Some of the largest unions in the country are reaping an unexpected billion-dollar windfall after the sudden and unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
And these unions, which spend a fortune electing labor-friendly candidates, will have their coffers full heading into the tightly contested 2016 election cycle.
Without Scalia’s deciding vote, the United States Supreme Court is now tied between liberal and conservative justices — and for public-sector unions, and the 2016 Democratic presidential candidates they financially support, the timing couldn’t have been more convenient.
The sudden shift in the high court’s voting politics comes just weeks before it was to rule on a case regarding the legality of public-sector unions’ dues collection process.
Legal scholars believe the high court was set to rule against the unions 5-4, and Scalia would likely have cast the deciding vote.
That decision would have dealt a serious blow to Big Labor’s money making efforts, and could have bankrupted some unions. But without Scalia’s vote, these huge unions that represent teachers, firefighters, and other government employees are set to continue to rake in billions in dues over the next few years… even if their members don’t want to pay them.
The Supreme Court is considering whether government workers who choose not to join a union can be required to nevertheless pay fees that cover collective bargaining.
The high court heard arguments in January in a California case brought by a group of public school teachers who claim such mandatory fees violate the First Amendment rights of workers who disagree with the union’s positions.
Unions feared the potential loss of huge amounts in fees could have significantly reduced their power in the political arena. But with Scalia out of the picture, that doesn’t appear to be a concern any more.
While half the states already have right-to-work laws banning mandatory fees, most members of public-employee unions are concentrated in more liberal-leaning states that don’t, including California, New York and Illinois.
The lead plaintiff in the case is Rebecca Friedrichs, a public school teacher in Orange County, California, who says she left the California Teachers Association after becoming disillusioned with its mission. She wanted the high court to overturn a 39-year-old ruling that said states can require non-members to pay “fair share” fees.
That 1977 case, which involved a group of Detroit schoolteachers, said the fee system prevents non-members from “free riding,” since the union still has a legal duty to represent all workers.
The high court had previously raised doubts about the viability of the ruling in two recent cases, but has stopped short of overturning it.
Opponents of the fee system wanted the justices to essentially convert those more liberal states into de-facto right-to-work states for public employee unions, where workers still covered by the union can pay nothing at all.
The challengers in California say it’s impossible to separate politics from the bread-and-butter workplace issues on which unions spend money.
Before Scalia’s untimely death, it looked like the court was heading in that direction and would have seriously weaken labor unions that tend to overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates and policies.
Roughly half of all union members are government workers. About 36 percent of public-sector employees are in a union, compared to just 6.6 percent of private-sector workers.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
With all the murders connected to the CLINTON’S, in their quest for power, AND, now the Unions being able to save MILLIONS, it is hard to believe, that hundreds of thousand’s of dollars can’t be used to take out the opposition. Nothing amiss when SCALIA’S body was found amiss ?? A pillow OVER his head ?? The family ? not requesting an autopsy ?? A phone call that determines the cause of death, by a Dr., (what affiliations) does HE have ?? THE whole scene screams for an investigation !! Just another Vince Foster type of death ?? I would not believe ANY of the LIBERAL minded AMERICAN hating people in ANY power struggle.
Unions have always been crocked. When my husband lost his job the union did nothing at all for him. We tried to fight it but the union had way to much power and no lawyer even wanted to get involved. Every other week $$$ was taken out from his check, and for what? That $$$ goes into someone’s pockets. And unions do not help the workers who are paying their dues.
Vote the unions out we don’t need them
Another thing that started out good then got corupted over the years.
I totally agree with you corrupt . My brother inIlaw fell off a ladder and died that was unionized at a factory in Indiana and the union fought against the family. They could t get a lawyer in the state anywhere.
MARILYNN (ABOVE), I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME STORY FOR MANY YEARS THRU-OUT MY LARGE FAMILY AND I AM GOING TO BE 77 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR
“ANOTHER GOOD THING THAT GOT CORRUPTED OVER THE YEARS” ALSO
IT WAS VERY SAD FOR GENERATIONS AFTER THEY KNEW THE TRUE FACTS
UNIONS WERE PAID FOR BY WORKERS TO DO THIS FOR THEIR PROTECTION
IT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND VERY WELL UNTIL SOMEBODY, AND WE ALL KNOW WHO THAT SOMEBODY WAS. I RECALL TEAMSTERS THE MOST PROBABLY BECAUSE MY MOTHER AND FATHER AND EVENTUALLY MY BROTHER AND MYSELF WERE IN UNIONS. IT WAS VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW A SOMEONE (A UNION) WAS WATCHING OUR BACKS SO THAT NOBODY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. IT MADE US FEEL VERY SECURE AS WELL. IT’S TOO SAD TO KNOW THAT ANYTHING BOUGHT WITH MONEY CAN BE THE RULER AND PEOPLE ARE THE EASIEST TO TARGET.
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT SCALIA DYING MY MIND QUICKLY JUMPED TO WHY NO AUTOPSY NOR INVESTIGATION SOON AFTER TO AT LEAST START. AND THE FAMILY SAYS NO?! HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD ABOUT THOSE WITH MAJOR BUCKS AND SUPER POWERS IN THE WORLD NEVER SEEM TO GET ENOUGH?! I HOPE AN INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE AND SOON OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS MAJOR STUFF THAT WE ALL NEED TO BACK UP AND TAKE A SECOND OR THIRD LOOK AT. AND BEFORE WE DECIDE ON A NEW PRESIDENT. THIS IS WAY TOO SERIOUS TO ALLOW IT TO SLIP AWAY. WE NEED TO STOP AND REGROUP!
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Look up Beck vs CWA. It went all the way to the Supreme Court. 81 % of the union dues went for activity unrelated to bargaining a labor contract. It was sent back down to a lower court and the court ruled 79 % was not used for union related issues. The only reason it was reduced from 81 to 79 was the national convention was ruled a legitimate union activity. A union has to prove it costs and must open their books. Refusal to do so means an employee can effectively not pay anything until the union proves its case.
YOUR SO RIGHT….. I SEEN PEOPLE READY FOR RETIREDMENT AND THERE WAS NO MONEY FOR HIM AND THAT WAS WAY BACK IN THE 70TH……
If the court rules that non-members have to pay the fees that is a violation of our constitutional rights. An alternate solution would be to let the unions only service paying members. That would at least be more fair.
I AGREE RON. YET IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR.
BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
Joyce Dozier, My husband lost his job, after 22 years, due to financial cuts and the elimination of certain positions. His job was eliminated. The union rep. just shrugged his shoulders and said there was nothing they could do when my husband asked for help. The union did nothing to help him find the job he finally secured, but they took full credit anyway. You are right when you ask, where all that dues money is going!
LORINE I THINK THE MONEY GOES TO BUYING CERTAIN PEOPLE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
NO MATTER WHAT “WE THE PEOPLE VOTE”. ALL THE MORE REASON WE NEED DONALD TRUMP FOR MANY VERY LIFE OR DEATH SERIOUS REASONS. TRUMP HAS THE MAJOR SKILLS TO APPLY TO MANY OTHER EVEN VERY DIFFERENT DIFFICULT CRITICAL EVENTS OR MOVEMENTS GOING ON MAINLY ISIS!
Give it a break, weak mind and go back to watching your Faux News channel. It is fools like you that will keep the G.O.P. from every getting the Presidency back.
You’ve got the weak mind you moron. Every election cycle the unions give millions and millions of dollars to democrat candidates. They have built a retreat worth millions of dollars for themselves. If you’re a union member you’ll never see past the security gate at the end of the driveway. This is your money. Yep..that’s exactly where I want my dues to go. James Hoffa Jr and Richard Trumka live like big fat cats off of your money. By the way..I don’t believe this article came from Fox. You’ve got a lot of confusion.
The unions promote nothing in a union shop but collect union dues. An employee who does his job, comes to work everyday and follows the rules does not need a union. It’s the drunk, the guy that works only 3 days a week because he can’t make it on two, the trouble maker, the guy with all the medical restrictions because of a no nothing dr….are the people the union chase after to defend.
I worked in that environment for 39 yrs. The guy that suffers is the good guy, the guy who does his job every day and put out quality work..
you said it well …
I saw much the same situations, many time for many years ..the people who have very marginal skills, bad quality and punctuality records, and tend to file lots of grievances, will be protected constantly … while the good people often get blamed for things others did.
Also, many of the medical-retirements were approved for union activists, but not so much for the hard working, much more skilled people who had good work and attendance records.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF THEY FOUND HOFFA’S BODY YET??????
There are indeed people who don’t agree with some things done by union officers and who would prefer to not be donating money each month for those officers to spend. If every union actually HELPED its members, things would be vastly different. But too often the union strong-arms workers rather than seeks input (other than money) from the workers the union claims it wants to help.
Screw u and your fags, maddow, cooper, lemon, ellen, et al.
And it’s FOOLS like you that give your hard earned dues money to these BUFFOONS who could care less if you live or die. You are a donor number to them. But then again, union members and democrats go together like eels and slime! Just as Obama convinces democrats that he’s doing a great job and lowering unemployment and creating more jobs (actual facts prove otherwise) so do union bosses convince you that you need them. For most democrats, Obama could piss on their heads and tell them that it’s raining and they would believe him. How sad that someone’s self esteem could be so low!!!
I agree,is there anything out there as to how he died? I haven’t seen anything
All they’ve said is “natural causes”.
How suspicious it sounds! How convenient for opponents of liberty in this nation it is for him to have been removed from serving patriots as he has been doing. It sounds suspicious indeed.
I agree! They do need to do an investigation and autopsy. I am a union member but something smells fishy to me and if unions are part of this I want nothing to do with it.
John you are exactly right. A Supreme Court Justice dies and someone make a phone call about how he died and they take that as a done deal? There has to be an Autopsy, his time in office demands it.
Its an election year look what happened in 2012? Obama by using his pen made it legal for Millions of Illegals to vote in April that year. Then later in the year they let our Ambassador Die in Benghazi and said a video was the reason for the Attack BULLSHITTTTT!!!! If there is not an investigation and an Autopsy then this is another fucking cover up.
KELLY
THEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS NEED TO TAKE A MUCH DEEPER AND MUCH BIGGER AND MUCH LONGER LOOK AT MS CLINTON ALSO! AND…… MR CLINTON!
COVER UP OVER COVER UP! WE NEED TRUMP IS OUR ONLY SALVATION.
I totally agree! It should be investigated. I smell many rats in this death!!!! Marge
That must mean someone got to his wife or she was in on it because she said no autopsy
Yep, how much you want to bet the liberals are working to get either Clinton or Jebbie elected and keep Trump out? Just last week Killery said that when she gets elected she’d “love” to have Obama on the Supreme Court. What are we missing here? Seems very fishy to me.
Since Scalia would have tipped the vote against so many Marxist policies that Obama was pushing, including stopping the unions from forcing dies on their members that then went into Democrat campaign coffers, there are many who wanted Scalia dead. Then the family was pressured against demanding an autopsy, the same as Ambassador Stevens’ mother when Obama and Hillary had her son killed in Benghazi.
She was even pressured to go on the record stating that she still supports Obama.
Tying Mrs Scalia to a plot to murder her husband! No serious fiction writer would ever accept this. The man died in his sleep, his widow is satisfied, let Justice Scalia’s family and friends mourn in peace.
Why should they have peace, when the rest of us are not at peace with the union and the liberals demons
Yeah Bill is’nt it a mind boggling cover-up , I wonder why it was sooooo short and sweet , is there no end to this corrupt situation , empeach them all !!! It is dispicable!!!!
I think Judge Scalia was murdered and it goes all the way up to the president’s office. Withoutva doubt!!! Something very disturbing going on and including a lot of democratic parties, namely Clintons.
right!! we all know what happened but will never be brought to light!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chief Inspector Foyle would immediately
Order an autopsy to rule out poisoning.
And then interview
Scalia’s doctor in WDC (what medications was he on?)
All kitchen staff who prepared his dinner
Every server who had access to his food
John Poindexter, owner Cibolo Creek Ranch
Sheriff Danny Dominguez
The US Marshal
Judge Cinderela Guevara
This is not rocket science:
There is a PROCESS by which the cause of death is legitimately determined.
Where is the TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL?
All of Poindexters bank accounts should be monitored for large deposits, But more than likely he was paid in cash for luring the Judge to his ranch,,
Let’s not forget those illegal aliens who could have helped take out his eminence!
And of course other than foreign contributors like Soros, Saudi Arabia, Russia, etc. among the largest of the Democratic party’s donors are the unions, of course a union is the closest representative of a socialist state that can be presented. This gets darker & darker by the day!
Just wish we really knew ALL of the contributors to ALL of those running for office. We get the media attacks on just a few – specifically those that the writer does not agree with or those that do not support their CHOICE!. There is a lot of money at stake I guess!
i’ll give you the others but Soros a foreign contributor ??? i’m not so sure on on that one ….
With all the mysterious deaths
Disappearances suicides and
Unusual accidents attributed to
The clintons…what is one more.
Its sad justice scalia was an
Honorable man. Dont think the
Clintons know what honorable
Means. Nor does obama.
Please do not blame Labor Unions or Democrats for the Hon. Scalia death. Blame the Repubs and TPs. There was a conspiracy. Why did they separate him from his wife, body -guards and friends with whom he was partying with? And then this moron Poindexter went there the first time knocked at his door and did not hear thing; but he failed to vet why there was no response. It is when he and his friends went back and found him with a pillow on his head and under his head. I do not believe he died of natural cause. There is something fishy Poindexter and Scalia’s family do not want us to know; especially they did not want an autopsy conducted. Why! Forensic investigators should be appointed to see what really happened to this smart lawyer. How much life insurance did Scalia carry and who is benefiting. Please do not bury Scalia until Forensic experts have examined the body and place. I do not trust the people who were around him the evening before his death. I am told they were Repubs and TPs. They love money than fellow Americans.
You’re once again projecting democrat guilt onto your “political enemies”.
When the truth comes out the guilty panic.
The evil ones always deny what they’re doing and attempt to shift the blame towards the innocent.
What would the Republicans gain by his demise? He was the deciding factor in many of their important decisions. It is unbelievable that in Texas, there would be no autopsy. Maybe, just maybe, his family was threatened in some way. Poindexter invited him there to hunt and he was a staunch Democrat. It seems they no more than pronounced him dead and he was already being embalmed……..why?
Think the question should be who poisoned the cheif justice and why. One minute he is healthy and ready to vote aganist the unions.Then out of no ware he is dead. Why was there no autopsy. The bi
you’re full of SHIT!!!
Masanja is the evil one I meant to tell he is full of isis SHIT!! Sorry Jane, I cannot remove the wrong comment on my screwed pc..
No kidding!
They are hainous!
That’s “Heinous”, Debbie…and indeed the union-supported democrats ARE.
We never found out, who the other people were that were saved at the Consulate in Benghazi. Who else was at the Ranch? I would like names and occupations. The same with Benghazi. Is that too much to ask?
when it concerns the dems Herman its all to much to ask but like i said we don;t really need to ASK, WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWERS
I don’t support the Clintons but don’t think they support murderers!
Yes, they do, and in fact they order other people to take care of anyone they deem to be an “enemy”, including friends who know too much.
Then there was the suspicious plane crash with Wellstone…oops he was a Democrat ..in a closely balanced majority…running for reelection…. and of course the plane crash with JFK Jr…just getting into politics…well liked, very electable.
So suspicions go both ways!
We need to do away with the supreme court. This is not a whose side are you on its a matter of justice and that can not be possible any more like the founders meant it to be. Congress and the Senate can rule
The Supreme Court was to be made up of Honorable people who were to interpret the Written Constitution and that was All. Since that has not been the case for decades, yes it should be done away with. Making law is the responsibility of the Congress, House and Senate.
Scalia’s death gets more and more questionable every minute. If it would have been one of obozo’s appointed puppets — my guess is that lynch and her dept of injustice would have a full investigation under way by now. If this goes by without a comprehensive investigation, it may be the biggest crime gotten away in our history, especially when there are so many questionable details or non-details.
It came across my Facebook page that Gov. Abbott has requested an investigation.
Follow the money …
This is a TRUE battle between Good versus Evil, a battle for the heart and soul of America. This is the final push to subdue the American people into complete submission and then total domination. If people would get on their hands and knees and pray, Almighty GOD will open their eyes and turn the tide.
The Founding Fathers established the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution.
Decisions now are based on whether the appointed jurist is a Republican or Democrat, and the interpretation is now ‘swayed’ to make sure the right political party is covered, and pleased with the decision.
This is why President Obama wants to make sure he appoints a person that will ‘vote’ with the Democrats that are already on as jurist. Just like Congress does.
Both political parties do this.
COME ON GUYS…JUST INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION! THAT IS ALL WE ASK,….
Ater this statement was released,,,,,,,,Unions,,,,,,have taken to keeping their butts as low as they can go.The truth always hurts….
Unions have evolved into organizations where a lot of people to work to support a luxurious lifestyle for union leadership and where their money goes to support candidates they disagree with.
Justice Scalia’s death may be the most significant death of 2016 considering how the world will change as a result of his passing. This should awaken everyone to what is at stake in this election. Our next president will likely name three Supreme Court justices and make a whole host of other lifetime judicial appointments. Many of those vacancies will be created by Reagan appointees as they retire or die. I want to elect a president that is likely to appoint judges who will rule based on what the Constitution says, not what some radical wants it to say.
I agree 100 %. The anti American, anti constitutional judges and lawyers are the ruination of America!
The Supreme Court is supposed to keep the president and Congress in check. Considering the court is now divided into four liberal and four conservative justices, that duty is now all but nullified as they usually vote according to their political leaning. Of course the president reminds the Senate of their duty to approve or deny his supreme court justice recommendation knowing all along the response he would receive for his liberal justice recommendation. The Senate will not vote on a replacement until after the current president is out of office. Either way the Supreme Court is now nullified and our fine president has one less obstacle in his way to impose his mad agenda.
“and Scalia would likely have cast the deciding vote.”? Really? He was always reliably against organized labor, so the “deciding vote” label would go to one who was questionable. The only questionable vote would be Kennedy. Nice coincidence since he was nominated and confirmed during Reagan’s last year in office.
Not anti organized labor but to have a job one should not required to financially support it.
Anthony Kennedy was actually nominated by Regan in November 1987 and confirmed in 1988.
*Reagan* (spelling)
There is no Supreme Court Judge that followed the Constitution and laws of the land more than Scalias. Obama n Democrats don’ t want to follow the Laws of the land, so i quess you all want to live your life under Sharia law. Loose your rights to bare arms 2nd ammendment rite, n let the next president pic the Supreme Court Judge. Obama is a muslin n a liberal that whats to take your guns away from you. I guantee you if you do want obama picking the next judge. He does not like american laws n constitutional Rights. You will loose your Constitution Rights. God have mercy. We need a Conservative President this election or we’re done.need all to go n vote on jcl.org or 1-800 -684-3110 to let next the President pick the next judge. Trump is a Conservative n believes in Constitutional rights. Ronald R. Fetty
I AGREE THE NEXT PRESIDENT SHOULD MAKE THIS DECISION FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.
On February 13, 2016 arrived the news that the conservative justice of the Supreme Court Scalia died. Our Marxist Muslim President B. Hussein Obama will have the unique chance to nominate another racist Communist similar to Sotomayor, Kagan, and Ginsberg to the court and so seal our communist racist future forever. Obama’s ideal candidates would be Holder or Lynch, but there are number of other such acceptable candidates like Reid, Pelosi, Schumer, Feinstein…and how about one of those “Reverends” like Sharpton, White, Jackson, Farrakhan… We can expect more of those new laws “emanating from the penumbras of the Constitution”.
In other news there was a debate among the Republican candidates for the presidency in South Carolina; not one of those RINO’s and that pathological narcissist Trump mentioned the deadly hand of our unions – both industrial and governmental and school ones – on our economy, freedoms, prosperity, education, and future. As usual by now I got tired looking at the enraged pig-face of Trumps; shouting invectives, non-sequiturs, and total nonsense. He blames President Bush for the 9/11 terrorist attack, forgetting the fact that the visas to those jihadists were issued under the Clinton Administration. Show me a bankrupt or failing industry and I will show you a strong union led by either the Mafia or the communist gang (which is the same thing).
Coincidence…I think not! Why was the judge even there? Who invited him? Who paid for it? Why no autopsy? Why no investigation? Things can’t be that easy….we are talking about terrorist and murderers…are we looking too far?
Death? Don’t they mean murder?
Elizabeth, Don, and any others who mistakenly believe that SCOTUS can “interpret” squat-
Article 3 of the Constitution – you know, that old piece of paper all SCOTUS judges swear their fealty to? – lists the powers they may lawfully(that is, Constitutionally, because the Constitution is SUPREME to even the Supreme Court, see Article 6) exercise, and “interpret” is not among the powers delegated.
It is a power they have ASSUMED, and all assumed powers are usurpation.
“All delegated power is trust; all assumed power is usurpation. Time does not alter the nature or quality of either.”
~Thomas Paine
The doctrine of “implied” powers is NONSENSE, to anyone who can read and comprehend the Preamble to the Bill of Rights, as well as the 9th and 10th Amendments(or is even DIMLY aware of their history and raison d’etre)…and is a pernicious doctrine, which, when combined with the assumed power to “interpret,” makes “interpret and implied” nothing but weasel-words to make the Constitution say whatever the SCOTUS judges WANT it to say, instead of what it ACTUALLY says, or what those who WROTE and RATIFIED the Constitution meant for it to say (and not say). In addition, when the public trust is violated(and to take ONE STEP beyond the powers delegated TO scotus by the Constitution IS a violation of the public trust AND their oaths of office), whosoever does so should be IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED, tried, convicted, and cast off the bench, to be replaced by someone who does NOT think that SCOTUS can rule and by ruling change the Constitution, for the Constitution delegates them NO SUCH POWER. That hasn’t stopped ’em, though. Multiple SCOTUS rulings have indeed changed the Constitution, a power which ONLY CONGRESS and the STATES have via the Amendment process.
That said, if i recall correctly, Scalia pronounced that the doctrine of “few and defined” powers – for all of the Federal government, not just SCOTUS – was dead. IMO, it’s ONLY dead because Americans have not stated, in the strongest terms possible, that any and all violations of oaths of office will lead IMMEDIATELY to prosecution and banning from holding any government position again, for life.
And yes, i strongly suspect that Scalia’s family was given a choice: accept this large bribe to prevent an autopsy(and pervert the course of Justice), or be murdered in a similar fashion to Scalia. If i were an investigator, i’d closely watch every large purchase made by anyone in Scalia’s family or circle of friends for the next 5 years…because if we learned nothing else from the drug wars, “follow the money” reveals the culprits, eventually.
Preach Ron, Preach!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_3PEIUEGto
I smelled a rat from the beginning. Due to the Judge’s position and all that is problematic from his death, an autopsy should be required to answer questions that have been submitted by citizens of the United States of America.
MURDER INC !
It’s all elementary Dr. Watson.
Ref: Alfonso cirulli /Ronald Fetty & Mark Jeric, Amen to you guys, Pauly G.
I thought all death that were not attended by a doctor had to have an autopsy. Scalia was the deciding vote in a huge mega million dollar issue involving unions and donations to political campaigns, enters a Texas hotel in seemingly good health then dies alone. Now Obama is pushing himself for the life time job of the Supreme court vacancy. The autopsy should be mandatory in Texas.
When did Obama say he wanted the Supreme Court vacancy?
I agree with every other posting here. Justice Scalia had a pillow UNDER his head -AND- a pillow ON his face!! WHO does NOT, honestly, very quickly ask for an autopsy & forensic investigation? US Marshall’s delivered his body to a funeral home @ 2am after he died…SERIOUSLY?? Justice Scalia was ‘declared’ dead of “natural causes” by a female…OVER THE PHONE WITHOUT HAVING LAID EYES on him!!???
WHO has EVER seen something like that??!! The funeral home was pumping the man full of embalming fluid within 12 hours of Justice Scalia’s ‘passing’…I’m NOT ‘buying it’…especially after reading this Union article. Union’s used to be known for ‘snubbing out’ those that were ‘issues’ for them back during mobster times. I’d like some answers…& what is w/everyone wanting to IMMEDIATELY fill a SCOTUS seat that this particular Justice occupied for 3 DECADES?? What…we canNOT even BURY our suddenly, unexpectedly deceased Justice? Nobody – family, friends, fellow Justices – can be given time to ‘process/accept’ & mourn Justice Scalia? SERIOUSLY??!!
I’d be tremendously hurt, (& furious) if a fellow person (that was a coworker & a friend) passed suddenly, unexpectedly…& before that person was even buried the work place was putting someone in that newly deceased person’s seat. This makes NO SENSE WHAT-SO-EVER, to me!
Rest In Peace, Justice Scalia – & thank you, for your time serving our country, the USA!
My profound condolences, & prayers for God’s strength, to Justice Scalia’s family, friends, & fellow Justices.
Unions are getting WAAY overpaid and they do VERY LITTLE. And they will continue this trend if you do nothing. Pretty soon they will ask for a million dollars a year to remove manhole covers.
There are so many irregularities regarding the death of Justice Scalia that an investigation should be initiated including an autopsy before he is cremated. I can not help but suspect he was murdered. Very disturbing.
I met Justice Scalia once. At the time I never imagined this would be his fate.
God Bless his soul.
It seems really strange that Scalia was invited away for the weekend, to an event in his honor, making it impossible for him to refuse – goes to bed early and dies. And this is the same man who has been opposing the union Give me a break. He didn’t just just lay down and die – he had help. I can’t believe his family cares so little, that they don’t want to know the truth. An autopsy should have been performed.
He was killed by the union mob just like JFK, and the Dems are covering it up, just like they did then.
Reagan on unions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHXJr8tqP0
America’s original terrorists, the KKK and their neo nazi’s fascists are behind Scalia’s death because he was Italian and Catholic, not a member of the true Aryan Master Race and not far enough to the right wing. They want to replace him with a fascist.
“replace him with a fascist.”
Umm…do you know where the word “fascism” comes from?
It comes from a “fasces,” which comes from the times of the Roman Empire; it usually is pictured as an axe-blade facing R, with a bundle of sticks wrapped around the handle, bound in place by what could be twine, leather, or a metal strap.
Oh, where have i seen representations of these?
Hmm…How about on either side of the Dias in the House of Representatives.
If that ain’t a clue-by-four about the traitorous, inept, bumbling gov’t agents to any with some eyes to see, i don’t know wtf is.
America was intended to be a Republic(if any remember the pledge of allegiance, it DON’T say “And to the democracy for which stands,” DO it?), and those who wrote and ratified it DESPISED democracy, which is why you won’t see the word even ONCE in the Supreme Law of the Land. Commies, OTOH, consider it an ESSENTIAL STEP toward a socialistic/fascist takeover in which “the government”(a collection of people pretending that an imaginary State exists) owns all means of production, then tells you what you can or cannot do, what you can or cannot buy, what you can or cannot even think or believe. Can you say “tyranny”? Can you say “Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs?” Can you say “Politically Correct” and “hate speech”? Then if you can not only say those words but understand their impact, you’re beginning to awaken to the naked tyranny which is becoming more and more self-evident every day. So, every single time you hear some talking head praise “democracy,” be certain that they’re either unwitting dupes or complaisant Quislings for the New World Order – or should i say “Fourth Reich”?
Anyone who praises democracy is a damn – and likely, damned – fool, who hopes to continue to sing the siren song of treason until the ship of state is wrecked on the rocks of reality.
But as stated earlier, every single gov’t employee is a public servant who is REQUIRED to take an oath of fealty to the Constitution AS IT IS, not ‘as interpreted.’ Any and all who do NOT keep themselves within the confines of that document’s delegation of specified powers, and takes up with ANY extension of those named powers is an oathbreaking criminal, a felony perjurer who needs IMMEDIATE arrest, jail, and trial. If they are convicted, all such should be first, fined an amount equivalent to the total value of all pay and benefits received from the MOMENT they betrayed the public trust by trampling on the Constitution they swore to, then imprisoned for a length of time not to exceed ten years(so they’ll have to get honest work from their release date on), then forever barred from any public office in any government in America again, for at a minimum, being too damned stupid to comprehend the meaning and duties required of those who TAKE the oath.
Folks, the handwriting has been on the wall for a long time. We have a two-headed, one party totalitarian oligarchy full of Luciferians. They are out to rob “US” of our money, freedom, private property and pursuit of happiness and if you don’t want this to happen then you had better be prepared to put your life on the line to see that this doesn’t happen! They are going to a cashless system to make sure that they know and TAX every transaction that you and I make – that simple and true! There will be no private exchanges between consenting parties without BIG BROTHER knowing about it if we can’t deal in cash – YOU’D BETTER GET READY FOR THE CLASH or laydown and take it up the AZZ!