: at a Texas ranch.
Wonder who Obama will appoint

Locutus

#1
February 13, 2016, 07:01:02 PM
There will be a big fight regardless.  :rolleyes:
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Henry Hawk

#2
February 13, 2016, 07:55:17 PM
Man o man is it going to get ugly!

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


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AbbyTC

#3
February 13, 2016, 10:00:10 PM
The Republicans are already planning on blocking any nomination by Obama so the next president can nominate one.  So who do you think Hillary will nominate?   ;)
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

Locutus

#4
February 13, 2016, 10:01:40 PM
If they delay, and throw up roadblocks to the Constitutional process, it may backfire on them.
 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

AbbyTC

#5
February 13, 2016, 10:09:49 PM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2016, 10:01:40 PM
If they delay, and throw up roadblocks to the Constitutional process, it may backfire on them.


By doing that, do you think more Democrats will come out to vote to assure a Democrat president?  Someone stated that on a comment on a FB post.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

Y

#6
February 13, 2016, 10:36:26 PM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2016, 07:01:02 PM
There will be a big fight regardless.  :rolleyes:

Quote from: Henry Hawk on February 13, 2016, 07:55:17 PM
Man o man is it going to get ugly!

Yes, there will apparently be a ridiculous fight, and ugly, as ole' Hank's Repug 'conservatives' (read: feudal, racist, reactionaries) are already gearing up for blocking any appointment by the president.

How's that for a real show of 'patriotic Americanism/Constitutionalism' from the Right?   :rolleyes:
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In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

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Y

#7
February 13, 2016, 10:43:37 PM
Quote from: Locutus on February 13, 2016, 05:17:38 PM
Antonin Scalia :reap: HARVESTED :reap: at a Texas ranch.

The American people could have been better off had that happened long ago to that fanatical ideologue.
©  Whamma-Jamma - all rights reserved

Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.  ;)

"You've probably noticed that opinion pollsters go out of their way to include as many morons as possible in surveys ... I think it's dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their opinions. And the one thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." -- Scott Adams

In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." -- Upton Sinclair

"Hitler is gone, but if the majority of our fellow citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue." -- S. I. Hayakawa

The Troll

#8
February 13, 2016, 11:05:32 PM


  I wish the nasty old son of a bitch would have died in a nursing home with a whole lot of tubes going into him.   :rant:

Purplelady1040

#9
February 14, 2016, 06:05:33 AM
I don't know if this is true or not and have not been able to research it and find out but supposedly if there is a 4-4 tie, the lower courts decision will stand.

Palehorse

#10
February 14, 2016, 09:29:13 AM
I concur with those stating that this is going to get ugly and further errode the GOP's image along the way.

Whether or not I agreed with Scalia's position on the plethora of issues he weighed in upon, the fact remains that, theoretically, opinions that are opposing are healthy and ensure fairness in the arrival of a ruling. He dedicated almost 30 years to the SCOTUS and that is a very long time for one individual's influence to impose itself upon a civilization.

I strongly believe that at times like these it is incumbent upon the sitting President to identify a successor as quickly as possible, and I dare say that had the situation been that a republican POTUS were to be sitting in the oval office right now, that is exactly what the GOP would be calling for.

It is unconscionable to ask for a delay or to even speak the words, but because of the ongoing hatred for the POTUS being nurtured by the GOP, that is exactly what they are asking for. Why? Each one of us knows why. It is for the exact same reason the conservative extremists, public and private, have held our social safety nets hostage to their political ideals. The exact same reason they have been saying no to every single piece of legislation put before them for the last 8 years. And the exact same reason they will say no to whomever the sitting POTUS puts before them; even if it were to be Jesus Christ himself.

Each and every single citizen of this nation has been done a disservice by these idiots over the last 8 years. They have filled the political arena with hatred, envy, and greed; doing nothing over the last 8 years to truly represent those who have sent them to their respective offices. Instead, they have sold our government to the highest bidder in each and every piece of legislation they have finally approved.

Thankfully, that has not been much due to their propensity for saying no. None-the-less, the damage has been done and it will take decades to correct it. Decades we do not have.

That opinion includes many of the SCOTUS decisions that have been handed down along the way too.

I'll tell you what I think Karma is planning in this situation:

"Say no. Stall. Delay until after the general election identifies the next POTUS. Go ahead. .  .  And when Hillary obtains the Oval Office she will nominate Barrack Obama to the SCOTUS and it will be affirmed because the majority will belong to the democrats at that time. . . "

Wouldn't THAT be a hoot?!  :rotfl:
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Purplelady1040

#11
February 14, 2016, 09:32:24 AM
There were a couple of things I did like about the guy. He supported the 2nd. Amendment. Maybe not to the extent that some wanted but he believed in the right to bear arms. That is about all I liked about him. His other beliefs not at all.

Henry Hawk

#12
February 14, 2016, 11:06:08 AM
I think the republicans will do exactly what the Democrats would do if this was reversed

It is a very important political move....if Obama is wants a nomination he MUST pick someone very very center



You cannot tell me that if this was reversed that the dems would not be stonewalling .... Ph it is indeed a gamble by the republicans because if Hillary should win and the power of congress goes to the left....we lose big.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Palehorse

#13
February 14, 2016, 12:09:39 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on February 14, 2016, 11:06:08 AM
I think the republicans will do exactly what the Democrats would do if this was reversed

It is a very important political move....if Obama is wants a nomination he MUST pick someone very very center



You cannot tell me that if this was reversed that the dems would not be stonewalling .... Ph it is indeed a gamble by the republicans because if Hillary should win and the power of congress goes to the left....we lose big.

They didn't when Scalia was nominated by "Rappin' Ronnie" in 1986. He was approved with little controversy by a unanimous vote. (96-0).

The GOP has a very well documented record of stonewalling each and every single nomination put forth. Example: Sotomayor was blocked for weeks in retaliation for an unrelated issue.

The politics of this nation have substantially changed since Scalia was appointed in 1986. And not for the better. . .
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That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

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The Troll

#14
February 14, 2016, 04:21:48 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on February 14, 2016, 12:09:39 PM
They didn't when Scalia was nominated by "Rappin' Ronnie" in 1986. He was approved with little controversy by a unanimous vote. (96-0).

The GOP has a very well documented record of stonewalling each and every single nomination put forth. Example: Sotomayor was blocked for weeks in retaliation for an unrelated issue.

The politics of this nation have substantially changed since Scalia was appointed in 1986. And not for the better. . .

  I agree with that, he is one of the main reasons that the rich and the corporations have taken over America.  I would like to know how much money he took under the table.    :007: :smash: :devil29:
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