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Antonin Scalia has died (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 OP
wow!! Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #1
A Report Billsmile Feb 2016 #2
Just confirmed on CNN. n/t Tom_Foolery Feb 2016 #3
Reported on CNN TV now. valerief Feb 2016 #4
Not surprising. Dude was 300lbs at 79 years old LittleBlue Feb 2016 #5
Was he that heavy? /nt DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #6
No idea. Just guessing LittleBlue Feb 2016 #9
Being brutally honest, my first thought was..... marmar Feb 2016 #7
Swing the court. Johnny2X2X Feb 2016 #8
well. first of all, condolences to his family restorefreedom Feb 2016 #10
His family gets no condolences from me. Look up his scumbag son, Eugene Scalia. Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #11
i have no doubt about the fruit from his tree restorefreedom Feb 2016 #13
Truly one of the least principled men to ever serve DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #12
Whenever a prominent conservative dies... Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #14
she's a gay liberal marions ghost Feb 2016 #15
even better :) n/t Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 #16
Hello Mr. Scalia.... marions ghost Feb 2016 #17
OH NO! Rex Feb 2016 #18
 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
5. Not surprising. Dude was 300lbs at 79 years old
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:12 PM
Feb 2016

This changes everything. Complexion of the court will change significantly. I expect Republicans to block until after the election.

 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
9. No idea. Just guessing
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:22 PM
Feb 2016

Hard to tell with his robes. His face has looked very obese to me in the last 10 years or so.



Too much pasta. What a shame.

marmar

(77,081 posts)
7. Being brutally honest, my first thought was.....
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:18 PM
Feb 2016

.... Obama gets to appoint a new justice!

A little disappointed in myself. Despite my strong distaste for him, he was a human being with a family who loved him

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
8. Swing the court.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:18 PM
Feb 2016

The most partisan hack in the history of the court. Going to be a fight no matter who Obama nominates.

This will swing the court.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
10. well. first of all, condolences to his family
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:26 PM
Feb 2016

and not to be crass by immediately shifting to the political, but man, what a holy mess this makes.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
13. i have no doubt about the fruit from his tree
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:34 PM
Feb 2016

but somewhere, there was a decent person or people who will grieve his passing.

my religious/spiritual views recommend that i wish him and his family peace, and that the karmic debt he incurred will be addressed at the proper time and place.

but i do understand how you feel. i will not miss his malignant presence on the court and i recognize that he caused a lot of pain to a lot of people.

peace to you,

rf


Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
14. Whenever a prominent conservative dies...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:24 PM
Feb 2016

I see this scene in my mind where he goes to heaven and comes face to face with god only to discover that she's a liberal.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
18. OH NO!
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:55 PM
Feb 2016

Just look at that...one of my shoes is untied, oh yeah...Scarface died...how uh um...sad...yeah.

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