[patlin]

I respected Scalia and have learned much from his works. He was not an ‘originalist’ per say, he was a ‘textualist’. The one area I disagreed with him is his stance on ‘stare decisis’ which he joking defined as ‘water over the damn’. He believed that if the court mad a bad decision, that once that decision was ingrained into the everyday lives of Americans, it should not be overturned.

Yes, he will be sorely missed & sadly, I can think of no one today that has the moral compass to stand firm on their convictions as he did.

[4Runner]

Was he ill? I don’t remember any news reports regarding his health. A sudden death with no explanation given. Lots of questions unanswered. If he had been a liberal, the media would be screaming for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. As it is, everyone in the media seems to be happy keeping their mouths shut.

[skr]

I would have to disagree with him on stare decisis as well, particularly if the case was decided upon faulty or incomplete information. If something new is learned then the decision should be revisited.

[JimRed]

He believed that if the court mad a bad decision, that once that decision was ingrained into the everyday lives of Americans, it should not be overturned.

For argument's sake, that means he would not have been in favor of overturning Dred Scott?