election, we would have had two more Scalito's on the court and this country would have been completely fucked for at least the next 30-40 years and may never have recovered.

Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, Alito, or Roberts?

One of those must be replaced if the court is to move to the left.

Who knows when someone would get sick or die from a stroke or heart attack. The chatter seems to be that Ginsberg may retire if she can get replaced by a Dem POTUS.

It is just as likely that Romney would get to replace someone someone from the liberal block. Just imagine a Supreme Court adding another Alito, Scalia or Thomas. What a nightmare.

would hold on to his seat out of spite if Obama won re-election. Alito, Roberts & Thomas are all still relatively young.

That leaves Kennedy as the only possible retiree out of the conservative bloc. Of course, somebody could die as well.

Has successfully happened exactly zero times. Justice Samuel Chase was close back in 1805, but whereas the House impeached him the Senate acquitted. He died while still serving on the USSC.

because he wasn't in a hurry to execute Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

Roberts and Alito are relatively young and no one has suggested that Thomas or Kennedy are in poor health or thinking of leaving. There were comments that Scalia seemed rather weird in his comments - but that does not mean he would be removed.

Instead, Ginsburg is the one most commonly spoken of as maybe retiring in the next 4 years.

That said no one can really predict the future health or desire to serve of any of the 9 justices.

just continue to schlep there.

Then, it would be a lurch. There would be three left of center votes and six right of center. There would be no more "swing" vote in the middle.

it won't lurch, just continue to saunter rightward.

You might want to do some research before you just make stuff up.

tell us oh wise gun guru, what are they for, storing cookies?


If I want to claim the fucking sky is brown, it's my fucking prerogative, don't tell me what I can or cannot write.

But i'm going to point it out.

Most forms of hunting have, in most or all states, magazine size limits while hunting. For instance, most or all states limit you for deer to five rounds in the weapon. An example, Michigan limits you to 1 round in the chamber, and 5 in the magazine. You must either use a 5 round mag, or place a wooden dowel in the mag so it cannot be physically loaded with more than 5 rounds.

Thats why five round mags are so common.

So sad for you.

I disagree. My daily carry gun holds 15+1, and I'm not terribly paranoid about anything, except parking too close to people who don't get their car in the stall straight.

Hunting isn't related to the large capacity Beta-C mag that the theater shooter used.

It might help your point if you don't go all random/error on details.

goodbye.

The princess is in another castle.

Nope, it really does not say that.

With the appointments Obama has made so far,
the over-all makeup of the Supreme Court has moved decidedly further to The Conservative Right.

Unashamed Liberal Justice John Paul Stevens was replaced by a "moderate" (Elena Kagan)
who so far has sided with conservatives on several important issues.

If Ginsberg is replaced by a "moderate" acceptable to the Republicans in another gesture of Bi-Partisanship,
the court will take another step to the right.
It just won't be as bad as it would be if the Republicans get to make that appointment.

zombies.

Personally, I prefer a machete.

Which, by the sheerest of coincidences, I actually do own.

The paperwork was a pain, but it's a lot of fun!

(BTW, I vote for slow, dumb zombies as per The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z)