Wow, looks like Scalia has died.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Feb 13, 2016 12:09:40 pm PST #15326 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2016 12:13:54 pm PST #15327 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Whoa.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 13, 2016 12:16:11 pm PST #15328 of 30003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I'll probably rot in hell, for my first thought being that Cheney must have shot him in the face, since Scalia was at on a hunting retreat at the time of his death.
Consuela - Feb 13, 2016 12:20:53 pm PST #15329 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm a horrible person, because OMG Obama can nominate Scalia's successor. This will change EVERYTHING.
Laura - Feb 13, 2016 12:21:54 pm PST #15330 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
We said the same thing here, Nora! Those Texas hunting trips are dangerous.
Wishes for peace and comfort for his family, with a side of popping champagne corks for the health of the Supreme Court. Can't say his influence will be missed.
Laura - Feb 13, 2016 12:22:55 pm PST #15331 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
The question is Consuela, how much hell will Obama have to go through to get his choice approved? Sigh.
Consuela - Feb 13, 2016 12:28:09 pm PST #15332 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The question is Consuela, how much hell will Obama have to go through to get his choice approved? Sigh
Yeah, apparently Congress can just refuse to even consider an appointment. However if they do, Obama can make an interim appointment without Congressional consent, which is good for 2 years or until the next President comes in.
Only the Senate has to approve a SCOTUS appointment, so this fall's election just got more important. If the Democrats can tilt the balance in the Senate, we can get another progressive on the bench. But we'd need a filibuster-proof majority.
Connie Neil - Feb 13, 2016 12:28:16 pm PST #15333 of 30003
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I'm wondering how much delay they can put on an appointment. They can't delay the inauguration for a full year, can they?
Wishes for peace and comfort for his family, with a side of popping champagne corks for the health of the Supreme Court.
Which is what I'm thinking. Sympathy for those who loved him--there's nearly always someone--and perhaps they should avert their eyes from the celebrations.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2016 12:30:04 pm PST #15334 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'll probably rot in hell, for my first thought being that Cheney must have shot him in the face, since Scalia was at on a hunting retreat at the time of his death.
Prettttty sure that's not why you're going to rot in hell.
Consuela - Feb 13, 2016 12:32:10 pm PST #15335 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Only the Senate has to approve a SCOTUS appointment, so this fall's election just got more important. If the Democrats can tilt the balance in the Senate, we can get another progressive on the bench. But we'd need a filibuster-proof majority.
Oh, wait, I'm wrong. Because the Senate will be in recess, and the incoming Senators won't show up until the inauguration. Feh.