Democrats condyle and at 202 7488000 can dial in at 202 7488000. An independents can dial in at 202 7488002. You can also comment on twitter wj. Span the white house proceed with plans to pick a successor to scalia within weeks. In the washington post, obama, senate gop group for battle. The white house mulls scalia successor. The storya today, is scalia the battle begins. Even before the American Flag outside the Supreme Court has been lowered to half staff in honor of justice Antonin Scalia, the political battle over who would replace him and who gets to choose was broiling. While on ated death hunting trip in west texas could affect the ideological tilt of the nations top court as it considers abortion rights, immigration law, and other landmark cases. The debate over his successor and fling the 2016 present will race and it is likely to become a divided vote contest to determine control of the senate in november. Here are present obamas comments. [video clip] a plentiful so fulfill
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Trouble. Whats that from . Guest that was my earlier subject, Antonin Scalia who said it kiddingly after justice on the sotomayor shook up a party by getting all the justices to dance the salsa with her. I use it to set the scene of a contrast its been between the woman who i is a genuine, somersaults come into this institution thats a wonderfully traditional, used to certain rhythms. The rhythms frankly our salsa. She did this wonderful display that shut everybody up at this end of term party and Justice Scalia who watched it come a summit usually shakes people up, right . Said i knew she would be trouble. He said it kiddingly but its a perfect line for all a bit of what greeted her. Host were you allowed to go to the party . Guest no, no. It was tough to get the information. You know, peter, how secretive this court is. A lot of people arent aware of how we never know what goes on in a conference on cases. Journalists are never invited to the end of the term party. In fact, when chie
The terms of an art party by getting all the justices to dance with her. I use that is at the scene of what is done between the woman who was so genuine and herself coming into this institution that is so wonderfully traditional and used circular rhythms but frankly she did this wonderful display that showed everybody up at the end of term party and Justice Scalia who watched it is usually somebody that shakes people up and said i knew she would be trouble. We said it kiddingly but it is a perfect line for a little bit of prepare her bare. Were there. Were you allowed to go to that party . Guest know and it was tough to get the information. You know how secretive the court is. A lot of people are not aware of how we never know what goes on in the conference on the cases. The journalists were never invited to the end of the term party. In fact when chief Justice John Roberts sent us the invitation for this particular party, he reminded all of the stuff that it was just fulltime staff an