Justice Scalia dead

[GilpinGuy]

OK...here's something to think about.

Obama resigns. Biden is sworn in. Biden nominates Obama to SCOTUS.

[theGinsue]

There's already talk that Obama might get a SCOTUS nomination from Hillary should she win the election.

[flogger]

This might have come up earlier, what is the rush to appoint another judge ASAP anyway? Does the Supreme Court have a busy schedule with a big backlog? I don't think so. I CAN imagine some of those cases being fasttracked all of a sudden to step up the appointment for obvious political reasons.

Another thing I found surprising, over 130 SC Justice's have died in office!

Whatever happens, this is going to get interesting/serious.

[Rucker61]

Here's another (highly unlikely) scenario: Obama nominates Trump. The Republican in the Senate have to decide to take the seat and lose the election, or lose the seat and possibly self-destruct.

[Rucker61]

This might have come up earlier, what is the rush to appoint another judge ASAP anyway? Does the Supreme Court have a busy schedule with a big backlog? I don't think so. I CAN imagine some of those cases being fasttracked all of a sudden to step up the appointment for obvious political reasons.

Another thing I found surprising, over 130 SC Justice's have died in office!

Whatever happens, this is going to get interesting/serious.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...p_ref=politics

The concern is that with a tie, the ruling reverts to the lower court decision. That could be deadly if SCOTUS decides to review cases like Friedman vs Highland Park and the New York/Connecticut assault weapons bans.

[jslo]

I believe 9 of the 13 appellate courts lean left and 2 of them have a overturn rate, from SCOTUS, at right around 80%.

[Irving]

Is anyone seriously considering Obama for a Supreme Court nomination, or are you guys just engaging in some weird fear porn?

Just seems very unlikely to me.

[roberth]

Is anyone seriously considering Obama for a Supreme Court nomination, or are you guys just engaging in some weird fear porn?

Just seems very unlikely to me.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hilla...ry?id=36534796

At a campaign event in Deocorah, Iowa on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton lit up when a voter asked her if she would consider appointing the president to the Supreme Court should she win the White House.
"Wow, what a great idea. No one has ever suggested that to me, I love that, wow," the Democratic presidential candidate responded. "He may have a few other things to do but I tell you that's a great idea."

[Irving]

Okay, but besides a lying politician buttering up a voter?

I can never keep it straight from posters here whether the Obamas and Clintons hate each other or not.

[roberth]

Okay, but besides a lying politician buttering up a voter?

I can never keep it straight from posters here whether the Obamas and Clintons hate each other or not.

I have nothing else.

I can't tell if the obama/cliniton hate thing is a ploy or truth either, probably some of both.