The Sudden Death of Justice Scalia and What It Means for America

Daisy Luther

The announcement of the sudden mysterious death of Justice Scalia of the US Supreme Court monopolized the media this weekend. This is only the 2nd time in the past 60 years that an active justice has died. With only 8 members on the Court now, the Constitutional dialogue may grind to a halt for quite some time.

How the death of Justice Scalia affects us

No matter where you stand on the political scale (even if you stand off it entirely), there are some pretty major ramifications when an acting Supreme Court Justice passes away. Not all of these things are guaranteed to happen, but all are within the realm of possibility and important to note to those whowere dancing on the grave of Scalia before his body was even cold.

• New cases might not be heard in the Supreme Court until Scalia’s seat has been filled, and if they are heard, they can be deadlocked with 4 against 4.
• Pending  important cases may not be continued until Scalia’s seat has been filled.
• All cases in which the Court has ruled but not yet issued an opinion could become invalidated.
• Obama will undoubtedly want to replace Scalia with a left-leaning candidate
• Congress, which currently has a Republican majority, will never confirm a liberal candidate.
• The third branch of the government, the Judicial Branch, will have its hands completely tied, leaving the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch to fight it out with no one to interpret the law.

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