Justice Scalia dead at age 79

[censusdata]

Breaking right now. Reportedly died during hunting trip.

[mkpunk]

I turned on CNN just to see this. Sad but with 70 year olds in the Supreme Court, you have to expect that. I wonder what this means to the court if there are nomination(s) prior to November.

[Buckeye77]

It will be vacant until The Hill takes over the White House, then she will nominate Obama to fill the spot.

[Bobdreamz]

Originally Posted by Hoot N Annie

It will be vacant until The Hill takes over the White House, then she will nominate Obama to fill the spot.

Wouldn't that be great!

[Speleothem]

Originally Posted by Bobdreamz

Wouldn't that be great!

No.

[Sarahsez]

A sad day in America. RIP Judge Scalia

[tinytrump]

Wow they say died in his sleep. Ya never know - I thought the old lady go first. Anyhow RIP he served his country - peace n comfort to his family

[shadowne]

Originally Posted by tinytrump

Wow they say died in his sleep. Ya never know - I thought the old lady go first. Anyhow RIP he served his country - peace n comfort to his family

Ruth Bader-Ginsberg is only 3 yrs older but I thought the same thing.

RIP and peace to his family.

[Zenstyle]

Croaked at a fancy Texas luxury ranch, to which *I* sure as hell have never been invited.
Death by affluenza.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by mkpunk

I turned on CNN just to see this. Sad but with 70 year olds in the Supreme Court, you have to expect that. I wonder what this means to the court if there are nomination(s) prior to November.

Not a chance. When Johnson tried to elevate Abe Fortas to fill Earl Warren's seat the nomination stalled in committee. And that was when we had a Democrat-controlled Senate.

Scalia was a great legal mind and a proponent of the use of the actual language of a statute to construe its meaning. He will be sorely missed.