# RIP Scalia **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056 "2016-02-13T22:39:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/1 "2016-02-13T22:39:35Z")
[Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.](http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/article/Senior-Associate-Justice-Antonin-Scalia-found-6828930.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop) I’m putting this in the Pit because I thought ill of him, and am not pleased with my opportunistic reaction. Plus, I believe political shots are not welcome in MPSIMS. Does Obama have any chance of getting someone confirmed? Will this change the course of the 2016 election? Could this herald a return to a less politically motivated court? Is there anything nice I could possibly say about Scalia? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/2 "2016-02-13T22:50:22Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Is there anything nice I could possibly say about Scalia? He’s dead. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/3 "2016-02-13T22:52:41Z")
There are plenty of people with whom I disagree politically, but I cannot imagine rejoicing at any death or offering up political jabs in the wake of a death. In spite of the fact that this thread appears in the Pit, I hope that most of its contributors feel similarly. My prayers are with Maureen and his family. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/4 "2016-02-13T22:53:05Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I’m putting this in the Pit because I thought ill of him, and am not pleased with my opportunistic reaction. While of course I have sympathy for his family, his friends, those who loved him and cared for him, I can’t even begin to express my pleasure that he is no longer on the Supreme Court. It is an odd situation when somebody who I disagree with politically and that I think has been mistaken and misguided in everything he’s done holds a job that the only way he will leave it is feet first. I think I’m distinguishing between my natural sorrow at the death of another human being, and, frankly, my glee that he is no longer a Supreme Court justice. I hope I am, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/5 "2016-02-13T22:57:29Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > There are plenty of people with whom I disagree politically, but I cannot imagine rejoicing at any death or offering up political jabs in the wake of a death. > > In spite of the fact that this thread appears in the Pit, I hope that most of its contributors feel similarly. > > My prayers are with Maureen and his family. I don’t celebrate his death as much as a celebration that his death may greatly help the United States. I’d be just as happy had he stepped down, but if it took death for him to no longer be a justice, then I feel no guilt in celebrating. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/6 "2016-02-13T22:58:31Z")
Fuck that bigoted piece of shit. This is a good thing for all of us. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/7 "2016-02-13T22:59:07Z")
In my book I do not talk ill of people that passed away, with one exception: If by their efforts they killed people or are risking the lives of millions. > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON – The fate of the single biggest piece of President Barack Obama’s climate change legacy was thrown into question Tuesday evening when the Supreme Court blocked the president’s carbon emissions regulation for existing power plants from moving forward. > > In a 5-4 decision, the court granted the stay to 29 states and a slew of industry groups that are appealing the rule. Oral arguments at a federal appeals court in Washington will take place in June. Other news reports points that all democratically elected judges in the supreme court opposed the stay, meaning that Scalia was part of the “does not give a damn for future generations” judges. The report BTW does point (before Scalia croaked) to what was at stake: > [@](#): > > “Today’s decision amounts to a dangerous halt to progress on this most pressing issue,” Steyer said. “Our next president will have the responsibility to select Supreme Court justices, and today’s decision reminds us how critical these selections will be to keeping our families healthy, safe and economically secure.” So, thanks for reminding us so dramatically Mr Scalia, and I do hope that you **don’t** rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/8 "2016-02-13T23:03:06Z")
Longest it has ever taken to get a Supreme Court justice appointed is 125 days. Any chance the GOP tries to run out the 300+ day clock? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/9 "2016-02-13T23:12:18Z")
Of course they will. They can’t even tie their own shoes, much less legislate or do any of the other duties they were elected to do. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/10 "2016-02-13T23:13:33Z")
Oh I’m sure they’ll try and run out the clock. Why wouldn’t they? It’s a tactic that’s served them well. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/11 "2016-02-13T23:15:10Z")
Sanders and Clinton should both release a statement that they will appoint Obama if the GOP tries to run out the clock. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/12 "2016-02-13T23:18:43Z")
Ted Cruz: “Justice Scalia was an American hero. We owe it to him, & the Nation, for the Senate to ensure that the next President names his replacement.” It begins. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/13 "2016-02-13T23:23:16Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Oh I’m sure they’ll try and run out the clock. Why wouldn’t they? It’s a tactic that’s served them well. It doesn’t really serve them well but it is the only play they have in their playbook lately. Getting things passed is something they’ve forgotten how to do. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/14 "2016-02-13T23:24:41Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Is there anything nice I could possibly say about Scalia? Well. he did seem to be the only target who laughed at himself during Stephan Colbert’s jibes during the famous [2006 White House Correspondents Dinner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWqzLgDc030). Besides that, I’d have to look deeper than I’m willing to spend time on. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/15 "2016-02-13T23:36:47Z")
Is there a precedent for a supreme court nomination this “late” in a second term president’s tenure that the GOP would have to ignore in order to try to justify delaying to the next president? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/16 "2016-02-13T23:42:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Rhythmdvl > Is there anything nice I could possibly say about Scalia? He actually seemed perfectly nice off the bench and when not writing or talking about law. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/17 "2016-02-13T23:46:47Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > He actually seemed perfectly nice off the bench and when not writing or talking about law. Aye; as long as he sat quietly, he seemed like a nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/18 "2016-02-13T23:51:24Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > He actually seemed perfectly nice off the bench and when not writing or talking about law. Except for his tissue paper-thin skin, and argumentative nature, sure. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/19 "2016-02-13T23:53:11Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Ted Cruz: > > “Justice Scalia was an American hero. We owe it to him, & the Nation, for the Senate to ensure that the next President names his replacement.” > > It begins. Ddamn; Ted Cruz is a piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056/20 "2016-02-14T00:02:02Z")
Can’t imagine they’ll let anyone know where his final resting place will be; with all of the dancing and urinating, I’ll doubt they’ll ever be able to grow any grass on the site. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-scalia/746056.md?page=2)