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[NeoXChaos]

so does his seat get filled this year or until Hillary is sworn in

 

[ivysaur12]

Another local outlet just reported it.

 

[Tarkus]

He died in his sleep after a day of quail hunting.

 

[HylianTom]

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[NeoXChaos]

Obama's going to have to appoint somebody right?

 

[Holmes]

oh my god

 

[Kyosaiga]

You all know this is gonna cause an enormous political shitstorm, right?

I'm almost terrified at the fallout.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Holy shit. What does this mean? The seat can't be vacant, right?

 

[And_Gignac]

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I agree.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Are you fucking kidding me?!

 

[Holmes]

oh my goooood

 

[Kyosaiga]

Holy shit. What does this mean? The seat can't be vacant, right?

Nope.

GOP trying to filibuster a SCOTUS nominee would be an extremely idiotic move.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Apparently, the RNC put out a false fundraising notice that said "Trump wants you to support the RNC." Why the fuck would they give him more ammo!?

 

[Y2Kev]

Election is about to change.

Obama can recess appoint a judge if they want to be bitches about it. I imagine that would be unprecedented partisanship, but...well. You know.

 

[User 406]

Well, well, motherfucking well.

Guess that whole Supreme Court appointments issue is no longer just a potential concern for this election.

 

[Makai]

Obama will recess appoint himself.

 

[Yellowtail]

Nope.

GOP trying to filibuster a SCOTUS nominee would be an extremely idiotic move.

Less idiotic than allowing Obama to make SCOTUS a majority liberal court for the first time in decades?

They held up Lynch for 5 months and this is 1000 times bigger. This is going to be a shitstorm.

 

[The Technomancer]

WHOA, twitter is reporting that Scalia has been found dead at his ranch:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us...calia-found-6828930.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop

Oh wow

 

[NeoXChaos]

Less idiotic than allowing Obama to make SCOTUS a majority liberal court for the first time in decades?

They held up Lynch for 5 months and this is 1000 times bigger. This is going to be a shitstorm.

McConnell cant hold his nominee hostage like that.

 

[Tubie]

Holy shit... if true...

Will Obama have it in him to do a recess appointment if true? It's the only way, since I doubt the Senate will accept anything from him.

 

[FiggyCal]

I used to listen to TYT but Christ on a cracker it's become Limbaugh for the Left these days.

Tyt is everything I hate about liberals + they're constantly trying to be edgy as fuck.

 

[Makai]

Cruz said he'd let Trump build the wall. Trump will say Cruz can strike down Obamacare.

 

[sc0la]

Wow. I hated Scalia on the bench, he was the worst, and am glad Obama will get to replace him BUT rip all the same and sympathy to his family.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Holy shit. This is a huge thing.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Oh, wow. That's a hell of a thing.

If it's real, it's just... one hell of a thing. Republicans are going to want to fight Obama's appointee tooth and nail, and the right candidate could be a major issue on the campaign trail.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

does notorious rbg step down soon then?

 

[Kyosaiga]

https://twitter.com/caitmeise/status/698628111571619840

Pretty much confirms it.

 

[FiggyCal]

McConnell cant hold his nominee hostage like that.

Is it his choice though?

 

[Tarkus]

Holy shit... if true...

Will Obama have it in him to do a recess appointment if true? It's the only way, since I doubt the Senate will accept anything from him.

Definitely true. FNC reporting it now.

 

[kingkitty]

jesus, ginsburg is going to outlive all her peers

 

[Hopfrog]

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/feb/13/supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-dead-at-79

The Guardian reporting it now.

 

[HylianTom]

Not lying.. I began to convulse when the news hit me. Very mixed emotions. For the man, the jurist..

 

[dramatis]

This election just went whack

 

[BanGy.nz]

We're about to hear a lot about Roe v Wade.

 

[Basileus777]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed his death too.

 

[The Technomancer]

Goddamn. Respect to the man in death, but I also feel excited, this shakes things up in a way no-one predicted. What is Obama going to do I wonder

 

[Fuchsdh]

Well this is a pretty big plot twist for Election Year 2016.

 

[Tubie]

Yea CNN just reported it.

 

[kirblar]

If GOP stalls indefinitely, they will lose hard in November- it'd be '98 all over again.

 

[RustyNails]

Goddamn. Respect to the man in death, but I also feel excited, this shakes things up in a way no-one predicted. What is Obama going to do I wonder

Recess appoint like a motherfucker. He's not running for re-election.

 

[The Technomancer]

If GOP stalls indefinitely, they will lose hard in November. Otherwise, it's '98 all over again.

I'm more pessimistic than you are that it would hurt them honestly. I wouldn't put anything past this congress or this country at this point

 

[Iolo]

I also used to listen to TYT, a few years ago when I was in university, and I would prefer their entertainment/non-political segments more than their political ones. But yeah, now it's just a bit much. When they're not worshipping Sanders, they're criticizing Clinton for even uttering his name. It's a bit much.

And they were among the first to hop off the Obama train after he became President, so I'm sure all of Sanders' criticism of him is just music to their ears.

And they will be the first off the Sanders train should he become President.

This "single-issue" attack is the first thing that seems to have gotten under the Sanders campaign's skin.

edit: of course I totally missed the Scalia news

 

[Y2Kev]

If GOP stalls indefinitely, they will lose hard in November. Otherwise, it's '98 all over again.

y? wouldn't their constituents want them to stall?

 

[kirblar]

I'm more pessimistic than you are that it would hurt them honestly. I wouldn't put anything past this congress or this country at this point

I know you're younger by a bit- this will be like the Impeachment trials and bite them in the ass hard.

y? wouldn't their constituents want them to stall?

It was the first time in eons that a president gained seats during midterms. It happened because people were just pissed at what was going on.

 

[ivysaur12]

If GOP stalls indefinitely, they will lose hard in November. Otherwise, it's '98 all over again.

Agreed. This is an area McConnell has to tread VERY carefully.

 

[The Technomancer]

I know you're younger by a bit- this will be like the Impeachment trials and bite them in the ass hard.

The government shutdown didn't bite them in the ass though. Okay so maybe the timing of this happening right before the election does hurt them, but I bet you if this had happened in 2015 they probably could have gotten away with it

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Time for Justice Klobuchar.

 

[FiggyCal]

If GOP stalls indefinitely, they will lose hard in November- it'd be '98 all over again.

If GOP lets Obama get his way, we'll have tea party 2.0

Which just means Trump wins the presidency... Actually

 

[HylianTom]

I used to joke about enrolling him in the Red Meat of the Month Club, but now that he's reportedly had a heart attack, I feel.. bad.

 

[Basileus777]

The government shutdown didn't bite them in the ass though. Okay so maybe the timing of this happening right before the election does hurt them, but I bet you if this had happened in 2015 they probably could have gotten away with it

That was a mid-term election with a very different electorate, and as you say, the timing was way off.