Antonin Scalia, RIP

Antonin Scalia is dead.  That is a sad, incontrovertible fact.  The fact that he came from humble beginnings, then made his way up the judicial ladder to THE SUPREME COURT is pretty impressive.  I disagree with most of what came out of his mouth, BUT a man is dead, and a family is in mourning, and people should have some respect.

Not in America.  From the moment he was found dead, our lovely, American government officials have been frothing at the mouth over how to profit politically from his death.  He ceased being a MAN and became a SEAT to be filled.  And that SEAT needs to be filled by someone who "agrees" with peoples' beliefs.  Obviously, that's impossible, because no one in America agrees about anything anymore.  Apparently people just want what they want when they want it.  Period.  Who cares about everyone else, right?

The Republicans have already vowed to block any nomination which President Obama might suggest.  Let's just think about that for a second ... Before the man has even said a single word about the issue or uttered a single name, the Republicans are screaming "FUCK YOU, OBAMA!  WE DON'T LIKE IT!!"  What a bunch of elementary school bullshit.  No wonder America is so on edge and unstable.  Our elected politicians are acting like a bunch of dumbass bullies.

If the Supreme Court of the United States is tasked with interpreting laws at the highest level, we better hope they can overlook their own personal biases long enough to rule in a fair, objective way.

Oh wait, I forgot, this is America.  God forbid that people (ANY people) look at issues without prejudice.  Why should we expect anything different from elected officials?  After all, it takes a certain kind of crazy person to run for office and pander for votes and talk out both sides of their face all the time.  I guess I shouldn't still be nauseated by something which happens all the time.

When Donald Trump can stand in the middle of a legitimate Republican debate on TV and simply shout at everyone and call them all liars, AND STILL HAVE PEOPLE SUPPORTING HIM, America has officially lost its shit.  We've entered into a truly sad state of affairs in American history.