Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Scalia: Constitution is Dead

Alright, so he didn't say those exact words, but how else am I suppose to interpret this load of crap?
People who believe the Constitution would break if it didn't change with society are "idiots," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says.

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Scalia criticized those who believe in what he called the "living Constitution."

"That's the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to change with society, like a living organism, or it will become brittle and break."

"But you would have to be an idiot to believe that," Scalia said. "The Constitution is not a living organism, it is a legal document. It says something and doesn't say other things."

Doesn't it make you proud to hear one of the top judges in this country speak like that? Either Scalia's a blunt guy or he's just jealous that Cheney went hunting without him this past weekend.

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