It's possible Scalia was a stolen appointment too via October Surprise conspiracy theory re Reagan [View all]

[diva77]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_theory

snip....The October Surprise conspiracy theory refers to an alleged plot to influence the outcome of the 1980 United States presidential election, contested between incumbent president Jimmy Carter (D–GA) and opponent former California governor Ronald Reagan (R–CA).

One of the leading national issues during that year was the release of 52 Americans being held hostage in Iran since November 4, 1979.[1] Reagan won the election. On the day of his inauguration—in fact, 20 minutes after he concluded his inaugural address—the Islamic Republic of Iran announced the release of the hostages. The timing gave rise to an allegation that representatives of Reagan's presidential campaign had conspired with Iran to delay the release until after the election to thwart President Carter from pulling off an "October surprise"....snip

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Reagan appointed Scalia...hmmmm makes me wonder...