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He's like a bigot who finds Bible passages the validate every one of his prejudices. baldguy Oct 2012 #1
No Justice SamKnause Oct 2012 #6
But since those people are dead and gone and could never have imagined a world kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #63
What about slavery Tony? It was acceptable in this country 200 years ago, too. bulloney Oct 2012 #2
Easy! HankyDub Oct 2012 #26
The Actual Position is the Post Civil War Amendments made Slavery illegal, and thus illegaj happyslug Oct 2012 #47
This fucker would bring back slavery in a heartbeat if he was king. bullwinkle428 Oct 2012 #29
Bulloney, that's exactly what I was thinking too. Amimnoch Oct 2012 #33
Ah, but wait! Scalia's trump card is "come on!" So there, he wins. closeupready Oct 2012 #39
Didn't he also say that once a person was convicted and sentenced to death sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #51
He essentially wrote that new evidence of innocence does not automatically mean ... ieoeja Oct 2012 #56
Slavery isn't the best counter to this because of the 15th Amendment. Hosnon Oct 2012 #61
Slavery is not a good exemplar in this argument. It was not a Supreme Court 24601 Oct 2012 #62
Citizens of Massachusetts, Scott Brown's favorite Justice. nt onehandle Oct 2012 #3
I get the feeling Brownie is going to be... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #9
Yep. I hope Fat Tony keeps yapping. VWolf Oct 2012 #15
Scalia is one of the most reactionary sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #4
Well of course he was quick to anoint Shrub. Amimnoch Oct 2012 #34
Justice Scale Head SamKnause Oct 2012 #5
He cannot be impeached. jerseyjack Oct 2012 #8
He cannot SamKnause Oct 2012 #17
Which Scalia *DID* commit in 2000. Panasonic Oct 2012 #22
You don't have to be a "textualist" to know that what Scalia did in 2000 isn't "treason" as defined onenote Oct 2012 #40
This. Elect the right presidents. /nt Ash_F Oct 2012 #64
IMO, he can and should definitely be impeached. dotymed Oct 2012 #24
Hey! You! bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #25
yes he can be impeached for saying it's justified to make homosexuality illegal CreekDog Oct 2012 #37
Scale Head SamKnause Oct 2012 #65
He's got his magic 'Textualist' wand and xchrom Oct 2012 #7
"For 200 years, it was criminal in every state". bitchkitty Oct 2012 #10
Well, his assertion that it was criminal in every state for 200 years is also false tishaLA Oct 2012 #28
"Abortion? Absolutely easy" --Justice Scalia FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #11
"Wake up and smell the Dark Ages!" MsPithy Oct 2012 #35
He is a cafeteria textualist .. OKNancy Oct 2012 #12
"Some" of the founders. ieoeja Oct 2012 #57
Well, it's not as though we didn't know how he'd rule on these cases already Orrex Oct 2012 #13
Judgment before trial hamsterjill Oct 2012 #14
Does that mean that he also thinks it would be OK to reintroduce slavery and child labour and LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #16
I don't know about slavery, but child labor and women voting SWTORFanatic Oct 2012 #20
"Textualist"=gets a text from the Koch Bros telling him how to vote n/t n2doc Oct 2012 #18
What a great job. You never have to think Gman Oct 2012 #19
He NEEDS to be impeached! Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #21
It also requires a declaration of war. rug Oct 2012 #23
Two. FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #60
Impeachment is the proper means to deal with him. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #27
I, too, am a flaming asshole, but I'll just call myself a textualist & it'll be OK n/t Bossy Monkey Oct 2012 #30
Hell is calling for him. Why doesn't he just go???? nt valerief Oct 2012 #31
Justice Scalia should know that there are many instances where long-standing law has turned out... slackmaster Oct 2012 #32
Just ANOTHER reason to make sure Obama wins lobodons Oct 2012 #36
"Give me a break" and "come on"? REALLY? That's your argument? closeupready Oct 2012 #38
Keep stuffing your face, fat Tony! mountain grammy Oct 2012 #41
I Would Never Wish for Someone to Die, But Might Enjoy Reading Their Obituary! Riverman Oct 2012 #43
I would never wish for someone to die either mountain grammy Oct 2012 #58
I would enjoy writing it jmowreader Oct 2012 #66
Why is DU Running Ads like the one above this Story? Gays Raising $ for Obama, STOP THEM? REALLY? Riverman Oct 2012 #42
DU has no control over the contents of the ads sakabatou Oct 2012 #55
A textualist who ignores the 9th amendment completely The Second Stone Oct 2012 #44
The Supreme Court has become so politicized its time for term limits. olegramps Oct 2012 #45
The Supreme Court is a hopeless joke jsr Oct 2012 #46
He is absolute proof that only the good die young. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #48
Slavery is included in the constitution AND their bible ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #49
Any Justice who finds certainty in vagueness is writing his own script. n/t kiranon Oct 2012 #50
Where in the TEXT oh great "textualist" are either mentioned? Fearless Oct 2012 #52
OMG Antonin! bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #53
the earth was flat for sometime too...it is written in texts...why change our beliefs? Evasporque Oct 2012 #54
Scalia- "Interracial dating? Come on. It was against the law for so many friggin' years..." (n/t) richmwill Oct 2012 #59
WOW. Even the Church had Vatican II. Drahthaardogs Oct 2012 #67
I'm sure Scalia can point to the clause that allows government to regulate basic human sexuality Hugabear Oct 2012 #68
What's the textualist justification for Bush v. Gore? nt NoGOPZone Oct 2012 #69
Everything's easy when you use dogma instead of reason tabasco Oct 2012 #70
..and seeing as how the United States is exactly the same as it was 200 years ago booley Oct 2012 #71
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