When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke Tuesday night at NYU's Vanderbilt Hall, "The room was packed with some 300 students and there were many protesters outside because of Scalia's vitriolic dissent last year in the case that overturned the Texas law against gay sex," our source reports.
"One gay student asked whether government had any business enacting and enforcing laws against consensual sodomy. Following Scalia's answer, the student asked a follow-up: 'Do you sodomize your wife?' The audience was shocked, especially since Mrs. Scalia [Maureen] was in attendance. The justice replied that the question was unworthy of an answer.
Posted by Lawren at April 15, 2005 07:50 AM
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That's classic. This guy's a prick. He doesn't even allow video or audio recordings to be made of his appearances. As if he's God.
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Iceman at April 15, 2005 09:28 AM
There he is, ladies and gentlemen, your next Chief Justice (assuming Bush gets to pick). The single most polarizing justice on the court.
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ren at April 15, 2005 09:52 AM
...and by far the most brilliant
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The Seventh Son at April 15, 2005 10:37 AM
I fear for our great nation, legally speaking, when Scalia is named Chief Justice. It'll happen, so I'm already preparing myself.
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Iceman at April 15, 2005 12:00 PM
Hmmm, I don't feel polarized.
Also, I have no doubt that if a conservative had made such a comment to a liberal speaker he or she would have been attacked -- certainly verbally and possibly physically.
Very classy . . .
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The Wandering Mind at April 15, 2005 12:02 PM
I fear for our nation if he is not named chief justice...I suppose Ruth Ginsburg would be a better pick in your book
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The Seventh Son at April 15, 2005 12:27 PM
As long as Bush is in office, or has anything to do with key decisions that will impact the rest of my life, I fear for our great nation.
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Iceman at April 15, 2005 02:27 PM
that is ignorant on so many levels...
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The Seventh Son at April 15, 2005 03:46 PM
Iceman,
I have actually seen Scalia on C-SPAN numerous times. There may be things to disagree with the guy about, but it doesn't help to be inaccurate.
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Jay at April 15, 2005 05:12 PM
Iceman--maybe his neanderthal brain is scared of the flashing boxes! Ahhh! Scary! Must hide in cave. Will steal my spirit!
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at April 16, 2005 11:23 PM
Nobody here is doubting Scalia's legal accumen. Reading a Scalia opinion is one of the most logically satisfying experiences outside of Posner. He is an astute observer of legal trends and a strict constuctionalist. None of this is bad, per se, and neither Iceman nor myself would attack his accomplishments and abilities.
What I will attack, however, is his personality. It is not becoming of a Chief Justice to openly attack and deride your peers, especially when, as CJ, you are required to build consensus on a wide variety of issues. Likewise, when in the majority, the CJ selects the author of opinions, and is charged with the ironing of minor differences in reaching a majority when a plurality seems imminent. Scalia, whose scathing dissents and undeniable logic play an important role in USSC jurisprudence, is horribly suited for this task because of certain equally undeniable personality flaws.
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ren at April 18, 2005 09:10 AM
I agree with Ren, 100%. Jay, I must say (catchy, isn't it?), I'm still struggling to find the "inaccurate" info in my post. Stating a personal feeling is now gauged as being accurate or not? Hmm . . . I must have missed that societal trend.
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