Constitutional giant Antonin Scalia has passed away this week, and while many immediately turned toward the prospects of his replacements, less interest has been placed on the great influence that we have lost.
As the court’s most devout defender of the constitution, Antonin’s passing may very well mark the passing of the Constitution’s role as the central document through which each decision must be weighed.
With Scalia’s death, the court has been turned over its now-liberal majority, and their belief that the constitution contains what they think it ought to contain, rather than what it actually says.
Scalia often proved this point with the cutting style for which he was well known. When confronted by people who morally oppose the judge’s decisions, Scalia would respond in a way that made clear the distinctions of want and constitutional need, “I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged,” he once said. He never did, however, make sexual orgies a legal requirement.
In his Obergefell v. Hodges dissent, he accused the liberal judges that made up the majority of not respecting that distinction, claiming their position lacked even the “thin veneer of law.”
The loss of Antonin Scalia further explains the tragic loss for constitutionalists across the country. Move on to the next page:
Staying right where it is. That man is one of the few that could actually understand it
bull s**t
Not as long the citizens of this country don’t let it happen. We need to unite against tyranny and support the Constitution.
Things are starting to look like Justice Scalia was Murdered
Hell no
CONVENTION OF STATES NEED TO STEP IT UP —–Carolyn
Pray not so
Jon Rennie…that’s truth!
This is perfect timing as this comes on the cusp of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Obama’s case on his amnesty bill. Now they are saying no autopsy will be performed, can someone say “cover up”! WAKE UP PEOPLE!
RIP Justice Scalia…
Trump
Ps
Haven’t heard anyone discussing senate res 334 that was passed in 1960 . That if a Supreme Court judge dyes in the last year of Presidents term, that a new judge will not be chosen till a new president is elected. Look it up