The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a West Texas ranch on Saturday has sent the political world into a tailspin. These are the 10 conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Antonin Scalia in West Texas.
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a West Texas ranch on Saturday has sent the political world into a tailspin. These are the 10 conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Antonin
President Barack Obama did it.
President Barack Obama did it.
Someone at the ranch might have smothered Scalia with a pillow, according to the Dallas Observer.
Scalia could've been sent to Texas to die by the Illuminati, per Saboteur 365.
4. Former Vice President Dick Cheney did it, according to budding conspiracy theorists on Sean Hannity's forums.
that Scalia would die in his novel 2006: The Chautauqua Rising, in which the justice dies from carbon monoxide poisoning but nobody believes it.
Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on "Star Trek," did it, according to the conspiracy website Hard Dawn.
Scalia could have been poisoned, according to the Dallas Observer.
The Bush family arranged for Scalia's assassination because the justice was about to divulge their involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, The Abreu Report writes.
Scalia might have been gassed by carbon monoxide, according to the Dallas Observer.
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a West Texas ranch on Saturday has sent the political world into a tailspin that promises to shake up the 2016 presidential election and beyond. This is what we know so far about the circumstances surrounding his death.
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a West Texas ranch on Saturday has sent the political world into a tailspin that promises to shake up the 2016 presidential election and beyond. This is
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on the morning of February 13, 2016, at the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch in Marfa, Texas.
Scalia, a first-time guest at the 30,000-acre luxury ranch, died of apparent natural causes after being found with his head underneath a pillow. However, Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told The Washington Post that Scalia did not die of a heart attack, despite media reports to the contrary.
Scalia, a first-time guest at the 30,000-acre luxury ranch, died of apparent natural causes after being found with his head underneath a pillow. However, Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told The
Houston businessman John Poindexter, who owns the ranch, told reporters that Scalia, 79, had been “very entertaining” the previous night.
Republicans, including presidential hopeful and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, have called for President Barack Obama not to nominate a successor, leaving that decision up to the next president. Cruz himself has promised to filibuster any nomination that happens before the end of Obama's term.
Republicans, including presidential hopeful and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, have called for President Barack Obama not to nominate a successor, leaving that decision up to the next president. Cruz himself has promised
President Barack Obama, however, said Saturday, “I plan to fulfill my Constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote.”
President Barack Obama, however, said Saturday, “I plan to fulfill my Constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the Senate
Under the U.S. Constitution, the president appoints a justice who then must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, currently controlled by Republicans. This will likely be a contentious process set against the 2016 election season.
Under the U.S. Constitution, the president appoints a justice who then must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, currently controlled by Republicans. This will likely be a contentious process set against the 2016
It's not clear how long it would take to confirm a new Supreme Court justice given the political climate: The longest it's taken for U.S. senators to confirm a justice was 125 days for Louis D. Brandeis in 1916.
It's not clear how long it would take to confirm a new Supreme Court justice given the political climate: The longest it's taken for U.S. senators to confirm a justice was 125 days for Louis D. Brandeis in
Speculation is running rampant over who Obama might pick to succeed Scalia, including Attorney General Loretta Lynch, pictured.
If Obama chooses to nominate a more conservative pick to win over Senate Republicans, he could pick Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a "consensus pick" suggested by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Sri Srinivasan, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has also been named as a potential Supreme Court nominee in the wake of Scalia's death.
People who don't gather facts for a living think U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia might have been murdered. Because, of course.
Scalia was found dead on Saturday morning at the Cibolo Creek Creek Ranch in Marfa.
"We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled," said Houston businessman John Poindexter, who owns the luxury ranch.
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That quote became fodder for people to start saying insane things — like Leonard Nimoy was involved somehow or the CIA killed Scalia with a gun that causes heart attacks — without any factual basis.
It doesn't help that Scalia's family apparently opted out of performing an autopsy, Chris Lujan, a manager for Sunset Funeral Homes, told The Associated Press.
Scroll through the slideshow to see what people with a tenuous connection to reality think about Scalia's death, including possible suspects, motivations and methods.
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