If our Dear Leader were not to wake up in a morning, do you think that an autopsy will be optional?

I believe the autopsy is only required if foul play is suspected. In any case, the family of a man like Scalia would have their wishes respected.

Wow, even more cynical than me!

Keep in mind that, for example, everything that a president puts in his mouth (food), is tested for poison. That is not me being paranoid, that is US government being paranoid, or realistic, depending on your view. In either case, a SC Justice all of a sudden does not wake up and it does not result in an automatic investigation, including a required autopsy? Really? And a determination of the cause of death as heart attack, performed over the phone without seeing the body? Really, again? Our government really does think that the citizens are stupid. Perhaps we are.

You should know that most of Putin's enemies also die of "natural causes," usually in bed. One even hung himself, with no evidence of doing so...
Please, you're not dealing here with just a Chicago Southside special...

We all know that Obama has learned much from his mentors - Alinsky, Lenin, Stalin...
2. SC Justice who regularly opposes the Dear Leader dies, after being in fairly good health the day before.
3. The body is not examined by the coroner or anyone else except the US Marshalls.
4. The cause of death is "determined" to be a heart attack. This "determination in made over the phone, without seeing the body and only discussing the issue with a US Marshall, who is undoubtedly a medical expert in his spare time.
5. An autopsy is not ordered immediately.
6. An autopsy is not ordered lately.
7. Most of Putin's enemies have died and continue dying "from natural causes..."

Might as well leave a Carcano in the corner.

But they didn't die while Obama the corrupt was in office after having opposed his majesty's greatness This is like dumping Bin Laden's body and making up a BS tale. Obama's administration has repeatedly lied and covered up lies. Doing an autopsy to shut down any discussion like this one is an obvious rational step to take IF you aren't trying to cover up something.

The sad part is many of us question his death and the timing with the Union being upset, my wife and myself included. There is a reason for such speculation given what we all have heard and seen in the past few years. The government has lied to us about many events. There are so many stories and theories, even if we hear the truth we can never be sure that it is the truth. We have protester like the rancher shot 9 times - why? There was no reason other than our government what him out of the way, he raised too many questions. Now any protestor or organization that supports the Constitution are now domestic terrorist according to the people running out government. Yet all we hear is talk and more talk. I have no idea what to do or who I can trust any more.

Note that others on this thread are, indeed, suggesting murder.

On this morning he was dead so he did not rise early. Are you claiming that it must have been murder because the US Marshalls Service, his "guards," didn't enter his room or try to raise him? I know from personal experience that they would never do that unless they heard something or saw something untoward. Or the dogs alerted. They are quite deferential to the federal judges. You may think that policy is wrongheaded, but it is , in fact, the policy.

Scalia's family is, I believe, made up of highly observant Roman Catholics. I doubt they would cremate. That's who "they" are. And as for the location of his death, I can't think why you would think it "suspicious" for him to die in a bed other than his own. He traveled a lot.

Even the best health care does not immunize one from a heart attack if you are 79, overweight and, perhaps, predisposed.

None. And many SC Justices have passed away in the past. They all authored opinions which upset one political group or another. None were murdered. And if they passed away in their beds without signs of foul play they were not autopsed.

"His security" was the US Marshalls Service. I have been in this precise situation myself. The Marshalls monitored when he went into his room that evening and would monitor when he came out (which he never did, of course). They probably had a dog or dogs in the area looking for unwanted intruders. They do not do a "bed check" as if he were a prison inmate. They do not wake him up or tell him it's time to rise and shine. This was completely "normal" for a federal judge visiting a resort facility.

Touche! :)

Those suspicious deaths fuel my suspicion.
As someone else here points out, who profits from his death?

Check out the comments made by New York detectives in gerstj's link.
On second thought I edited it up here~http://nypost.com/2016/02/15/detectiv...

I have that same suspicion as well. I guess I have been reading too many books such as "Supreme Justice" by Max Allen Collins. It fits a similar scenario,

Yes, I'm speculating. Of course! Thanks.

Really? Do not be so naive. This whole thing sinks and is full of holes.Where was his guards? He went to bed after dinner and missed breakfast and lunch, yet was known to be full of energy and life and got up early each morning? There was a fox lawyer who was an acquaintance who describe how he was up at 6am every morning, because he hated to waste time.

Of course, I have a burden of proof which I lack. A suspicion is often the first step of an investigation.
Two Merriam-Webster definitions--
Suspicion: The act or an instance of suspecting something is wrong without proof or on slight evidence.
(Slight evidence would be why was that pillow over Scalia's head)
Proof: The cogency of evidence that compels acceptance of a truth of a fact.
(But I'm still smelling a skunk about this death)

one for the X-Files...but i suspect the same thing...hopefully the republicans will hold off Obama and the socialist machine till the election is over...

I would think an SC judges death in anything but his bed is suspicious, and this was not his bed.They will either cremate or cram him in the ground asap.

See my comment and tell me that was a normal visit to a high money ranch, and his security does not check on him regularly.The motive is to provoke a crisis and make the republicans become rabid dogs screaming NO and stalling, making them look like they are the problem. The Obamamnation serenely supplies a POS candidate and then claims racism, obstructionism, etc, attention is gone from HillaryBeast and she sails into office. The Clinton's have so many "suspicious" deaths, whats one more to get her to her rightful place?