Justice Scalia Has Died

Submitted by Granma on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 6:43pm

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead this morning in his room at a resort in rural Texas. It appears that his death was from natural causes.
He arrived at the resort Friday. He was 79 years old, had been on the Supreme Court since 1986. There have been few details released as of this afternoon.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/us-world/article/Senior-Associate-Justi...

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Submitted by JtC on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 6:59pm

Thanks Granma...

we'll leave both essays up about Justice Scalia, the more the merrier. Wow, it's weird writing justice and Scalia in the same sentence.

Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 7:07pm

Like Dick Cheney

I'll believe it when I see it for myself.

Submitted by Granma on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 7:22pm

I couldn't believe it either.

I couldn't believe it either. That's why I dug for it in print.

Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 02/13/2016 - 7:49pm

The Onion's take on it:

http://www.theonion.com/graphic/justice-scalia-dead-following-30-year-ba...

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Submitted by MarilynW on Sun, 02/14/2016 - 9:23pm

I mourn the dead

those killed indirectly and directly by Scalia's career. Those innocent people on death row and those killed in the US by gun violence.

I mourn the dead animals he killed for entertainment, like the blue grouse he was killing at the hunting lodge where he died.

I also mourn what he did to democracy in the vote for Citizens United.

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To thine own self be true.

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 2:24am

He certainly left the United States

…far shittier than he found it.

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Submitted by MarilynW on Sun, 02/14/2016 - 10:00pm

Family is refusing an autopsy

That seems strange. He died alone (or did he?). Wouldn't they want to know the exact cause of death? The official word is that he died from natural causes. No one dies from "natural causes" - that's passé.

We are in for some exciting times as Obama tries to appoint a replacement judge before his term is up. I sure hope he does break that right-wing control in the Court. The Court just blocked his action on Climate Change. Too bad Scalia was still alive for that vote.

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To thine own self be true.

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Mon, 02/15/2016 - 2:29am

I think its great that his cause of death is unknown.

It could be useful.

Perhaps his death will serve as a warning in some future time.

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