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Justice Scalia's Dissenting Opinion in King v Burwell
SCOTUS ^ | 06-25-2015 | Antonin Scalia

Posted on 06/25/2015 11:19:19 AM PDT by NRx

No excerpt. It's a PDF. Scalia's dissenting opinion begins on page 27.

(Excerpt) Read more at supremecourt.gov ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: aca; dissent; kingvburwell; lawsuit; ruling; scalia
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1 posted on 06/25/2015 11:19:19 AM PDT by NRx
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To: NRx

Great man


2 posted on 06/25/2015 11:24:54 AM PDT by Tulane
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To: NRx

Plain Meaning means nothing anymore to liberals and moderates.

“State” exchanges means “Federal” exchange

“No person” means anyone who is a “minority”

What a crazed bunch of idiots running the country . . .where “running” means “into the ground”


3 posted on 06/25/2015 11:24:54 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (The First Amendment = Freedom of Religion = Religious Liberty = Applies to Everyone)
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To: NRx

“What difference does it make now?”


4 posted on 06/25/2015 11:25:17 AM PDT by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: NRx

A voice of reason in a sea of madness.


5 posted on 06/25/2015 11:25:41 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: NRx

Really doesn’t matter. The ruling still is what it is.


6 posted on 06/25/2015 11:26:25 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (It is about THE CROSS. It has always been and always will be about the CROSS!!!)
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To: NRx; Lurking Libertarian; Perdogg; JDW11235; Clairity; Spacetrucker; Art in Idaho; GregNH; ...

FReepmail me to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the SCOTUS ping list.

7 posted on 06/25/2015 11:29:12 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: NRx

Brilliant man.


8 posted on 06/25/2015 11:30:40 AM PDT by Hurricane Andrew (There are no evil thoughts except one: the refusal to think.)
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To: RetiredArmy
Yep. The dissent lost, its words are legally meaningless. All it is is "venting," no different from what many every-day people post here and elsewhere.

Nonetheless, his words and thoughts are interesting. He's a pretty good writer.

9 posted on 06/25/2015 11:32:06 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: NRx

10 posted on 06/25/2015 11:36:43 AM PDT by South40 ("I probably identify more as a Democrat." ~Donald Trump)
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To: mosaicwolf

It is for learning purposes. It you do not tether your mind to reason you might get carried away by the madness. Or give up.


11 posted on 06/25/2015 11:37:04 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: NRx
Here's a direct link to an HTML version of the opinion and dissent...King v. Burwell
12 posted on 06/25/2015 11:37:08 AM PDT by zeugma (The best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun)
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To: South40

Thanks for nothing W. There would be no commie care if you had picked a conservative for the court. This is Your fault.


13 posted on 06/25/2015 11:44:42 AM PDT by mrsixpack36
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

If there is ever a Renaissance of Thought, that generation will look back on this time as “The Era of Absurdity.” And laugh.


14 posted on 06/25/2015 11:45:16 AM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: NRx

An excellent opinion, except that it’s A DISSENT!


15 posted on 06/25/2015 11:47:33 AM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: henkster

I like that. Very well put.


16 posted on 06/25/2015 11:49:40 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Tulane

It is no longer the Supreme Court. It is the EXTREME Court!


17 posted on 06/25/2015 11:51:34 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: NRx

I’m thinking that we have more wisdom yet to be dispensed with the ruling still to come.......


18 posted on 06/25/2015 11:53:16 AM PDT by Nextrush ( FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, DON'T BE PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Tulane

Scalia and Thomas are probably the last of the great constitutional scholars appointed to SCOTUS. the rest are all political hacks.


19 posted on 06/25/2015 11:55:19 AM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Scalia is correct saying “Words no longer have meaning”....regarding the issue of State and Federal Government”.

The language was clear....by ‘changing the language’ to mean “something else” they have changed law.....the Judges have shown they are not worthy of the positions which they hold.

The Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power to check, when necessary, the actions of ‘the President’ and Congress.
It can tell a President that his actions are not allowed ‘by the Constitution’........ It can tell ‘Congress’ that a law it passed violated the U.S. Constitution and is, therefore, no longer a law. It can also tell the government of a state that one of its laws breaks a rule in the Constitution.....
The Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress, and the highest law of all — the Constitution.

Today the Supreme Court decision , which preserves the Affordable Care Act ‘at the expense of plain English’.

Sooooooo...... does every federal law which now says only applies to “the States” also apply to the Feds since ‘intent trumps language’???????


20 posted on 06/25/2015 11:56:31 AM PDT by caww
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