"But outside the ranks of the right wing, few Americans want their country defined consistently by Scalia's choices."
As anyone who's read any of his opinions on the Court knows, Justice Scalia has only one choice: obey the Constitution wherever it leads. Dionne, and his newspaper, and his dinner party set, and his brain dead political party, do not want "their country" defined by the Constitution.
When you think about the house-taking case from Connecticut, average Americans realizes that we DO want the country governed by the Constitution. And that is EXACTLY why Dionne's "they" are now in the minority, and why we must continue to beat them like a rented mule, until they wise up, or die of old age, whichever comes first.
Did I miss anything?
Congressman Billybob
Excellent post, sir!
Average people are able to understand the implications of the Kelo case, and more and more of them are scoffing at the nonsense these liberal clowns spew.
I wonder how many people in this country have considered or thought about what this country would be like had the Supreme Court -- throughout its entire history -- hewn to strict interpretation of the Constitution. It'd sure be different than what we see now, I'm sure.
It'd be an interesting exercise in alternate history to identify 10 or 20 salient 5-4 decisions, "reverse" them, and then extrapolate the changes in history that would follow. Not something I could do, but a political scientist/historian??
Sounds good, prpoperty rights are so important!
Not a one. :-)