Scalia called the writing of the Constitution “providential,” and the birth of political science.
“There’s very little that I would change,” he said. “I would change it back to what they wrote, in some respects. The 17th Amendment has changed things enormously.”
That amendment allowed for U.S. Senators to be elected by the people, rather than by individual state legislatures.
“We changed that in a burst of progressivism in 1913, and you can trace the decline of so-called states’ rights throughout the rest of the 20th century. So, don’t mess with the Constitution.”
Isn't he awesome?
Justice Scalia has a great mind!!!! Love him.
Indeed!
Scalia is a fine man and a great jurist. I have nothing but hte highest respect for him. He and Clarence Thomas are superlative, absolutely spuerlative.
I have great regard for C.J, Roberts and Justice Alito as well. This is the first time there have been FOUR really good and great justices on the supreme court at once. It used to be just Rehnquist (another really great justice and good, good man), Scalia and Thomas. We are making slow progress with the court.