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Antonin Scalia, a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice, has died:
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia - one of most conservative members of the high court - has died. Justice Scalia's death could shift the balance of power on the US high court, allowing President Barack Obama to add a fifth liberal justice to the court. The court's conservative majority has recently stalled major efforts by the Obama administration on climate change and immigration.
Justice Scalia, 79, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. He died in his sleep early on Saturday while in West Texas for [a] hunting trip, the US Marshall service said. Justice Scalia was one of the most prominent proponents of "originalism" - a conservative legal philosophy that believes the US Constitution has a fixed meaning and does not change with the times.
Justice Scalia's death is, unsurprisingly, now being widely reported.
From the San Antonio Express News:
According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.
[...] The U.S. Marshal Service, the Presidio County sheriff and the FBI were involved in the investigation. Officials with the law enforcement agencies declined to comment.
A federal official who asked not to be named said there was no evidence of foul play and it appeared that Scalia died of natural causes.
A gray Cadillac hearse pulled into the ranch last Saturday afternoon. The hearse came from Alpine Memorial Funeral Home.
Most major news outlets are covering this story, including CNN [video autoplays], The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 14 2016, @01:28AM
Where's that '-1, I have no brain' mod when you need it?
Or less succinctly, you're saying that you want to live in a society that's less free and would embrace slavery, child abuse, violence against women, all manner of bigotry and rampant corporate corruption.
What's more, your suggestion that "Whenever another law disagrees with the Constitution, the Constitution wins" is the reason we (at least after Marbury v. Madison [wikipedia.org]) have the Supreme Court.
You're spouting ignorant bullshit that someone smarter than you told you is true. You sound like a moron. I suggest you attempt to get a clue.
What you envision is not a society I want to live in. Fortunately, more people agree with me than agree with you.