02-13-2016, 10:42 PM
(02-13-2016, 10:23 PM)shaun.lawson Wrote: Yes he was. Sad news and all that, but if a Democrat wins the Presidency, it's potentially great news for the advance of liberal attitudes and laws.
Yep: obviously an intellectual giant and a great contributor to US legal history, but also a cunt. There'll be a lot of people who will struggle to understand that these views of Scalia are not mutually exclusive.
The stakes for the presidential election just got higher.
(02-13-2016, 10:34 PM)Jean-Pierre Papin Wrote: Why won't Obama appoint someone?
He might try, but it's highly likely that the GOP will block any nomination from him. Think there's been a tweet from a spokesperson on the Senate Justice Committee which implies that any Obama nomination will be blocked.
Sri Srinivasan has been the name banded about as the most likely person Obama would nominate.