This week in middle school social studies we have talked endlessly about the vacancy on the Supreme Court.  I told my students to expect a "Constitutional cage match" over this appointment.  An article we read yesterday indicated that it will be very difficult for the President to get his pick through because it's an election year, the Senate is control by the opposite party and the nomination has the ability to flip the courts ideology.  We described it as three strikes against him.  Trying to get these 11-13 year olds interested in politics has been fun.