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News from the weekend: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead in his room at a West Texas resort ranch Saturday morning.
Scalia had served on the Supreme Court for 30 years. He was considered a conservative and originalist. A defender of the Constitution. He was 79 years old.
Several conflicting accounts have been reported as well as significant details:
He is said to have died from natural causes: News from The Associated Press
He was found in bed with a pillow over his head: Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia?s last hours in Texas - San Antonio Express-News
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"We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled," said Poindexter.
"He was lying very restfully. It looked like he had not quite awakened from a nap," he said. Scalia,79, did not have a pulse and his body was cold, and after consulting with a doctor at a hospital in Alpine, Poindexter concluded resuscitation would have been futile, He then contacted federal authorities, at first encountering a series of answering services because he was calling on a weekend."
Autopsy not necessary: News from The Associated Press
Very interesting details...
President Obama intends to make a replacement nomination while Senate Republicans want to delay the appointment and have the next President make the nomination/appointment:
News from The Associated Press
Interesting fact:
Senate Democrats passed a resolution to block any Supreme Court appointments during an election year: "in August 1960, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a resolution, S.RES. 334, “Expressing the sense of the Senate that the president should not make recess appointments to the Supreme Court, except to prevent or end a breakdown in the administration of the Court’s business.”
Blog: Dems in Senate passed a resolution in1960 against election year Supreme Court appointments
Funny how what they passed to help their "cause" now comes back to bite them...
We'll see how things develop... Definitely makes the next President even more consequential to the future of our country...
What are your thoughts?
Scalia had served on the Supreme Court for 30 years. He was considered a conservative and originalist. A defender of the Constitution. He was 79 years old.
Several conflicting accounts have been reported as well as significant details:
He is said to have died from natural causes: News from The Associated Press
He was found in bed with a pillow over his head: Cibolo Creek Ranch owner recalls Scalia?s last hours in Texas - San Antonio Express-News
"
"We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled," said Poindexter.
"He was lying very restfully. It looked like he had not quite awakened from a nap," he said. Scalia,79, did not have a pulse and his body was cold, and after consulting with a doctor at a hospital in Alpine, Poindexter concluded resuscitation would have been futile, He then contacted federal authorities, at first encountering a series of answering services because he was calling on a weekend."
Autopsy not necessary: News from The Associated Press
Very interesting details...
President Obama intends to make a replacement nomination while Senate Republicans want to delay the appointment and have the next President make the nomination/appointment:
News from The Associated Press
Interesting fact:
Senate Democrats passed a resolution to block any Supreme Court appointments during an election year: "in August 1960, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a resolution, S.RES. 334, “Expressing the sense of the Senate that the president should not make recess appointments to the Supreme Court, except to prevent or end a breakdown in the administration of the Court’s business.”
Blog: Dems in Senate passed a resolution in1960 against election year Supreme Court appointments
Funny how what they passed to help their "cause" now comes back to bite them...
We'll see how things develop... Definitely makes the next President even more consequential to the future of our country...
What are your thoughts?
