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- stahl was a giggly sychophant in the face of the queens wise-guy. the bush 2000 selection is not something we should get over already. for example. dig on that.
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- lesley stahl was a giggly softball thrower who did not seriously question scalia''s non-sequitur responses to important issues. his remark on the bush 2000 selection is not to be forgotten, or gotten over, as the r
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- Our country was founded partly because the people did not want taxation without representation and to get away from the tyranny of an unelected king. Do you really think they would set up the Constitution so unelected Justices could enact laws, spending, etc. on their own whim,politics or worse. The living part of the Constitution is Amendment. I''m a moderate Democrat and never wished for activism in the Supreme Court. Unchecked it would be the downfall of our democracy.
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- Justice Scalia,
We love you. You are one of the few judges who understands that "cruel & unusual punishment" also pertains to family members of innocent murder victims who must suffer trhough a system that tolerates & encourages murder. You also understand the meaning of the word "standard" as a fixed entity that does not waiver in the changing wind of human whims, viewpoints, attitudes, morals, or religious belief. - Reply to this comment
- Justice Scalia,
We love you. You are one of the few judges who understands that cruel & unusual punishment also pertains to the family members of innocent murder victims who must suffer through & witness a permissive system that tolerates & encourages murder.
You are one of the few who understands the meaning of the word "standard" as a fixed entity that does not blow in the wind of changing whims, viewpoints, attitudes & morals. - Reply to this comment
- I''m not sure whether or not you''ve edited out some of the conversation, but I''m very surprised by the failure of Scalia to remind Ms. Stahl that there is already a way provided in the constitution itself for the change that she claims that is expected by the "people". It is called AMENDMENT!!. The framers wisely knew that if it were as easy as convincing 9 people to establish laws, and practices anew to the constitution, there would soon be NO standards at all. Imagine, if you will, a supreme court on which 9 Scalias were seated, and what ever they chose to opine on became law...The constitution needs to be VERY hard to change, and needs to be a matter of consent of the VERY Large majority. Otherwise, we will soon be ruled by oligarchy, and no one will be served but them.
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- I''m not sure whether or not you''ve edited out some of the conversation, but I''m very surprised by the failure of Scalia to remind Ms. Stahl that there is already a way provided in the constitution itself for the change that she claims that is expected by the "people". It is called AMENDMENT!!. The framers wisely knew that if it were as easy as convincing 9 people to establish laws, and practices anew to the constitution, there would soon be NO standards at all. Imagine, if you will, a supreme court on which 9 Scalias were seated, and what ever they chose to opine on became law...The constitution needs to be VERY hard to change, and needs to be a matter of consent of the VERY Large majority. Otherwise, we will soon be ruled by oligarchy, and no one will be served but them.
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- I''m not sure whether or not you''ve edited out some of the conversation, but I''m very surprised by the failure of Scalia to remind Ms. Stahl that there is already a way provided in the constitution itself for the change that she claims that is expected by the "people". It is called AMENDMENT!!. The framers wisely knew that if it were as easy as convincing 9 people to establish laws, and practices anew to the constitution, there would soon be NO standards at all. Imagine, if you will, a supreme court on which 9 Scalias were seated, and what ever they chose to opine on became law...The constitution needs to be VERY hard to change, and needs to be a matter of consent of the VERY Large majority. Otherwise, we will soon be ruled by oligarchy, and no one will be served but them.
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- I''m not sure whether or not you''ve edited out some of the conversation, but I''m very surprised by the failure of Scalia to remind Ms. Stahl that there is already a way provided in the constitution itself for the change that she claims that is expected by the "people". It is called AMENDMENT!!. The framers wisely knew that if it were as easy as convincing 9 people to establish laws, and practices anew to the constitution, there would soon be NO standards at all. Imagine, if you will, a supreme court on which 9 Scalias were seated, and what ever they chose to opine on became law...The constitution needs to be VERY hard to change, and needs to be a matter of consent of the VERY Large majority. Otherwise, we will soon be ruled by oligarchy, and no one will be served but them.
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- Lesley does not understand that ''a living constitution'' means no constitution, only a nation where our constitution is nothing more than the opinion of 5 unelected lawyers at any given time. Jefferson saw this as a recipe for tyranny, and he was right. It takes more courage and principles to push away power as a conservative like scalia than for incompetent judges like ginsberg or breyer..it is scalia, thomas, alito and roberts who maybe the only true vanguards of our Constitution, and our freedoms.....charley
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