McConnell: ‘Senate Will Withhold’ Consent of Any Obama SCOTUS Nominee
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will “withhold” consent of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.
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Rev. Paul Scalia: My Father Knew The Strong Link Between Citizenship and Faith
As the celebrant of his father’s funeral Mass, Rev. Paul Scalia said Justice Antonin Scalia saw a divine blessing in the nation’s founding that will be lost when Americans ignore the strong link between religious faith and citizenship.
Sandra Day O’Connor: ‘We Need Somebody There Now’ To Replace Antonin Scalia
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor says President Obama should quickly nominate a new justice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who was found dead last Saturday.
Chuck Schumer Says His 2007 Promise to Block Supreme Court Nominees Is Not Relevant Anymore
Sen. Chuck Schumer says Republicans should not cite a speech he gave in 2007 as justification to block President Barack Obama’s pending nominee to the Supreme Court.
ESA Praises Antonin Scalia for Defense of Video Games as Left Wing Games Journalists Trash Him
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the leading voice of the U.S. video games industry, gave a glowing tribute to the late Justice Antonin Scalia for his pioneering efforts to extend First Amendment protections to video games.
Rush Limbaugh: To Obama and the Left ‘Antonin Scalia Embodied Absolute Worst of a Supreme Court Justice’
Conservative host Rush Limbaugh told his listeners Monday that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a staunch enemy to those on the left because of his intellectual acumen and his incisive ability to see through arguments that attempted to undermine the Constitution.
An Obama Supreme Court Justice Appointee Could Allow Federal Takeover of Police Departments and School Discipline
A Washington, D.C. attorney who has practiced both civil rights and constitutional law warns it is possible that Senate confirmation of a left-leaning Obama appointee to the high court could allow the federal government to take over not only police departments, but also all of school discipline in public schools.
Alan Dershowitz: ‘Originalism’ Scalia’s ‘Most Fundamental Contribution’
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s “most fundamental contribution” was “originalism,” or viewing the Constitution as a fixed document that does not evolve over time.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal: President Should ‘Promptly Nominate Someone Who Can Win Bipartisan Support’
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) – rated as one of the most liberal senators in that chamber – said he hopes President Obama will promptly nominate someone to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly on Saturday.
House Speaker Paul Ryan: ‘I Learned So Much from’ Antonin Scalia
House Speaker Paul Ryan issued a statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday.
