"Everyone looks for deep dark secrets in this Administration, when almost always, what they tell you is the straight truth."
That is soooo true! Here's another man that tells the truth - -and I love what he said!
Scalia Says Opponents Are 'Idiots'
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Posted on 02/14/2006 7:12:53 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Scalia Says Opponents Are 'Idiots'
By JONATHAN EWING, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
People who believe the Constitution would break if it didn't change with society are "idiots," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says.
In a speech Monday sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society, Scalia defended his long-held belief in sticking to the plain text of the Constitution "as it was originally written and intended."
"Scalia does have a philosophy, it's called originalism," he said. "That's what prevents him from doing the things he would like to do," he told more than 100 politicians and lawyers from this U.S. island territory.
According to his judicial philosophy, he said, there can be no room for personal, political or religious beliefs.
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."
Proponents of the living constitution want matters to be decided "not by the people, but by the justices of the Supreme Court."
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That's a great speech. Scalia is my favorite Justice.