Posted on 02/13/2016 1:55:56 PM PST by Pan_Yan
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.
Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa. According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery said he was among those notified about Scalia's death.
"I was told it was this morning," Biery said of Scalia's death. "It happened on a ranch out near Marfa. As far as the details, I think it's pretty vague right now as to how," he said. "My reaction is it's really unfortunate with any death. And now, politically, in the presidential cycle we're in my educated guess is nothing will happen before the next president is elected."
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YES! But will they do it???
God rest your soul Justice Scalia. Thank you for your service to our country. You were one of the few road blocks to full-blown totalitaryism.
It’s going to get really crazy.
Presidential nominations for both parties will be defined by WHO they support for the Court.
Those Court Nominees, even if suggested in passing, will become targets of for a level of scrutiny and vicious attacks that will make Justice Thomas feel blessed.
It’s going to get crazy nasty real fast.
Ruth Buzzie will now probably resign and give 0blama an almost full boat, dammit.
COS needed more than ever now. It’s a shame that Levin is starting to divide politically.
This may be the last step to revolution, I’m afraid.
This nomination will be pushed through at super speed like every other treacherous thing they’ve done. It’s officially a coup now, the left will not step down, you watch.
What a terrible loss.
Prayers for his soul and for his family and loved ones.
It’s really been over for some time now. When most of our people decided to reject our founding principles, our religion, and our history, it was over. The revolution has already happened.
[There is no bottom limit to the depravity and immorality of the Obama administration.]
Time for Nachum’s list to be updated. Just another convenient death, you know, like Alex Okrent, Loretta Fuddy, Andrew Breitbart, Andrew Breitbart’s coroner (assistant?), Donald Young, Quarles Harris, Michael Hastings, to name just a few. /tinfoil
I don’t trust much of anything these days, either.
Uh no.
Molon labe.
I would trust Cruz over Trump to ensure the replacement is hard core conservative, and I am a Trump supporter.
That was my first thought too.
Given the packing of the DC Circuit by the Dems just before they lost control of the Senate, Scalia’s death is especially troubling. The most important Circuit Court of Appeals will rule in ways friendly to liberals, and the Supreme Court will not have the votes to reverse. On the other hand, that packing by the Dems can be used to justify delaying any confirmation until a new President has a chance to pick his successor.
Of course not. Why would they? Would you?
Yea, and my cat's going to learn to be a computer programmer.
Big immigration decision. Obama’s executive amnesty for 5 million. The timing is unbelievable. It may be tin foil hat time, but I hope they do a good autopsy on him.
An autopsy will sort all that out.
Natural causes, or unnatural intervention?
I’m glad you were saved.
I can’t help being suspicious when so many have met untimely deaths around the Clintons and Obama.
Terrible news....and everyone has been speculating on the make up of the Court, figuring that Ginsburg would be the first to die/
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