Antonin Scalia Supreme Court Justice Case Study

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Antonin Scalia died at age 79 with the title of a Supreme Court Justice. Ever since his passing there has been questions about whether or not the president should elect a new Justice. Duty or not, since there is less than a year left in the standing presidential term the president should not pick someone to fill the void in the Supreme Court. With the president trying to tie up loose ends in the office, since this is his last term, trying to pick a new justice would be a bad idea. It is not leaving ample time for him to search through all the nominees that are available, selecting the right fit for the position that was left open. The Supreme Court has the ability to carry out their job with a vacancy until a new president can be elected. It

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