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brooklynite

(94,688 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:42 PM Feb 2016

Something you need to be prepared for...

President Obama will issue a response to Justice Scalia's death and it will be respectful and appreciative of his efforts. A President Sanders would do exactly the same thing.

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Something you need to be prepared for... (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2016 OP

I imagine a President Clinton would be the same. Coventina Feb 2016 #1

Of course. We know that. Blah blah blah. Doesn't mean shit to us. valerief Feb 2016 #2

This dude never stops condescending to Bernie supporters. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #5

+1000 nt Depaysement Feb 2016 #8

Uh, this is no great wisdom you impart. morningfog Feb 2016 #3

Yeah, we know. Warpy Feb 2016 #4

We aren't children Depaysement Feb 2016 #6

I would be quite surprised if President Obama didn't. Hugin Feb 2016 #7

Obama should say RobertEarl Feb 2016 #9

Maybe when you get to be president, you can say that, Bob. zappaman Feb 2016 #10

The beauty of our democracy RobertEarl Feb 2016 #11

Coventina

(27,160 posts)

1. I imagine a President Clinton would be the same.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:43 PM

Feb 2016

A president has to think about the entire country, not just his/her personal feelings.

I understand that.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. Of course. We know that. Blah blah blah. Doesn't mean shit to us.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:43 PM

Feb 2016

But thanks for the warning. We won't believe him. It's okay.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

5. This dude never stops condescending to Bernie supporters.

Reply to valerief (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:45 PM

Feb 2016

Depaysement

(1,835 posts)

8. +1000 nt

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:52 PM

Feb 2016

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

3. Uh, this is no great wisdom you impart.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:44 PM

Feb 2016

Of course Obama will be respectful and Sanders has already. Obama especially had to if he hopes to get an appointee through.

Warpy

(111,327 posts)

4. Yeah, we know.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:44 PM

Feb 2016

Scalia's major problem is that he didn't retire gracefully when he was passed over for Chief Justice. They knew he was unstable and losing it then. Had he retired then, he might have left a decent legacy for the right wingers. Since he didn't he proceeded to disgrace both himself and the bench.

Depaysement

(1,835 posts)

6. We aren't children

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:50 PM

Feb 2016

We don't need a lecture. We are quite capable of thinking on our own.

Hugin

(33,189 posts)

7. I would be quite surprised if President Obama didn't.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:52 PM

Feb 2016

He's always been Presidential like that.

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

9. Obama should say

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:54 PM

Feb 2016

In a 5-4 vote the SCOTUS in 2000 defeated Al Gore's winning presidential campaign by refusing to allow Florida to have a fair recount of the vote. Scalia was a leader of this action even going so far as to say that a recount would hurt bush.

It was the most anti-democratic action ever flouted upon the country, imo.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)

10. Maybe when you get to be president, you can say that, Bob.

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:57 PM

Feb 2016

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

11. The beauty of our democracy

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:09 PM

Feb 2016

Is that any of us can speak the truth whenever we want whether one is president or just a common person.

IMO, Obama needs to tell the republicans some truth and what Scalia did to democracy, as I posted, is Truth.

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