Justice Scalia has passed
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They would be so stupid to do this. If they wait this shyt out and Hilary wins, I'm 100% sure her nomination will be more liberal than whoever Obama has in mind. The best thing they could hope for right now is to suck it up and hope DGAF Obama nominates a moderate. shyt like this is what's gonna get Dems out to vote.
ogc163
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You are overstating the lack of textual analysis prior to Scalia coming on the scene, and as a result overstating his influence. As a law student who has read a shytload of cases from the 1970's to make the statement that "the text was not analyzed at all" is heavy handed to say the very least. Textualism posits primarily that the text should be given the most weight and most importantly that legislative history should not be taken into consideration. Furthermore, taking into consideration political and social impact was trivial if not outright irrelevant to Scalia in regards to interpretation, unless it was something he strongly believed in like in Heller in which case he cherry picked antiquated sources to further his argument.
Most judges don't simply dismiss legislative history, or dismiss real life impact. Although Scalia has more general notoriety, I personally consider Judge Easterbrook to be a better defender and more interesting scholar in relation to textualism.
Bernie will nominate Chomsky
Why would he nominate an 87 year old with no law degree?
This is who Obama will probably nominate.
he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 97–0 on May 23, 2013. 48 years old.
Name?
Why would he nominate an 87 year old with no law degree?
You don't need any degree or certification of any kind to be on the Supreme Court
Did you change your name againBe real, if this was the one way around I would be likewe waiting until a Dem gets in.
Sri Srinivasan
You don't need any degree or certification of any kind to be on the Supreme Court
Even if for whatever reason you don't care if your SCOTUS justices have law degrees, why would he nominate an 87 year old who would only get a couple years tops?
