Dead Souls

[Deepvoid]

Does that mean Obama gets to appoint another judge or does it have to wait until after the election?

[Sarah K]

Sounds like we have to wait until next year, as they will likely block another nomination from Obama.

WHOEVER WINS SHOULD NOMINATE OBAMA

[Swykk]

Congress will mos def block it as long as they can.

[DigitalChaos]

I think nearly 100% of GOP said they will block.

[allegro]

I think nearly 100% of GOP said they will block.

They can't block a SCOTUS justice for almost a fucking YEAR. The next President won't be inaugurated until January 20, 2017.

See Article 2 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

[The President] shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.

The President makes a nomination and a Senate committee confirms or rejects the President's nomination.

See this: http://www.vox.com/2016/2/13/1098769...-confirmations

See also recess appointment: http://thefederalist.com/2016/02/13/...ourt-nominees/

[Dryalex12]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35572838

This is just horrible to hear

[onthewall2983]

Worse still, three members of an Ohio band were killed in a road accident as well.

[thevoid99]

Vanity at age 57: https://www.yahoo.com/music/prince-d...9.html?src=rss

What the fuck?

[allegro]

Vanity at age 57: https://www.yahoo.com/music/prince-d...9.html?src=rss

What the fuck?

Ugh, that's so sad.

[thevoid99]

George Gaynes aka Commandant Eric Lassard of the Police Academy movies at age 98: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-po...george--232370

I fucking love that guy.

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double-post but... MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

Andrezj Zulawski at age 75: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-an...ossessi-232397

He directed probably one of the best films I had ever seen in Possession. Fucked me up.

[GibbonBlack]

Harper Lee

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35616011

[thevoid99]

Umberto Eco of The Name of the Rose at age 84: http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-it...rto-eco-232578

[onthewall2983]

Piotr Grudzinski, guitarist for the very fine Polish band Riverside.

[Dryalex12]

Jesus 2016 is the year that music died...

[onthewall2983]

I feel a little bad as I've just started getting into their music, but they've been a name I've been familiar with for awhile now because of the circles they run in. Steven Wilson posted something nice on his Facebook about him. Their last album Love, Fear and the Time Machine is really solid.

[thevoid99]

Jesus 2016 is the year that music died...

Yeah, I don't like this year at all man. I want it to be over already.

[Ryan]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ery-twice.html

[thevoid99]

Jake Lloyd from Star Wars (young Anakin).

Uh... is this true? What? What the fuck is going on?

[Ryan]

Uh... is this true? What? What the fuck is going on?

I was watching TV and it said breaking news, Star Wars actor found dead. It turns out that one I posted was actually an old fake news story. The right one is this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ery-twice.html

[thevoid99]

Oh, then that one about Jake Lloyd was a hoax.

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the double post but Tony Burton of Rocky as Tony "Duke" Evers dies at 78: http://www.thewrap.com/tony-burton-r...or-dead-at-78/

[thevoid99]

Sorry for the triple-post but... son of a bitch. George Kennedy at age 91: http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ge...ke-1201718567/

[marodi]

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan

She was 94.

[Jinsai]

I guess it hasn't been mentioned that Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, has died from pancreatic cancer.

I actually really liked his books, especially the above-mentioned and The Lords of Discipline.

[onthewall2983]

[thevoid99]

Shit.... now I'm even more depressed though 90 is a good age to die. Thank you George. You are the Fifth Beatle, well one of the Fifth Beatles.

[Jinsai]

wow... so many legends dying this year

[october_midnight]

wow... so many legends dying this year

For real. This has to be some kind of shitty record for the first like, nine weeks of a year.

[onthewall2983]