Scalia showing his respect for diverse opinion - Page 2

lizziebith · 02-14-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Shadoe

What are your feelings about Michael Moore who said that Americans were the stupidest people on earth? I think his saying that (over and over again to boot) is far more offensive than Scalia's statement.

Um, Michael Moore is an entertainer. Scalia is on the Supreme Court. BIG difference.

Just sayin'...

Alex · 02-14-2006, 08:40 PM

And yet, strangely, having seen both of the speak live I have to say that in that venue Scalia is a much better entertainer than Moore.

I'll have to wait until Scalia makes a "doc"umentary or Michael Moore writes a "legal" opinion before I can really compare them toe-to-toe.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 04:57 PM

I think Moore's an idiot also.

scaeagles · 02-14-2006, 06:43 PM

I would that many justices have set in stone opinions. Such as the meaning of eminent domain. It should not drift in the wind because of an argument that increased tax revenue benefits a community in the same way that a new highway does.

The definition is not open to debate. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot (or a crook).

GD, I do not think that the majority of senators that voted against Alito, for example, did so because they thought there was a better person for the job. There is always better. They played politics with their votes just as they do with any number of other votes. The politics being played was pretty evident in their speeches posing as questions.

Not Afraid · 02-14-2006, 06:48 PM

I know it was a mistake and a very unfortunante accident, but we MUST be the laughingstock of the entire world at the moment. I really hope this guy doesn't die. I'm so embarassed for us.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 06:51 PM

I'm gonna go ahead and guess you've got the wrong thread there.

scaeagles · 02-14-2006, 07:10 PM

Or perhaps she thinks Scalia misspoke and everyone else is laughing at our Supreme Court. Nah - wrong thread.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Or perhaps she thinks Scalia misspoke and everyone else is laughing at our Supreme Court. Nah - wrong thread.

Maybe I'll go "bird hunting" in DC.

Not Afraid · 02-14-2006, 07:16 PM

Yeah, I had a drunken moment there or something.

scaeagles · 02-14-2006, 07:29 PM

Exactly. The amendment process is what makes it living, not changing interpretations based on new arguments or the whim of a group of judges that think, suddenly, that the meaning of the words is somehow different than it was before.

02-14-2006, 08:40 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And yet, strangely, having seen both of the speak live I have to say that in that venue Scalia is a much better entertainer than Moore. I'll have to wait until Scalia makes a "doc"umentary or Michael Moore writes a "legal" opinion before I can really compare them toe-to-toe.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I think Moore's an idiot also. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-14-2006, 06:43 PM	#4
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I would that many justices have set in stone opinions. Such as the meaning of eminent domain. It should not drift in the wind because of an argument that increased tax revenue benefits a community in the same way that a new highway does. The definition is not open to debate. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot (or a crook). GD, I do not think that the majority of senators that voted against Alito, for example, did so because they thought there was a better person for the job. There is always better. They played politics with their votes just as they do with any number of other votes. The politics being played was pretty evident in their speeches posing as questions.
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02-14-2006, 06:48 PM	#5
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I know it was a mistake and a very unfortunante accident, but we MUST be the laughingstock of the entire world at the moment. I really hope this guy doesn't die. I'm so embarassed for us.
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02-14-2006, 06:51 PM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'm gonna go ahead and guess you've got the wrong thread there. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Or perhaps she thinks Scalia misspoke and everyone else is laughing at our Supreme Court. Nah - wrong thread.
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02-14-2006, 07:16 PM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Yeah, I had a drunken moment there or something.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Exactly. The amendment process is what makes it living, not changing interpretations based on new arguments or the whim of a group of judges that think, suddenly, that the meaning of the words is somehow different than it was before.
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