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Is it bad that my third thought was about how this will hurt Hillary's chances? EDIT: It directly counters the argument that Bernie supporters are naive to risk a more leftist candidate who would have a lower chance of being able to appoint justices.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who strongly supports marriage equality and read the full opinion when it came out, I was kinda dismayed to find the dissent a more convincing argument. Did anyone else experience this?
I rarely (I would say never but that would make me a fool) agreed with the man but his dissents were usually well written, worth reading and understanding. For better or worse, he represented the view point of many in America.
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4922426
Scalia was foremost an advocate of judicial restraint, who believed that the further the Courts stretched interpreting law, the more vulnerable the Courts become to the animosities of the Executive and Legislative branches. The Judiciary, Scalia understood, was the least powerful and most vulnerable of the three branches of government, and its strength and influence rests in its artful and judicious use of its very,…
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-supreme-court-scalia-d...
So far, the only story that has been posted that has any significant information about Scalia's career has been this one, from the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-supreme-court-scalia-d...
A judge quoted in the article said, "my educated guess is nothing will happen before the next president is elected." Presumably he's talking about selecting a replacement to the supreme court. Is this accurate? How long does this process typically take?
https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/698626902160838656 https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/698627015159644160
A judge quoted in the article said, "my educated guess is nothing will happen before the next president is elected." Presumably he's talking about selecting a replacement to the supreme court. Is this accurate? How long does this process typically take?
They will likely also have pro forma sessions to deny a recess appointment as well [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLRB_v._Noel_Canning
One option Obama would have that might fill the seat before his term is up is to go back to providing a real list of a number of candidates instead of the "list of one". The chance of this happening is near zero of course; I guess he'll nominate someone a bit closer to the center and let them be stonewalled, something which may help the democrats in the election.
I imagine a lot of good candidates, knowing the nomination is destined for limbo, might opt out of the media circus and decline it.
Of course if the Dems win the election the incentive to stall fades considerably.