Justice Scalia dead

[Robb]

"Do you think they will really pull an Australia on us?"

Yes, I think the potential of this just got very, very real..

[th3w01f]

In a swift statement designed to warn Barack Obama against even nominating a replacement, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pledged to sit on his hands for the remaining 11 months of the president's term.

[Aloha_Shooter]

As I think about it ... the real loss to the Court isn't his conservatism but his powerful intellect. No one else on that court has his penetrating insights or writes as powerfully. The Court can still run as retired Justices can fill in (and have in the past) and McConnell is going to need that to keep Obama from forcing him to acquiesce to another unqualified appointment. The Supreme Court issue usually doesn't motivate conservatives to the voting booths (or they should have turned out to prevent Obama's election and reelection) but it does motivate Democrat voters. That could be another bad sign for this election -- or good if the GOP can hold its ground and motivate non-liberal voters to keep Bernie/Hillary/Warren out of the Oval Office.

[Wiggity]

Lol so much doom and gloom. Come on guys. Nothing has even happened yet.

[KestrelBike]

Election just got real. Will be front and center for debate tonight. Yes I also hope the R's grow a pair and Borke anyone Obama puts forth.

Why do I have the feeling that obummer & co will be able to get the "(R)" senate to ramrod his pick through before next January? Names of "ayes" will definitely need to be kept on a list.

eta:

But I don't know if I believe that. Obama has accomplished too much outside the bounds of process/law.

That's what I'm thinking.

[Zundfolge]

McConnell says it's going to wait until the next President

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbIYaMiW4AIU4ZB.jpg

Not holding my breath because McConnell is a squishy little toad ... but if he holds to this one thing (and we don't get a Democrat winner in November) then we may yet survive ... and I'll officially forgive McConnel for all his previous squishy toadness.

[jslo]

No breaks for the Senate for the next 12 months. Obama will use the opening for a recessed appointment.

[blacklabel]

Lol so much doom and gloom. Come on guys. Nothing has even happened yet.

There's not much reason to be optimistic.

[Irving]

I just wish I were ready to buy stocks in case the market goes down on Monday from people worrying.

[Gman]

If Sotomayor and Kegan can get on the bench. Hell anyone can. Scary times.

^THIS!