[Liberal Classic]

After delivering a speech in Columbia, Missouri, Justice Scalia was asked if he thought national I.D. cards would be unconstitutional. He said that the Fourth Amendment doesn't mention I.D. cards. True enough, as far as it goes (which isn't very far at all). Scalia then added that opponents should try to pass an amendment to the Constitution. "If you think it's a bad idea to have an identity card, persuade your fellow citizens."

I'm amazed. Should this read "If you think it's a good idea to have an identity card, persuade your fellow citizens?"

[A.J.Armitage]

I'm amazed. Should this read "If you think it's a good idea to have an identity card, persuade your fellow citizens?"

The quotation in the column is from the AP. (Which has its wire articles here.) I'm sure Scalia would agree with your version as much as with the one he's reported as having said, since he considers it a legislative matter, not a judicial one. Of course, he overlooked the lack of authorization for it in the Constitution.