You get to be happy about Scalia.

[Chichiri]

Quoth one of my friends on Facebook:

You get to be happy when someone can no longer hurt people the way they have. Sometimes that means being happy they died, because they made it clear that was the only way they'd stop.

[SamKnause]

1. I just posted something very similar.

If I have no praise or respect for you while living, I certainly will have

none for you when you die.

Your death will not make you any less evil, or repair your destruction.

It will only stop you from being able to commit your evil acts.

[Stargleamer]

2. He did a lot of harm to this country, and it's good that he can't any more n/t

[BlueCaliDem]

3. I am. Believe me...I am.

[Kalidurga]

4. I don't think people who refuse to speak ill of the dead are good people.

I doesn't follow I think they are bad either. But, it is a strange thing to defend a dead person against attacks they would probably not defend them from if they were alive. It's also strange they would verbally attack people for being happy an evil person is dead and can do no more harm.

[dchill]

5. I feel guilty about it...

But I'm happy.

[anniebelle]

8. Happy?

I'm ecstatic! He has done more to harm this country and our values than any other person I can think of.

[Paka]

9. I don't feel guilty.

But I'm still happy!

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. There's no contradiction

between, on the one hand, hoping he rests in peace and extending condolences to his loved ones and friends, and, on the other, breathing a sigh of political relief.

[olegramps]

10. The problem as I see it:

He didn't represent the law as an impartial justice. He attempted at every opportunity to impose his distorted moral views on the citizens without regard to their basic right of free conscience. He was in every way nothing more than a religious zealot who had absolutely no regard for the rights of others. He was a dangerous man on a mission who in earlier times would have not hesitated to persecute anyone who didn't agree with his religious convictions. Nothing more than a common bully who abused his power. I see nothing redeeming about him. His tome stone such appropriately read: Thank God, at long last.

[anniebelle]

7. The most mean spirited, hurtful, spiteful person I've known

in my lifetime and he's had some pretty stiff competition. His like-minded supporters will try any way possible to block President Obama's appointee, and if that should happen, it will leave it open for our next president, be it Bernie or Hillary to make the appointment. My suggestion would be Barack Obama to fill that seat and we will finally have someone who truly not only understands our constitution but supports it as well.

[Kath1]

11. Agree 100%

I am relieved that he will, finally, be replaced.