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In his conclusion, Scalia accused the court of "tak[ing] sides in the culture wars, departing from its role of assuring, as a neutral observer, that the democratic rules of engagement are observed."

That's telling language. If we are indeed engaged in a culture war, Scalia's side is losing and he knows it. In his desperation, he and others wish to enlist the power of government as a weapon to repress a minority he despises.

Holy cow...I thought journalists were supposed to be able to read!

Scalia criticizes the other justices for "tak[ing] sides in the culture wars..." and then Bookman says "Scalia's side is losing"? Hey, pinhead, he's NOT TAKING SIDES!

"Telling language"? This is the sort of phrase weak writers use when they need to bridge uncooperative facts and quotes so they will lend credence to a pre-conceived conclusion, like when liberals accuse conservatives of using "code words" instead of admitting they are bigots.

Only in this man's dreams does the accurate Scalia quote in the first paragraph translate into the conclusion he draws in the following paragraph!

EXACTLY! It's the left that is bringing UNELECTED branches of government into the culture wars to impose their agenda on the populace. Sodomy & abortion are two examples.

The gay marriage issue is another. The left can't get gay marriage enacted at the ballot box, so they ask judges to "interpret" non-germane constitutional provisions ratified decades ago as "mandating" it. When we object, and talk about amending the Constitution to protect traditional marriage, they accuse us of using government as a tool in the cultural war.

Scalia would allow both sides in the wars over abortion, sodomy, school prayer, and many other issues to fight it out in the legislative arena. He isn't taking sides. The six judges who handed down the sodomy ruling were.

In fact, we can at least be thankful that on occasion Kennedy & O'Connor show a little restraint. If it were up to Breyer, Ginzburg, Stevens, and Souter, EVERY policy debate in the culture war would be decided by judicial fiat in favor of "liberals". Want to force the Boy Scouts to admit gays? You've got it! Want taxpayer financed abortions? The court so orders! And on and on....