Scalia showing his respect for diverse opinion - Page 2

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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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.

€uroMeinke · 02-14-2006, 07:28 PM

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It is not a "living document".

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I don't know in my work place vernacular "living Documents" are those that we can change, amend, or revise in some fashion. The fact that our Constitution has an amendment process to me makes it a living document.

It beats settling our constitutional disputes through violent revolution and beheadings, though certainly more blasé

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.

The Shadoe · 02-14-2006, 07:37 PM

In terms of the amendment process, I can agree with it being a "Living Document". But the way the term is tossed around normally, I would say that it is NOT a living document, and unless something within society changes majorly (such as periods when the amendments mentioned above have been passed), we can't have such a loose interpretation and attitude towards our "guiding light" -- the Constitution.

lizziebith · 02-14-2006, 07:48 PM

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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'...

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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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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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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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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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The Shadoe Save Marshall Field's! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 72	In terms of the amendment process, I can agree with it being a "Living Document". But the way the term is tossed around normally, I would say that it is NOT a living document, and unless something within society changes majorly (such as periods when the amendments mentioned above have been passed), we can't have such a loose interpretation and attitude towards our "guiding light" -- the Constitution. __________________ I am The Shadoe.
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