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NightWatcher

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25. Let's take this to its logical end. We know how the Original Supremes would've voted

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:02 PM

Feb 2016

So we can send the remaining 8 home for good. All we need are historians to tell us who they were and how they would've done it.

Why should Ant be the first to be Supreme in Perpetuity?

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Lawyer Says Scalia Can Vote from The Grave [View all] kairos12 Feb 2016 OP

heh…. blm Feb 2016 #1

Elections supposedly have consequences. Not so much anymore though. Death is supposed to have merrily Feb 2016 #2

Why not keep his ghost sharp_stick Feb 2016 #3

It's like they thought he'd never die gratuitous Feb 2016 #13

Not the Onion? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #4

Why do you suppose EVERY OTHER ATTY. I'VE HEARD said the exact opposite? napi21 Feb 2016 #5

Which LAWS say that? former9thward Feb 2016 #7

I don't know the law, but here are two sources I was relying on. napi21 Feb 2016 #23

The point is that those are self-imposed rules former9thward Feb 2016 #24

To do that would likely take 5 justices (or more) to agree rpannier Feb 2016 #26

I agree. It MAY take more than that. napi21 Feb 2016 #27

Then who is going to sign for him? I mean, sure I expect the average cray cray spewing Rex Feb 2016 #6

Never happen. WillowTree Feb 2016 #8

So he's proposing SC voter fraud? n/t IDemo Feb 2016 #9

The GOP really wants to keep Scalia's seat from being filled Gothmog Feb 2016 #10

"I vote to countermand everything Dead Tony & his RepubliFascist buddies vote for." - TM AxionExcel Feb 2016 #11

I still choke on Thomas replacing him. kairos12 Feb 2016 #12

No. He can rot in his grave. MineralMan Feb 2016 #14

Hmmmm Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2016 #15

But Scalia only had a life-time appointment... rexcat Feb 2016 #16

Now baggers are demanding PERPETUAL judicial appointment for RW corrupt judges meow2u3 Feb 2016 #21

No Ouija required! Octafish Feb 2016 #17

Brooks Brothers zombie riot. kairos12 Feb 2016 #20

Zombie Just Us Octafish Feb 2016 #22

Zombie voting? Is this how the zombie apocalypse starts? Initech Feb 2016 #18

I actually agree with Kory Langhofer on this one. KentuckyWoman Feb 2016 #19

Let's take this to its logical end. We know how the Original Supremes would've voted NightWatcher Feb 2016 #25

In recent years I havre read more than one decision from the court. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #28