This is a huge deal, the vote on immigration was to come in June and Obama can still make his choice for a replacement and swing the court to the left. If Republicans can pull their heads out of their collective asses, they will hold up any nomination until after we have a new president. A liberal court would be a disaster, it’s bad enough as it is.

“Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said.

Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa.

According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.

Chief U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia, of the Western Judicial District of Texas, was notified about the death from the U.S. Marshals Service.”