Scalia: Gay Sex Un-American
Supreme Court Justice Scalia has gigantic stones. Wheelbarrow-necessitating gonads. Much as I am diametrically his opposite on most matters, I have to admit a grudging respect for his decisions, at least until he starts talking out his ass and using the Constitution to legitimize his own hang-ups.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ridiculed his court's recent ruling legalizing gay sex, telling an audience of conservative activists Thursday that the ruling ignores the Constitution in favor of a modern, liberal sensibility.The ruling, Scalia said, "held to be a constitutional right what had been a criminal offense at the time of the founding and for nearly 200 years thereafter."
Scalia adopted a mocking tone to read from the court's June ruling that struck down state antisodomy laws in Texas and elsewhere.
Also a criminal offense at the time of the founding, and for nearly 100 years thereafter: helping slaves to escape.
Where Scalia loses me is when he uses his strict-constructionist credentials to take stands on issues he finds personally morally objectionable. More than just intellectually dishonest, it's a cheap trick by a person in a position of great reponsibility.
Or maybe I'm just a godless liberal anti-American communist. Whatever.
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Hell yeah, brother! He looks
Hell yeah, brother! He looks more like a big baby than someone who deserves his paycheck, when he mocks his fellow justices with a disingenuous argument. And while you're at it, Scalia, why the hell are dem bitches voting and not darning my damned socks? Ye gods!
And back to my earlier rant, where Scalia essentially staged a mini-hunger strike with his recusal, at the expense of having a full Court hear a case. His "legislating from the bench argument" doesn't pass the sniff test, either.
His personality seems more suited to radio talk-show host than Supreme Court justice.
I take it you don't care for
I take it you don't care for Justice Scalia.
Check out Brad DeLong's dark
Check out Brad DeLong's dark take on this... http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2003_archives/002570.html
In response to Buckethead,
In response to Buckethead, what I don't care for are what appear to be disingenuous arguments from people in positions of great authority. He should speak honestly, or not speak at all.
Scalia might be a real hoot to eat a burger and have a beer with; I just don't know. He goes to the shop in my neighborhood that sells Italian subs, but I haven't seen him in there personally.
I too have become
I too have become increasingly frustrated with Scalia's moralizing (No!). But what's put the icing on the cake is the overt crusading he is willing to do on behalf of his own personal causes. Being engaged and partisan is one thing; using the Constitution to advance your particular brand of Judicial Activism while using Strict Contructionism as a stalking horse is quite another.
Every time it's, "It's not me! It's the Constitution! Can't you read the Constitution?" and it's getting pretty weak.