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Posted on 02/29/2016 8:11:17 AM PST by TontoKowalski
The baton has been passed
I've wondered whether Scalia was offered it and declined. Perhaps we'll never know.
With a 4-4 USSC appeals court decisions will all stand and the opportunity to rush up a bunch of cases through friendly courts to overturn things like the 1st and 2nd Amendments, at least in the jurisdictions of those lower courts should occasion some alarm.
“wasn’t named Chief Justice when Roberts was appointed. “
Awful mistake. We are stuck with this compromised Roberts homo for several decades.
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“It is, in one fell swoop, the Constitutional crux of the matter.”
Yes.
Thomas choosing to ask question rather than just listen must be related to Scalia’s absence.
Could he be signaling “I am not intimidated!”?
I think it's too early to conclude this. AJ Thomas has previously been very interested in 2nd Amendment cases, it's obviously an issue he cares deeply about,
“Reporter said she lost count after seven questions.
!!!!!!!!!!!”
As indicated by your post, apparently math wasn’t this reporter’s forte.
EODGUY
Maybe she lost a few fingers when the French captured her briefly during the battle of Agincourt... :)
And the GOP? Congress *COULD* step in a say a thing or two. Course, they’re of the same cloth that the SCOTUS is sacra-sanct and the end-all (no, that’s We the People).
Just think of the problems of judicial activism that could have been thwarted if they lifted a single idea of, “We WILL cut you off...”.
I thought there was a movie script in progress or hiring of actors, or maybe they’re already in production; but ever since Scalia passed, it’s been silence.
However, with Justice Thomas becoming more vocal, I’m wondering if the movie project has geared up .. just to see if they can smear Thomas one more time.
I see an invitation to a TX ranch in his future.
My guess is Scalia would ask every question Thomas would ask, so Thomas didn’t need to ask anything.
I can’t think it is a coincidence.
Of course, who knows for sure except Thomas.
I think it’s great. Liberals used to make fun and demean Thomas for not saying anything.
They will be sorry now.
Don’t let me down, Justice Thomas.
Wow. Yeah, it was good. Why in the world didn’t I ever think of that question?
That statement gave me chills....you are correct. Of all the people in the world I have said I wanted to meet....Justice Thomas has been the top one.
I heard the movie is set for just before the elections....and it’s obviously set for that time for a reason.
The mantle has been passed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yes, the Scalia torch has been taken up by Justice Thomas. Bless him right down to his toes! And may that torch become a blazing torch of certainty!
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